The End of the Innocence: Playboy Stops Publishing Full Nude Photos

[Bill]

Playboy to end publishing fully nude female photos

AP
Updated 41 mins ago


NEW YORK --
Playboy will no longer publish photos of nude women as part of a redesign, the decades-old magazine announced Tuesday.

The magazine will still feature women in provocative poses, but they will no longer be fully nude, Playboy said in a statement.

The change, to take place in March, represents a major shift for the magazine, which broke new ground when Hugh Hefner created it and featured Marilyn Monroe on its debut cover in 1953. It marks the latest step away from depictions of full nudity, which were banned from the magazine's website in August 2014.


The magazine claims it website audience soared with that move, averaging a 400 percent increase in monthly unique visitors.

"The political and sexual climate of 1953 ... bears almost no resemblance to today," said Playboy Enterprises CEO Scott Flanders. "We are more free to express ourselves politically, sexually and culturally today, and that's in large part thanks to Hef's heroic mission to expand those freedoms."

Officials acknowledge that Playboy has been witnessing widespread changes. "You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it's just pass at this juncture," Flanders told The New York Times.

Playboy editor Cory Jones recently contacted Hefner about dropping nude photos from the print edition and he agreed, the Times reported.

Playboy's print circulation, once measured in millions, is now about 800,000, according to Alliance for Audited Media, the newspaper reported.

The shift from nudity will be accompanied by other changes in the magazine, including a slightly larger size and a heavier, higher quality of paper meant to give the magazine a more collectible feel.

Previous efforts to revamp Playboy have never quite stuck. But this time, as the magazine seeks to compete with younger outlets, Flanders said it sought to answer a key question: "If you take nudity out, what's left?"

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[DAB]

So now you can say you just read it for the interviews and booze reviews.

[Chuck A]

very sad day, indeed

[onedef92]

With the advent of the internet and porn on-demand, I'm surprised all them mugs ain't gone the way of Blockbuster Video by now.

[Wathen1955]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!!

Playboy editor Cory Jones recently contacted Hefner about dropping nude photos from the print edition and he agreed, the Times reported.

I guess Hef could care less - as he can have a real fresh one daily so pictures are not that important.

[boracayjohnny]

Originally Posted by onedef92

With the advent of the internet and porn on-demand, I'm surprised all them mugs ain't gone the way of Blockbuster Video by now.

[NCC-1701]

A year before they go completely under... But then again that magazine is purchased for the fine articles so I'm told...

[syf350]

so no more nip?

[NeedSpeed]

So where are the famous chicks going to get topless now?

[6spdC6]

Well I went to high school in the 60s and way back then all you got to see was titties. Every now and then you could see a few hairs the way they posed the girls if you look close but no full frontal nudity. After a while they got smart and showed the whole package.

[WalkerInTN]

I don't see a big loss there. In my youth, Playboy was pretty much considered soft porn anyways. They showed bush but not pink. If you wanted to see pink, you got Penthouse or Hustler. That's why you'd see celebrities in Playboy, but not in any of their competition.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Yup, you read that right. While PB will still have beautiful women, they will be clothed. HH says the age of nudity is over?......maybe that's his age showing, he is 89 years old.

That's ok, I only ever read it for the articles anyway.

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[Bill]

Damn. Just when I thought it couldn't be any worse, they go and do it again.

https://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/o...de-photos.html

[StaticCling]

This was being discussed on the Radio at work today. One interesting thing to note is the circulation of Playboy Magazine in general. Currently it's about 800,000 annually, down from 5 million in the middle 70's.

Pornography is so ubiquitous these days, it's a wonder they haven't folded anyway. Same thing is happening to the 'Professional' Porno companies. Why pay for something you can get for free? Any schmuck with a hard-on/lubed snatch and a camera can make porn and post it online.

The average attention span for that stuff is also down. You go online, find something you like, rub one out and BOOM. Your done. No sticky pages etc.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Damn. Just when I thought it couldn't be any worse, they go and do it again.

..... can't read all the dadblasted threads now, can I!

[DAB]

Coming soon: Amish and Muslim monthly.

You might see an ankle!!!

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by DAB

Coming soon: Amish and Muslim monthly.

You might see an ankle!!!

Dismembered or still attached?

[Kerrmudgeon]

Originally Posted by NeedSpeed

So where are the famous chicks going to get topless now?

Selfies in the cloud, at least that's what I hear.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Dismembered or still attached?

Depends if it's an Amish issue or a Muslim issue.

[Iron Chef]

Playboy has completed the process of rendering itself obsolete.

I used to go to the old Playboy Club in Century City, California. Attended several parties there and one at the Mansion. Those really were the good old days.