Playboy dropping all nudes!!

[Kloie]

Playboy to eliminate nude photos from the magazine
October 12 NEW YORK
Soon "I read it for the articles" will be more believable.
The iconic men's magazine Playboy says it is planning to drop fully nude female photography from its pages.
In a letter to readers, the magazine predicted that everyone would be asking why, so it answered, "Playboy has been a friend to nudity, and nudity has been a friend to Playboy, for decades. The short answer is: times change."

Like so many other magazines, Playboy is reacting to the Internet revolution. In Playboy's case, it is about the ubiquity of online pornography.
"You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. It's just passé at this juncture," Playboy's chief executive Scott Flanders told The New York Times, which first reported the news on Monday night.
His comments sent shock waves through the magazine industry. Playboy, founded by Hugh Hefner, has been a controversial part of American popular culture since its debut in 1953.
"Yes, we're taking a risk by going non-nude," the magazine said, "but this is a company—like all great companies—that has risk in its DNA."
Playboy has a circulation of around 800,000 -- way down from its pre-Internet glory days when it boasted a circulation of many millions.

By covering up the nude photos, the magazine hopes to appeal to a broader and younger audience both in print and online.
The change will take effect in February when Playboy publishes its March issue.
But the magazine will continue to show women in what it calls provocative poses -- like Maxim, Esquire, GQ and other publications.
Another competitor is Vice, an outlet that began as a print magazine and has since evolved into a multimedia juggernaut valued at more than $2 billion. Both Playboy and Vice target young men living in urban areas. "The difference between us and Vice," Flanders told the Times, "is that we're going after the guy with a job."
After the announcement on Monday night, commenters on social media pointed out that the removal of nude photos may boost the magazine's articles.
"The Playboy Interview has long been one of the greatest columns in the magazine world," Politico media reporter Alex Weprin tweeted. "In some ways the rest of the magazine held it back."

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By Frank Pallotta October 12, 2015 22:10PM EDT


What the hell!!! It was sooo tasteful and the celebs!! Really!!

[albundy]

These days, with smart phones, laptops, tablets, etc., magazines are a dying breed regardless. They're just good for waiting rooms and when dropping a deuce and even then you can use your phone instead.

More than enough porn on the internet. Playboy is an icon. It's a shame, but ultimately, it's no big deal.

[RandB fan]

Playboy will become collectible...no not their stock the vintage mags may be like Billie the Kid playing Croquet. NOT

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[SinsOfTheFlesh]

When I first read the headline, I seriously thought it was a joke. The idea of Playboy with no nudes is just......unthinkable.

Sadly though, its a sign of our times.

[Solitaire]

Oh great. Now the religious nuts will think they've achieved some sort of victory.

Still hard to believe. At first I thought it was the Onion. lol

[phoenixfire_]

Originally Posted by RandB fan

Playboy will become collectible...no not their stock the vintage mags may be like Billie the Kid playing Croquet. NOT

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I believe it is a great business strategy for them. The older editions will become prized possessions for sure.

[Ms.SexyTiff]

It's a bummer, I seriously thought it was a joke but when they said how much money was made in the 70's and 80's and what was made now I was shocked. They were showing old magazines and it had the price of the magazine and how much was made then when it was less and how much now? Really showed how many don't purchase. I have a close friend he was upset when they were doing issues where it was two month issues. Some of the articles are funny and interesting but to have no naked hot woman that really stinks....