Playboy brings nudity back to magazine

**Duece** · February 14th, 2017, 12:13 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...zine/97868038/

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After one buttoned-up year, Playboy is bringing nude photographs back to its magazine.

Cooper Hefner, the son of magazine founder Hugh Hefner, announced the move on Twitter Monday saying, "I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated, but removing it entirely was a mistake."

Playboy published its first non-nude issue in March 2016 and prior to that had launched a safe-for-work Playboy Now app. But its latest, the March/April 2017 issue, available on Playboy.com and on newstands Feb. 28., brings back nudity.

The new issue will include pictorials with March Playmate Elizabeth Elam, who graces the cover, and April Playmate, Nina Daniele. Also in the magazine: a Playboy Interview with Scarlett Johansson, a profile of CNN political commentator Van Jones and an article on hip-hop duo Run the Jewels
Before becoming the magazine's chief creative officer last year, Hefner ran his own media company HOB (Hefner Operations & Productions), which became part of Playboy Enterprises. He told L.A. Weekly in July 2016 that ending nude photography "was a bad idea, the whole thing."

Also returning: the Party Jokes section and The Playboy Philosophy, a political and cultural column written by Hefner, nearly 40 years after his father last wrote it for the magazine.

Among the changes: a Heritage section that looks at the magazine's past and the removal of “Entertainment for Men” from the cover. “Playboy will always be a lifestyle brand focused on men’s interests," Hefner said in a statement, "but as gender roles continue to evolve in society, so will we.”

**Rogerbh** · February 14th, 2017, 01:03 AM

Too late for my subscription, Cancelled it last year.

Course, I didn't buy it for the articles.

**SanteeFats** · February 14th, 2017, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogerbh

Course, I didn't buy it for the articles.

It must have been the jokes then, right??

PackOfLies · February 14th, 2017, 03:41 AM

True story, back in 1978 or 1979- I was in junior high school- I read an article in PB about how to break up with girls. Helped me a lot.

I know...a 13 or 14 year old kid *really* reading the articles!

I'm glad Playboy decided to keep being Playboy and not Maxim or whatever. I look forward to the next PMOM.

someyoungguy · February 14th, 2017, 04:19 AM

I'm glad Playboy stopped being pussies like Maxim and went back to being who they are.

Unfortunately, I hear that they're not going to be showing pussy. Just tits and ass. Boo.

Also, they are now bi-monthly. Double boo.

**Athanatophobos** · February 14th, 2017, 04:44 AM

Thanks for the info.

I wonder if nude playmates are back.

**Oh hi Mark!** · February 14th, 2017, 04:52 AM

Hahaha, what a story Mark.

It really is funny, the nudity shouldn't have been removed in the first place. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. "Dated," probably, but not broken. What they needed, at least in my opinion, is a celebrity centerfold, nude, sell the magazine, make money, those who view scans of it will get into PB again, if only briefly, thus making more customers. Not that she's my personal choice, but a Kylie Jenner nude centerfold would be very successful.

**hamham67** · February 14th, 2017, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Athanatophobos

Thanks for the info.

I wonder if nude playmates are back.

The newest PM (Elizabeth Elam) will be nude in the magazine. Many of the previous PM's were starting to show "nudity" anyway (I guess it just depends on what one considers "nude" to be) ie bare bums, see-through shirts with nipples visible, body paint with no clothes etc.

The models will most likely stay "clothed" or covered on the main PB website as a means to get people to buy the magazine.

**movieman88** · February 15th, 2017, 01:25 AM

"I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated"
Yes because sexual attraction is caveman behavior to be shamed.
This mindset is so fucking alien and sick to me.
What fucking gender roles are shifting to were we should no longer consider sexualized beauty a valid form of entertainment.
Women can be world leaders & CEOS and we can enjoy seeing women naked just for the sake of sex appeal AT THE SAME TIME!

**Adam West** · February 15th, 2017, 01:28 AM

Translation: We're losing a lot of money. Big time.

February 14th, 2017, 03:41 AM	#4
PackOfLies Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 381 Thanks: 518 Thanked 2,085 Times in 358 Posts	True story, back in 1978 or 1979- I was in junior high school- I read an article in PB about how to break up with girls. Helped me a lot. I know...a 13 or 14 year old kid really reading the articles! I'm glad Playboy decided to keep being Playboy and not Maxim or whatever. I look forward to the next PMOM. __________________ It's a photo, so it doesn't matter to me whether or not they're real. I just want them to be believable.

February 14th, 2017, 04:44 AM	#6
Athanatophobos Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,877 Thanks: 42,835 Thanked 130,229 Times in 6,985 Posts	Thanks for the info. I wonder if nude playmates are back. Last edited by Athanatophobos; February 14th, 2017 at 05:10 AM..

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Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,941 Thanks: 50,626 Thanked 91,412 Times in 10,790 Posts	Too late for my subscription, Cancelled it last year. Course, I didn't buy it for the articles.

February 14th, 2017, 04:19 AM	#5
someyoungguy Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 13 Thanks: 696 Thanked 78 Times in 12 Posts	I'm glad Playboy stopped being pussies like Maxim and went back to being who they are. Unfortunately, I hear that they're not going to be showing pussy. Just tits and ass. Boo. Also, they are now bi-monthly. Double boo.

February 14th, 2017, 04:52 AM	#7
Oh hi Mark! Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,294 Thanks: 18,711 Thanked 22,202 Times in 1,296 Posts	Hahaha, what a story Mark. It really is funny, the nudity shouldn't have been removed in the first place. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. "Dated," probably, but not broken. What they needed, at least in my opinion, is a celebrity centerfold, nude, sell the magazine, make money, those who view scans of it will get into PB again, if only briefly, thus making more customers. Not that she's my personal choice, but a Kylie Jenner nude centerfold would be very successful.

February 15th, 2017, 01:25 AM	#9
movieman88 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 7,388 Thanks: 8,208 Thanked 98,460 Times in 7,382 Posts	"I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated" Yes because sexual attraction is caveman behavior to be shamed. This mindset is so fucking alien and sick to me. What fucking gender roles are shifting to were we should no longer consider sexualized beauty a valid form of entertainment. Women can be world leaders & CEOS and we can enjoy seeing women naked just for the sake of sex appeal AT THE SAME TIME!

February 15th, 2017, 01:28 AM	#10
Adam West Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis - The Racing Capitol of the World Posts: 650 Thanks: 8,517 Thanked 6,205 Times in 635 Posts	Translation: We're losing a lot of money. Big time.