Talk:Playgirl

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How many women read Playgirl as opposed to gay men? --Calieber 16:39, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I can answer that! I sell Playgirls....about 1/3 to 2/3 ratio women to men and I don't know that the women are necessarily ALWAYS reading them although some do. I do!! What they buy them for is usually their favorite celeb or for a boyfriend/hubby/partner who posed at some point. Most of the women aren't buying for collections or to read on a regular basis these days. I HAVE bought collections from older women who read them in the 70's and 80's and have saved them!!! Of course they're HOT with gay men.

I started out with Playgirl asking.....why??? And have realized after browsing while I list......HOT HOT HOT!! That's why!!!

Rae - Magazinegals@Ioffer.com

What *REAL* proof is there that 50% of readers are gay? The article it is linked to does not quote the actual editors.

Daniel

ANSWER: There is no proof, and no way to know. I used to work in a bookstore that sold Playgirl, and at least 4/5 who purchased it were men. My staff would even comment among themselves when a woman bought one, because it was so rare! I recall an editorial in the magazine in the early 1990s, acknowledging that "10%" of the readers were gay men, but that is ridiculously low. They claim to have used subscription data, but first of all, most readers don't subscribe, second, MANY subscribers use an initial ("J. Doe") and they claim that they assumed these were all women (more likely they were almost all MEN, embarrassed to have a man's name on the subscription!), thirdly, some male readers even state that they subscribed under a female name due to the stigma. Considering the number of "closeted" gay men who would never put their own name on a magazine like Playgirl, using subscription data is a foolish, unreliable way to measure readers.

In general, men are WAY more interested in "porn" magazines than women are. The magazines with naked men are sold mostly to men who like to see them.

--Dan in NC


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[edit] Burt Reynolds photo in Playgirl

This is incorrect. The Burt Reynolds centerfold appeared in Helen Gurley Brown's Cosmopolitan magazine, not Playgirl. Wall posters of this photo, taken by the famed fashion photog, Francesco Scavullo, were a sensation.

Burt Reynolds did appear in the UK edition of Playgirl in a relaxed but discreet pose. It may have been the first issue -- if not, a very early one.74.130.52.177 04:28, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

  • I've seen the Reynolds error in enough places that I feel it's justified to reference this error (if for no other reason than to prevent others from adding his name to the celebrity list). In fact Reynolds appeared in Cosmo a year before Playgirl started; the question is worth asking as to whether the popularity of the Reynolds centerfold might have contributed to the idea of launching Playgirl. 68.146.41.232 (talk) 02:38, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Centerfold Listing

This list is a bit long. Perhaps the listing could be shown going across as opposed to down to better shorten the length of the article? Artemisboy 21:05, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who Publishes?

Is this magazine also made by Hugh Hefner or is it a separate enterprise altogether?

A: No relation at all to Playboy, though they bank on the confusion. The magazine is published by Blue Horizon Media, formerly Crescent Publishing, formerly Drake Publishing. Blue Horizon is a vast porn publishing empire (including High Society, Cheri, and many others) owned by the reclusive millionaire Carl Ruderman, whose public face is not as a pornographer but rather a leader of international tourism. In 2000/2001 the magazine and its parent company were charged by the FCC for over 280 million dollars of credit card and later revealed to be in cahoots with the Gambino crime family. Ruderman wasn't charged, but the President (Bruce Chew) and CFO (Norman Chaines) were. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.203.99.134 (talk) 18:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikilinking

Somehow, I doubt that the Bobby Sands who was Mr July, 1985, is this Bobby Sands (and not just because he was 4 years dead by then). I don't want to mass revert all the wikilinking, but it has left a lot of redlinks and some clearly wrong links. Does anyone want to check them all? Regards, Ben Aveling 03:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I came here to make the same request. This list really needs to be cleaned up. Lemme see if I can find a project where I can post a request. -Will Beback · † · 08:51, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
I've just unlinked Scott Peterson and Thomas James as the people linked to aren't the ones who appeared in the magazine.--65.113.254.52 02:25, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification needed

What the heck is this sentence supposed to mean?

Fan hysteria over the November 2006 rerun of the April 2001 semi-nude shots of country superstar Keith Urban proved the demand for gender-equality in celebrity nudity.

If someone knows, please replace with a clarified restatement.

[edit] what the heck

  • circumsion is largely unheard of in europe*

this is a lie , or at least for most parts of , and speaking as a circumsised british atheist , and i have many other circumsised friends , including one who is portugeuse , i do not believe this senetence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.92.125.145 (talk) 23:36, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

circumsion is unheard of in europe. you have a minority of friends you don't make up europe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.51.181 (talk) 21:06, 2 March 2008 (UTC)