While I'm not a huge fan of the Playboy Club (the real McCoy), I'd say you may want to do a tad more research on the actual clubs - and a documentary featuring interviews from other Bunnies (No issues with nudity or the like -the two are honestly night and day) - and maybe watch it again. Steinham is one of the stronger feminists out there and she has been known to exaggerate things for self image in the past. The fact that she intentionally got the job so she could write an article to go and flat out attack it turns me off on her (and I'm someone who believes in equality in issues that women do have the capability to be equal, strength we'll always be a bit weaker).
And, she didn't even really speak out on the show itself until it looked like it'd be a decent success for NBC, so that's another red flag. Shows like this are touted in variety/entertainment industry magazines all the time, so it did strike me as odd that she hadn't said anything until comments about the show came out on TV and other areas. (The fact that the outfits were tight... um, it's been clear for many years that they were corsets in three cup sizes and they sewed them for the waitress when she was hired).
It's also hard to take her seriously given she is only protesting this portrayal of women. "Pan AM" also features unfair issues with women from back in the day - being blamed for husband's infidelities, the girdles, etc. It's also very sexist as well, and for example the pilot is a bit sleezy toward Ricci's character.
Note, even I have trouble with the show, and feel it probably won't do well given it's up against a very popular (and definitely better acted) "Castle." It probably will not last longer than a season for that reason. That said, I just feel that Steinham's expose needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
