Playboy for Women
An excerpt from a [highly paraphrased] humourous conversation this morning:
Cookie (after critiquing a flyer for a Playboy subscription offer): You know, we don't really have something like this for women. I've never been interested in Playgirl - it's completely cheesy.
CF: Yeah, that's targeted more to gay men.
Cookie: Maybe.
CF: What women need is a magazine about romantic, emotional men who share their feelings.
Cookie: Ha! That doesn't exist.
CF: Exactly. The female equivalent of Playboy. It's a fantasy.
And then he smiled and kissed me on the cheek.
posted by DC Cookie @ 10:05 AM
12 Comments:
At April 14, 2006 11:05 AM,
KassyK said…
As I know discussed in other posts...thats where Chris Martin and James Blunt come in. :-) Just thinking about them is better than any cheesy mag,right?
At April 14, 2006 12:25 PM,
Carrie Broadshoulders said…
Ew! Gay men do NOT read playgirl. Ugh. We have our own dirty mags. Or craigslist.
At April 14, 2006 1:50 PM,
Drunken Chud said…
heh. charming fellow has a point. i mean, how many stunningly hot 34-24-34's are there that are turned on by "sports, and making my man happy"? just doesn't happen.
At April 14, 2006 2:02 PM,
VP of Dior said…
i met someone who used to work at playgirl and said the atmosphere was very dirty and raunchy - not at all what a female reader would want to know about. so yeah, no rose petals and bubbble bath editorial "spreads" there.
but anyway, boobies are up!
At April 14, 2006 5:34 PM,
tommy said…
Isn't Penthouse geared toward women?
At April 14, 2006 6:03 PM,
O-FACE said…
I read playboy for the articles and information.
At April 14, 2006 7:57 PM,
Mybrid said…
Isn't Cosmopolitan the "playgirl" for women?
At April 15, 2006 2:47 AM,
Anonymous said…
Yeah, Cosmo and plenty of other Women's mag's cover the same territory, but it's mainly about acquiring, keeping & upgrading that man.
So something about 'romantic, emotional men sharing their feelings with the one they love', that's the picture right? Why they've got it in every supermarket in the land. They're Harlequin Romances, in the Fiction aisle. Think about it, it's the best selling category of fiction for a very good reason. Cheers, 'VJ'
At April 15, 2006 12:57 PM,
Stef said…
I think the best we've got is cheesy romance novels, but I for one gave up on the "White Knight" fantasy a long time ago. Those things fill our heads (or mine at least) with all kinds of unattainable, and cheesy, ideals. And frankly, I think most of the men in those books would be pretty annoying in real life.
At April 15, 2006 8:37 PM,
Phil said…
I appeared in Playgirl in 1987. They had me standing at the mast of a ship wearing a rain-slicker, a turtleneck, and no pants.
It was quite tasteful.
At April 17, 2006 10:44 AM,
Washington Cube said…
Dear Penthouse Forum:
I am a coed at a midwestern university and recently I was reading this blog that said there is no good pornography for women. Please do not tell me "Craig's List," because...well...really. I would like for you to provide me with grants money that would allow a young woman, such as myself, the opportunity to become a publisher of pornography. I would stay and write more, but my roommate just arrived back at the dorm with her boyfriend, and when I declined their offer of a "threesome," they asked me to leave the room.
At April 18, 2006 7:54 PM,
Foilwoman said…
I just have one thing to say about fantasy porn (masturbation aids) for women. Mills & Boon (that's Harlequin Romances, gals). Much more hidden and shameful than Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, or any other skin mag. The guys say "I love you" all over the place. And "You're the only woman for me." They never look at anyone else once they meet their dream girl (you). Fantasy, and best selling. Probably doing much better financially than Playboy Enterprises, too.
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