Playboy to no longer publish nudes... the dream is over! - Page 3

fordprefect739 · October 13th, 2015, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bigtrain45

So who gets to be the last PMOM?

From the article:

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The magazine will adopt a cleaner, more modern style, said Mr. Jones, who as chief content officer also oversees its website. There will still be a Playmate of the Month, but the pictures will be “PG-13” and less produced — more like the racier sections of Instagram. “A little more accessible, a little more intimate,” he said. It is not yet decided whether there will still be a centerfold.

I guess the question is who will be the last nude PMOM in the mag.

keegen01 · October 13th, 2015, 05:48 PM

Hef ruined it years ago when he tried to make every Playmate a clone of Barbie.

When's the last time you bought a Playboy? I think mine was about 1982?

bajskorv · October 13th, 2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by keegen01

Hef ruined it years ago when he tried to make every Playmate a clone of Barbie.

When's the last time you bought a Playboy? I think mine was about 1982?

I gave up in 2005 but I'd been buying it pretty much only because of the collectible thing for years by then already.

Of course, compared to the 2015 version of Playboy, 2005 seems like a golden age.

fordprefect739 · October 13th, 2015, 06:31 PM

Reality is that it's been dying anyway and if they don't do something drastic to change direction, it's only a matter of time.

Will this save them? I doubt it. Apparently the idea is to attract a younger audience, since what's left of their base is aging which doesn't help with getting advertisers who tend to prefer the 20-40 demographic. Naked women aren't bringing in the subscribers or the news stand sales anymore. There's too much competition and too much of it is free. Apparently their web site has been non-nude for a while now and the average age of the visitors has been going down.

I think it's just too late. The market has changed too much. All they've got left is the articles and the type of articles they do has too much competition as well.

**Navvet** · October 13th, 2015, 08:21 PM

Playboy had a good run, but what it offers hasn't been unique for several decades. Along with too many competitors, the internet has cut deeply into the magazine's readership. Although I think that Hefner's decision to remove the nudity is a drastic step to reverse the trend, I believe it will actually turn out to be the first step in the eventual collapse of the magazine.

**HugoHackenbush** · October 13th, 2015, 08:23 PM

There used to be a thread here on VEF titled "How would you save Playboy" As near as I can remember, none of the suggestions were " get rid of the naked women". So, I don't think it becomes Maxim, but more like Esquire, which is the mag Hef wanted to imitate BITD.

For me, it wasn't the photography, it was the models. they all looked the same, with the same plastic boobs, and the current tread of shaving off girl's pubic hair. certainly did not help.

Perhaps, in the turnabout is fair play department, the last nude centerfold should be Hef himself.

That would surely put the airbrushers at Playboy to the test!

Maybe he could effect one of those "coy" poses, arching his back whilst biting his fingernail, like so many Playmates did.

He certainly did not hesitate to put his GF's and wife in the mag, and while it certainly would not make that issue a best seller, it would be one hell of a publicity stunt.

**John C. Holmes** · October 13th, 2015, 08:33 PM

This is just another example of modern society consistently cutting the balls off of straight men and forcing us to go further and further underground. EVERYTHING men have HAS to be "all inclusive" but no other special interest group has to return the favor.

Now I am looking forward to Playboy's demise more than ever, it can't come soon enough.

bajskorv · October 13th, 2015, 08:53 PM

Maybe we gave up too soon, this looks pretty hot.

http://www.playboy.com/articles/a-sn...n-nude-playboy

skippy1729 · October 13th, 2015, 09:40 PM

Lot's of questions:

1. The international editions are some sort of franchise license deal. Are they going to still have nude girls?

2. The international editions occasionally feature American Playmates. Will they be nude?

3. Will the online PlayboyPlus still have nude photos and videos of Playmates?

I remember 30 years ago, or so, the magazine had several pages of a parody of what a Soviet Russian edition would look like. It seems that the tables have turned. Anybody have a link to that parody?

