Sorry ladies, Playgirl is no more

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Erotic women's magazine Playgirl is shutting its doors. Playgirl was one of the first magazines to depict full-frontal male nudity to a female audience. The magazine is geared towards heterosexual women, but they estimate that 30$ of their readership is gay men. It has been seen as a feminist response to erotic men's magazines like Penthouse or Playboy.

The editor, Colleen Kane said:

"Maybe the end of Playgirl is just a sign of these times, which are tough for all magazines. In this era when women’s sexuality is discussed more freely, and when naked men can be found within seconds on the Internet, is there a place anymore for Playgirl? I would still argue yes."
  • added August 06, 2008
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22 responses // Sorry ladies, Playgirl is no more

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    There is still a place for Playgirl: under the mattress.

    abbym0308
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    sniff sniff

    NatRed
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    What Playgirl's editor says doesn't really explain anything.
    Naked women can also be found within seconds on the internet and yet erotic magazines for men are still there.

    saverio
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    I'm not totally sure how I feel about this, but something in my gut is telling me that I am now missing out on lots of hot, sexy ab-action. Oh, darn! Seriously though, I didn't even know that this was still (until recently) in print.

    AbsolutelyCold
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    Heard the the rumor that all the editors were looking for new jobs figured this was gonna happen.

    Honestly I think Playgirl catered more to gay males than women, even Mark Graff said that he thought 50% of the readership where gay men.

    VegaNerDiva
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    Scott_Bromley
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    This is a sad sad day :(

    Swiyyah
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    It started its demise when (free!) Abercrombie and Fitch catalogues came out. On the flip side, Playboy was never threatened by Victoria's Secret ... because the articles are so damn good!

    pstuart
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    Oh no!!!
    Now what am I suppose to do?

    JesseSanchez
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    Online. They are just going onlilne. They are getting rid of the print.

    Or so I've heard.

    J_Jammer
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    I always thought it was more a magazine for gay men than women?

    RyanBWylie
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    Playgirl will always have a special place in my heart. It is arguably my first gay experience.

    To the Cowboy in a hat and boots and nothing else... thank you!

    uroborus8
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    I really would like to know the ratio of gay men to women who "read" this magazine.

    ChrisWT
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    Now, all they have to do is shut down all gay and lesbian websites. block all videos and pictures of hardcore sex, incest, rape, male privates and bottom girl privates.

    kaecvtionr
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    Wait. I don't understand. What's wrong with having an audience of gay men?

    anglcazn
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    I didn't even know that mag existed until now. But the pictures I've seen...haha.

    Abs = grand.
    Men in lipstick = bleh....

    s0und0FF

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