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Next year, Playboy will no longer have nudes in it's print edition
Business Insider ^
| 10/12/15
| Bryan Logan
Posted on 10/12/2015 9:34:53 PM PDT by hoagy62
Times have changed at Playboy.
Starting next year, the publication long known for showcasing the female physique, will no longer feature models in the nude, according to a report in The New York Times.
The decision apparently rose from a meeting with Playboy editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner and an editor at the magazine, amid discussions about a forthcoming update.
The Times' Ravi Somaiya writes that now that Playboy has effectively accomplished its founding goal of "normalizing" the female body by introducing women to the world in their au naturel state, the magazine's mission has been accomplished. _______________
Playboy CEO Scott Flanders is quoted in The Times: "That battle has been fought and won ... you're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free."
Flanders is saying that, essentially, the internet has made the thrill of eyeballing naked women "passé," and that Playboy can no longer let that be its primary commodity.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: byebye; centerfold; playboy; porn
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Watch now as sales of the magazine fall to somewhere between "dying" and "non-existent".
RIP Playboy.
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:34:53 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
To: hoagy62
Not a big deal as I only read it for the articles:-)
To: hoagy62
The porn/sex mag industry has been dying for a very long time. Surprised they will still publish.
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:36:52 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: hoagy62
what’s next? is KFC going to leave out the chicken?
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:41:40 PM PDT
by
SteveinSATX
(C'mon Cruz, Trump or Carson ...baby needs a new pair of shoes!)
To: Kevin in California
“Not a big deal as I only read it for the articles”:-)
Yep...me too. ;)
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:43:45 PM PDT
by
Autonomous User
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
To: Kevin in California
Playboy published photos of nude women? Wow, who knew? I only read it for the articles....
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:43:53 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: hoagy62
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posted on
10/12/2015 9:45:07 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: SteveinSATX
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posted on
10/12/2015 10:07:50 PM PDT
by
NCDave
(AKA, "That idiot over there")
To: dayglored
Without a foldout, they will quickly fold up.
I guess Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz will celebrate a retreat in the war on wimmen - no more staples in those gals’ navels.
To: hoagy62
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saw at least a thread of connection between a fetus and a baby.
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posted on
10/12/2015 10:22:44 PM PDT
by
jobim
To: Slings and Arrows
DRINK !!!
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posted on
10/12/2015 10:27:17 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: hoagy62
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posted on
10/12/2015 10:28:33 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
(Brilliant, funny, and incisive Tagline coming to this space soon.....)
To: dayglored
I’ll have a tall glass of What-The-Bleep-Is-He-Talking-About?
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posted on
10/12/2015 11:00:05 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
To: SteveinSATX
what’s next? is KFC going to leave out the chicken? Nope. Just the skin.
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posted on
10/12/2015 11:59:31 PM PDT
by
TheCipher
(Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain)
To: hoagy62
They didn’t always pose completely naked anyway. A little hat here, a pair of heels there, some lingerie...Ohhhh, mercy!
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posted on
10/13/2015 1:00:18 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: equaviator
...and they weren’t naked, they were NUDE. There is a difference. /s
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posted on
10/13/2015 2:28:22 AM PDT
by
wita
To: hoagy62
To: hoagy62
Soo,
I guess that means my hopes of someday seeing Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright frolicking naked in a field of dafodils in kaput then huh?
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posted on
10/13/2015 4:27:58 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
To: wita
If she’s young, beautiful, sexy and “nude” then it MUST be art!
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posted on
10/13/2015 5:12:25 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Joe Boucher
I guess that means my hopes of someday seeing Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright frolicking naked in a field of dafodils in kaput then huh?
No, there’s always Popular Mechanics!
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posted on
10/13/2015 5:14:43 AM PDT
by
navet97
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