**John C. Holmes** · October 13th, 2015, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bajskorv

Maybe we gave up too soon, this looks pretty hot.

http://www.playboy.com/articles/a-sn...n-nude-playboy

I sincerely HOPE we've only been trolled and all this BS is a hoax.

October 13th, 2015, 08:23 PM	#26
HugoHackenbush Veteran Marxist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wherever it's warm Posts: 14,121 Thanks: 205,952 Thanked 336,543 Times in 14,174 Posts	There used to be a thread here on VEF titled "How would you save Playboy" As near as I can remember, none of the suggestions were " get rid of the naked women". So, I don't think it becomes Maxim, but more like Esquire, which is the mag Hef wanted to imitate BITD. For me, it wasn't the photography, it was the models. they all looked the same, with the same plastic boobs, and the current tread of shaving off girl's pubic hair. certainly did not help. Perhaps, in the turnabout is fair play department, the last nude centerfold should be Hef himself. That would surely put the airbrushers at Playboy to the test! Maybe he could effect one of those "coy" poses, arching his back whilst biting his fingernail, like so many Playmates did. He certainly did not hesitate to put his GF's and wife in the mag, and while it certainly would not make that issue a best seller, it would be one hell of a publicity stunt. Last edited by HugoHackenbush; October 13th, 2015 at 09:25 PM..

October 13th, 2015, 05:48 PM	#22
keegen01 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 121 Thanks: 195 Thanked 791 Times in 111 Posts	Hef ruined it years ago when he tried to make every Playmate a clone of Barbie. When's the last time you bought a Playboy? I think mine was about 1982?

October 13th, 2015, 06:31 PM	#24
fordprefect739 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 911 Thanks: 1,672 Thanked 5,436 Times in 866 Posts	Reality is that it's been dying anyway and if they don't do something drastic to change direction, it's only a matter of time. Will this save them? I doubt it. Apparently the idea is to attract a younger audience, since what's left of their base is aging which doesn't help with getting advertisers who tend to prefer the 20-40 demographic. Naked women aren't bringing in the subscribers or the news stand sales anymore. There's too much competition and too much of it is free. Apparently their web site has been non-nude for a while now and the average age of the visitors has been going down. I think it's just too late. The market has changed too much. All they've got left is the articles and the type of articles they do has too much competition as well.

October 13th, 2015, 08:21 PM	#25
Navvet An Old Salt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,094 Thanks: 71,674 Thanked 279,527 Times in 8,086 Posts	Playboy had a good run, but what it offers hasn't been unique for several decades. Along with too many competitors, the internet has cut deeply into the magazine's readership. Although I think that Hefner's decision to remove the nudity is a drastic step to reverse the trend, I believe it will actually turn out to be the first step in the eventual collapse of the magazine.

October 13th, 2015, 08:33 PM	#27
John C. Holmes Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 710 Thanks: 14,638 Thanked 7,446 Times in 682 Posts	This is just another example of modern society consistently cutting the balls off of straight men and forcing us to go further and further underground. EVERYTHING men have HAS to be "all inclusive" but no other special interest group has to return the favor. Now I am looking forward to Playboy's demise more than ever, it can't come soon enough.

October 13th, 2015, 08:53 PM	#28
bajskorv Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 139 Thanks: 896 Thanked 3,595 Times in 139 Posts	Maybe we gave up too soon, this looks pretty hot. http://www.playboy.com/articles/a-sn...n-nude-playboy

October 13th, 2015, 09:40 PM	#29
skippy1729 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 285 Thanks: 1,313 Thanked 2,908 Times in 261 Posts	Lot's of questions: 1. The international editions are some sort of franchise license deal. Are they going to still have nude girls? 2. The international editions occasionally feature American Playmates. Will they be nude? 3. Will the online PlayboyPlus still have nude photos and videos of Playmates? I remember 30 years ago, or so, the magazine had several pages of a parody of what a Soviet Russian edition would look like. It seems that the tables have turned. Anybody have a link to that parody?