Playboy to stop publishing nude photos

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Playboy Magazine Will No Longer Publish Fully Nude Photos
BY CRISSY MILAZZO

LOS ANGELES: -- 'Playboy is Done With Nudes' reads like an Onion headline, but here we are. Apparently, the magazine that made its mark on our culture with millions of images of naked women is buttoning up: they're done printing fully nude photos.

Why the sudden change? Are they on the wrong side of the #FreeTheNipple Instagram war, or is this just for the art of it all?

It would appear that it's the latter. According to the New York Times, Cory Jones, a top editor at Playboy, met with Hugh Hefner last month at the Playboy Mansion to discuss a change in strategy. Jones proposed that the magazine stop publishing nude images, and Hefner, now 89, agreed.

Full story: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/10/playboy-stops-publishing-nudes-photos

-- COMPLEX 2015-10-13

[Somtamnication]

End of the world, as I see it!

[ezzra]

Playboy without nudity defeat the purpose of its existence, like an airplane with out wings and car without wheels, what are they going to show now? fully dressed bunnies? it's like looking at your sister,, who's going to buy it? surly not for the culinary and home keeping articles in it....

[bendejo]

No matter, it was always about the cars and the men's fashions, right gents?

[Seastallion]

It was only ever for all the true stories it printed, anyway.

I haven't even seen one for maybe 30 years, let alone picked one up. Like xxx movies, after you've seen a dozen or so, you've seen them all.

[stevenl]

Apparently only in the US, in other countries the nudes will stay.

[eggers]

What's left to publish --------------------------------????

Death knell of 'Playboy'!!

[glassdude007]

More Cartoons sweet

[Jingthing]

It's about the articles, I tell you, the articles ...

[robertthebruce]

Suppose thats me out of a job now..... oh well....

[oneday]

End of the world, as I see it!

End of the magazine more likely.

[Jingthing]

In a way, it makes sense. Much more hard core porn is free and easily available to all with ONE CLICK. They can't compete with that, so why bother with the continued farce? When I was a kid it was either the Sears catalog or Playboy. That's it.

[NickJ]

They forgot to mention that Ol Hef showed up to the meeting wearing a diaper claiming all the bunnies were for him only......

[RKASA]

Back in The early 70's I got a years worth - Living temp in New York for almost a year at the time my friends and I all signed up for the playboy club keys in New York. It was the best place to have parties and and go for drinks and buffet especially on Friday as we got warmed up for the weekends. Coat and tie required, but that gig works pretty good in New York anyway. Turned out to be a great deal in all.

[HerbalEd]

The yet-to-be-defined keyword here is "total nudity." What does that mean? Bare breasts but no muffin? Or what?

It appears the perrinial lie, "I only read Playboy for the articles", is finally coming true.

Meanwhile the article's stats say a lot about the PC conservatism of mellinials.

Edited October 13, 2015 by HerbalEd

[HerbalEd]

It was only ever for all the true stories it printed, anyway.

I haven't even seen one for maybe 30 years, let alone picked one up. Like xxx movies, after you've seen a dozen or so, you've seen them all.

You've been watching the wrong ones. ;-)

[HerbalEd]

Apparently only in the US, in other countries the nudes will stay.

Apparently? Do you have an actual trustworthy source for this?

[HerbalEd]

What's left to publish --------------------------------????

Death knell of 'Playboy'!!

A death knell for Playboy MAGAZINE perhaps ... as with many other magazines of late. But, did you read the entire article? It says Playboy's on-line traffic has increased by a very large margin because of this change.

[HerbalEd]

In a way, it makes sense.

Much more hard core porn is free and easily available to all with ONE CLICK.

They can't compete with that, so why bother with the continued farce?

When I was a kid it was either the Sears catalog or Playboy. That's it.

Yes ... and National Geographic.

[stevenl]

Apparently only in the US, in other countries the nudes will stay.

Apparently? Do you have an actual trustworthy source for this?

Yes, very trustworthy, but not English language.

[HerbalEd]

Apparently only in the US, in other countries the nudes will stay.

Apparently? Do you have an actual trustworthy source for this?

Yes, very trustworthy, but not English language.

Oh dear. I may never go home again.

[Ulic]

6-8 months and the US print will stop.

[JetsetBkk]

Share price of Kleenex tissues company takes a dive...

[CWMcMurray]

In a follow up story... Playboy advised they will change their name to Maxim

[Boon Mee]

Well, no loss there but say if Hustler stops publishing it'll be a dark day in the annals of wank material...

[chilli42]

Don't know about you but I only ever purchased it for the deep insightful writing.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

A classic case of dementia. Time for Heff to step aside.

[al007]

Sad news playboy was always up market, and defined a lifestyle, that has also probably gone

Good news is living in Thailand the real stuff is readily available, to browse, to feel or whatever, you pay your money you take your choice

We will survive ! ! ! !

[reptile91602]

Cory Jones, a top editor at Playboy or somebody way up there must be gay. That soves the mystery! All the terrible airbrushing ruined it for me a long time ago.

Edited October 13, 2015 by reptile91602

[fitnesspm]

<deleted> Feminists!!!!!

The dysfunctional feminists had Zoo magazine ban this year in Australia which caused them to go bust and Men's Fitness published for the first time a woman on the front of their magazine.

Next in the west will be charged with rape if us men touch a woman without her consent. The west gets worst every year...

Edited October 13, 2015 by fitnesspm