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BDSM Dictionary : Playboy: history
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"Playboy" is an adult entertainment magazine, or pornography magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: PLA, PLA.A), reaching into every form of media. "Playboy" is one of the world's best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special country-specific versions of "Playboy" are published worldwide.
The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, and consumer goods, and often short fiction by top literary writers as well. The magazine has been known to express liberal opinions on most major political issues.
"Playboy's" use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as "soft core" adult reading material. More "hard core" pornographic magazines started to appear in the 1960s in response to the success of "Penthouse". The magazine and following empire has spawned a video game which allows the user to create the Playboy brand from scratch.
(This entry in the BDSM Dictionary incorporates text from the Playboy article in Wipipedia.)
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