tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post3662355052828196058..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: 10 magazinesTodd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-36415052249042738212010-03-31T13:51:56.962-04:002010-03-31T13:51:56.962-04:00PLAYBOY was far less compelling in my teen years a...PLAYBOY was far less compelling in my teen years as they advanced than it had been in earliest puberty, around 8 and 9 and up through 13 (my father didn't subscribe any longer, and the Moral Majority and allies were having greater success in those years in limiting its distribution). I had also started to note how plastic a lot of the models looked, despite how adorable some others were. Softcore films came into the house with cable television at this point, and the magazine, which was squeamish about certain aspects of women's bodies (!) was looking more and more quaint. A trend which hasn't ceased.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-49755979111803752772010-03-31T13:45:40.025-04:002010-03-31T13:45:40.025-04:00Well, perhaps...but all those titles have at least...Well, perhaps...but all those titles have at least some sort of continuing existence as magazines as well as brands.<br /><br />PLAYBOY was the magazine that gave a greater sense of the adult world than other magazines I perused at age 8 (except perhaps my mother's coupla issues of PLAYGIRL), but even then I could see how skewed a view of adulthood it presented.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-71639831824030316632010-03-31T13:41:50.748-04:002010-03-31T13:41:50.748-04:00MAD and PLAYBOY played a big part of my teenage ye...MAD and PLAYBOY played a big part of my teenage years, too, Todd. My family was into magazines: SATURDAY EVENING POST, LIFE, TIME, READERS DIGEST, and THE NEW YORKER. Those days seem to be gone for good.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com