Interestingly, as a gay male, I happened to LIKE the somewhat out-of-date aesthetic- maybe not so much the long hair, but certainly the willingness to show men who didn't NECESSARILY look like screaming twinks. And I think that's true of most of Playgirl's gay following. Though I can't speak for the women, I also have to say that the issue with the magazine wasn't JUST the photos, but also the actual article content. Whereas Playboy at least has some pretension to intellectualism, the actual articles- written by females for females- tended to be puerile and embarrassing.
As for Daniel Nardicio- I have met him many times over the last decade, and I know many people who have dated him and worked for him and with him. He is a self-aggrandizing narcissist, and an absolute bottom feeder ("promoter" is a very kind term for "pimp," but whatever.) That he is using Playgirl and Levi to get quoted in as many publications as possible has little to do with Playgirl and everything to do with him.
On Jessanne Collins: The Truth About 'Playgirl' and Levi Johnston
Interestingly, as a gay male, I happened to LIKE the somewhat out-of-date aesthetic- maybe not so much the long hair, but certainly the willingness to show men who didn't NECESSARILY look like screaming twinks. And I think that's true of most of Playgirl's gay following. Though I can't speak for the women, I also have to say that the issue with the magazine wasn't JUST the photos, but also the actual article content. Whereas Playboy at least has some pretension to intellectualism, the actual articles- written by females for females- tended to be puerile and embarrassing.
As for Daniel Nardicio- I have met him many times over the last decade, and I know many people who have dated him and worked for him and with him. He is a self-aggrandizing narcissist, and an absolute bottom feeder ("promoter" is a very kind term for "pimp," but whatever.) That he is using Playgirl and Levi to get quoted in as many publications as possible has little to do with Playgirl and everything to do with him.