Dear Anonymous Reader,
Where does one even purchase a Playboy magazine anymore? Sketchy liquor stores, sex shops, back alleys, or online???....Nope...they had one at Barnes and Noble. :-) In the MENS section. There was no Playgirl in the WOMENS section. I wasn't sure if their is even a Playgirl so I looked it up, and yes, there was and there is.
So I bought the magazine. I decided to research a bit about the brand and actually read the literature to see if what I thought would be in the magazine actually was. I thought all the pictures would be crude and all the stories and interviews and ads would be all about sex. It really wasn't all about that.
To be honest, the pictures are almost identical to anything you'd see in Vogue or Victoria Secret pictures. Maybe a little more butt cheek and areola/nipple exposure, but it wasn't vulgar. Maybe I didn't think it was very stimulating because I'm not excited by female anatomy. Men probably think differently.
As far as the content goes...there are a lot of ads for men's watches, shoes and suits. There are a few stories and way more political articles than I expected. None of the contents had much to do about sex or porn or objectifying women. It was mostly on the "up and up" as far as magazines go. I get why is was in Barnes and Noble. I'm sure there are other magazines out there that take things over the top, but Playboy isn't one of them, in my opinion.
I found this article that would better describe the magazine's history than I could.
https://www.npr.org/2017/09/28/554194378/hugh-hefner-on-early-playboy-feminism-and-changing-americas-values
All in all, while I appreciate the variety this country allows for the printed press I don't think Playboy will be my magazine of choice. Then again, I'm not one for magazines anyway. Okay...I do get the People magazine after an awards show because I like seeing the pretty dresses. :-)
SIDE NOTE: I do think it would be fun to live the life of a Playboy Bunny for a weekend party.
Happy reading A.R.,
XO
Kel
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