{"id":1897,"date":"2015-10-16T12:19:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:21:10","slug":"no-more-nudity-for-playboy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/no-more-nudity-for-playboy\/","title":{"rendered":"playboy cancels nudity: english vocabulary to talk about the desperate decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

the word nudity<\/strong><\/em> was trending for several hours earlier this week. NUDITY! wtf<\/p>\n

nudity <\/strong><\/em>and nude<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0mean\u00a0naked. nude<\/em>\u00a0sounds more artistic than nudity<\/em> or naked<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"la<\/a><\/h6>\n
frida appears semi-nude<\/span>\u00a0in her self-portrait la columna rota.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

nudity<\/em><\/span> is often the reason parents are warned and\u00a0viewer discretion is advised in reference to a movie\u00a0or tv series.<\/p>\n

\"nudity\"<\/a><\/h6>\n
a tv warning for language, violence &\u00a0nudity<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

in a surprising move, playboy<\/strong>\u00a0has announced that they are dropping<\/a><\/em>\u00a0naked ladies\u00a0from their print version. abc.go.com<\/strong> (u.s.) spread the news with\u00a0this headline<\/p>\n

Playboy Magazine Is Getting Rid of <\/a>Nudity<\/em><\/h1>\n

for a little historical background, the article shares that<\/p>\n

the groundbreaking<\/em> magazine has shown women unclothed<\/em> and unashamed\u00a0<\/em>since its 1953 debut<\/em><\/h4>\n

groundbreaking<\/strong><\/em> indicates that playboy was a pioneer<\/em>, a gamechanger<\/em>. unclothed<\/strong><\/em> is naked<\/em>. unashamed<\/strong> <\/em>means the women were not embarrassed<\/em> to be posing nude.<\/p>\n

\"playboy<\/a><\/h6>\n
ok, ima <\/a>go put my clothes back on then.<\/em><\/h6>\n

debut<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0indicates a first time or an introduction. it is one of several english words that come from french and\u00a0end with a\u00a0silent “t”<\/a> such as ballet<\/em>, gourmet<\/em>, valet<\/em> and depot<\/em>. \u00a0that’s right,
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

\"hugh<\/a><\/h6>\n
hugh hefner with the first issue of playboy in 1953<\/em><\/h6>\n

this video, also from abc news, offers more on playboy’s cultural impact at :30<\/p>\n

starting in the 1950s, the iconic hef<\/span> fired the first shot of the sexual revolution<\/h4>\n
\nhttp:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Playboy-Drops-Fully-Nude-Pictures-From-Its-Print-Editions.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

hef<\/strong> is playboy founder hugh hefner’s nickname and the observation is that his magazine was responsible for loosening<\/a> traditional values about sex.<\/p>\n

at :55 hefner shares this from his personal philosophy<\/p>\n

i believe that embracing<\/em> sexuality is a part of what it means to be\u00a0free.<\/h4>\n

embrace<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is the same as\u00a0hug<\/em>, but applied in this way it means accepting<\/em> or welcoming<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"hugh<\/h6>\n
hef & pamela anderson sharing an embrace<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

so why would playboy decide to get rid of\u00a0<\/em>nudity? at 1:13 the video explains<\/p>\n

hef changed the world, but the world changed too. with “anything goes<\/em>” sexual content all over the internet, \u00a0the magazine’s readership<\/em> plummeted<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

anything goes<\/strong><\/em> means<\/del> no rules<\/em>, even the craziest things are available<\/em>. plummeted<\/em><\/strong> means decreased quickly and significantly<\/em>. \u00a0before internet, playboy enjoyed a high level of popularity.\u00a0nowadays, with nudity all over the internet, playboy has lost a lot of readers.<\/p>\n

\"hugh<\/a><\/h6>\n
hefner in a dope ass shirt<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n

in the abcnews.com article, playboy enterprises ceo scott flanders <\/strong>said<\/p>\n

1953, the year hugh hefner introduced playboy to the world, bears almost no resemblance<\/em> to today,….we will stay true to [our]\u00a0core values<\/em> with this new vision of playboy\u2019s future. once our readers see all of the innovative changes we\u2019re making to the magazine, we\u2019re confident they will love the end product when it debuts<\/em> next year.<\/h4>\n

bears no resemblance<\/strong><\/em> means 2015 looks completely different<\/em> than 1953. \u00a0but despite the changes, flanders is confident fans of playboy will like the new version. core values are central<\/em> or the most important<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"hefner<\/a><\/h6>\n
is it just me, or\u00a0did hefner kind of\u00a0bear a resemblance<\/span> to\u00a0the sean connery version of james bond?<\/em><\/h6>\n

finally, the article reports<\/p>\n

the shift<\/em>, which goes into effect with the march 2016 issue, follows the 2014 re-launch of playboy.com as a safe-for-work<\/em> site<\/h4>\n

shift<\/strong><\/em> means change<\/em>. \u00a0goes into effect<\/strong><\/em> (similar to in full effect<\/a><\/em>) means starts<\/em>. safe for work<\/strong><\/em> is used to label material from the internet. it is the opposite of nsfw<\/strong><\/em>, n<\/span>ot s<\/span>afe f<\/span>or w<\/span>ork<\/em>, which is often included as a warning with a file or link that\u00a0could be embarrassing if co-workers\u00a0see u watching it. nudity<\/em> is probably\u00a0 the most common motivation for an nsfw.<\/p>\n

\"playboy-logo-nudity\"<\/a><\/h6>\n
(wikipedia)<\/em><\/h6>\n

is playboy still an important brand? what do u think of their decision to get rid of<\/em> nudity<\/em>? share your opinion under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE: \u00a0playboy announced in february 2017 that they were bringing nudity<\/em> back to their pages. in the words of chief creative officer cooper hefner<\/strong> (hugh’s son): nudity<\/em> was never the problem because nudity<\/em> isn’t a problem….we’re taking our identity back.<\/p>\n