Very often, we literally judge a book by its covers.
Since the latter years of the 1950s, Playboy magazine has been the subject of political debates that focused on varying topics such as the most obvious one- sexuality. Other provocative arguments focused on issues regarding social theories and sub-cultures.
The magazine can be rapidly viewed as a "sex" magazine- each month, it features an average of three separate photo layouts featuring stunning women in alluring poses. In the event that you haven't noticed, it only takes up about 20% of the total pages in the magazine.
There are more pages of ads than those featuring nude pictorials while the biggest chunk of context are devoted purely to text.
Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, created the magazine with a premise of appealing to gentlemen- not just those in general. He wanted a targeted audience of sophisticated, well-educated, and charming males.
And for that particular classification, one of the primary interests of distinguished males would have to be, of course, sex, hence the monthly pictorials.
Hefner also theorized a link between well-educated males and their personal appreciation for reading well-written, intelligent articles. With Playboy as his medium, he created a standard for all the featured articles that has yet to experience any of the leniencies found in other areas such as the educational system in this country.
Articles that were the equivalency of listening to a monotonic newscaster report about irrelevant local news of superficial triumph are precisely the opposite of the ones you'd find in a typical issue of Playboy.
The magazine's articles are always written with a specific purpose- whether it is to address political conflicts from a rational view based on researched findings or to discuss social theories such as the issue of bottled-up sexuality feelings and how it greatly limits our true personal freedom. Hefner has always been an advocate of the belief that being open about ourselves from a sexual view creates a positive effect, most notably in our abilities to not just be creative but to innovate.
I strongly believe that Playboy is hardly a "sex" magazine nor "dirty" at all. Supporting my argument, bear in mind that all the women that are featured in the magazine are required to process a formal, legal agreement of their willingness to be featured in the magazine.
There is nothing morally wrong with a woman's decision and the pictorials aren't intended to provoke sexual activity- they are, in fact, very "soft" and are minimal degrees apart from a typical, beautiful nude painting you'd find in a standardized art gallery.
The human body is something to be cherished. It represents grace, sensuality, and of course, beauty. The women who chose to pose are merely displaying affirmation of the beauty that not only comes with the outermost appearance of the human figure but the swooning confidence that they expose with a natural flair.
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