At Playboy magazine, they are canceling their trademark - naked women. The important decision was announced by the father of Playboy Hugh Hefner himself, who was brought the idea by one of the responsible editors, Cory Jones, probably the most hated man in the world among men. The decision will come into effect in March 2016. Don't worry, the girls will remain provocative and sexy, only they won't be naked anymore. Is this Playboy sawing the branch it is sitting on? Is Playboy even Playboy without naked girls?
Playboy magazine, which dates back to 1953, with March 2016 for the first time in history, it is abolishing naked girls. With the advent of nude photos online, the value of such photos has been lost, as they are no longer there hot goods as they once were. The Internet is also to blame for the drastic drop in the number of copies. In the golden times of the 70s, Playboy also printed 5.6 million copies, and today the number has melted to 800 thousand. Despite this, Playboy magazine is doing relatively well, since most of the similar hot print media have already sunk, and even many of the most famous magazines are more often than not just vegetating.
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By termination nude photos the "naked" era that opened with the cover is closing Marilyn Monroe, but naked women in erotic poses in Playboy remain. It is an important decision, and with the renovation, Playboy, which broke taboos decades ago, is adapting to the 21st century, where pornographic magazines no longer have commercial value and shock power. Is this Playboy sawing the branch it is sitting on? If they remove the nudity, what is left?
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