# Question about Playboy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877 "2006-04-30T21:53:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acqua\_Minerale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Acqua\_Minerale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acqua_Minerale)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/1 "2006-04-30T21:53:26Z")
Can you settle a bet on Playboy? You might be offended so I will put he question in a spoiler box. Don’t read it if you are offended by sexual questions. Has Playboy ever included a photograph that showed a woman’s asshole in the main magazine? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/2 "2006-04-30T22:20:31Z")
1 : I don’t know. 2 : The preview bubble removes the spoiler blackout. Not that I was offended; just to tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/3 "2006-04-30T22:27:02Z")
I neither know nor have the resources to find out, but I suspect it would be useful to those with the time and stash if they knew whether you are counting incidental spottings or require full-on voidage. ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/4 "2006-04-30T23:11:37Z")
Women have assholes? God damn it, you ruined them for me. ---
**Author:** ![Acqua\_Minerale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Acqua\_Minerale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acqua_Minerale)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/5 "2006-04-30T23:28:35Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] I neither know nor have the resources to find out, but I suspect it would be useful to those with the time and stash if they knew whether you are counting incidental spottings or require full-on voidage. [/QUOTE] I would count anything were you can see the actual asshole, not just the surrounding area. That is, it can’t be covered by a thong or G-string. ---
**Author:** ![Purl\_little\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@Purl\_little\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purl_little_me)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/6 "2006-04-30T23:30:39Z")
No they never have. Their first ‘bush’ shot was an arsty fartsy multiple exposure of a dancer doing a scissor kick. That’s how afraid they were of putting off their audience. It seems so tame vs what Google pops out at you when you ask for a movie star’s picture - seems they’ve all got OBGYN shots on the web. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/7 "2006-04-30T23:39:14Z")
They show more explicit shots now, right? When I “read” Playboy in the 90’s they only showed bush, never any labia. When was the historic first labia shot? Surely this is a date in the history books, with government offices closed on that day and such. ---
**Author:** ![Acqua\_Minerale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Acqua\_Minerale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acqua_Minerale)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/8 "2006-04-30T23:47:25Z")
Cool looks like I will win the bet. And my dream is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/9 "2006-04-30T23:52:33Z")
[QUOTE=Apos] Women have assholes? God damn it, you ruined them for me. [/QUOTE] What, women or assholes? ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/10 "2006-04-30T23:53:48Z")
[QUOTE=Revtim] They show more explicit shots now, right? When I “read” Playboy in the 90’s they only showed bush, never any labia. When was the historic first labia shot? Surely this is a date in the history books, with government offices closed on that day and such. [/QUOTE] Check out the tale of Pamela Anderson’s disappearing labia. > **[Pamela Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Anderson)** > > Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model, media personality, and author. She came to prominence after being selected as the February 1990 Playboy Playmate of the Month following her appearance on the cover of the magazine's October 1989 issue. She went on to make regular appearances on the magazine's cover, and holds the record for appearing on the most Playboy covers of any individual. She became known to a wider audience for her role on the AB In 1995, ... ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/11 "2006-05-01T00:00:24Z")
In 1964, Playboy did far better than display a photograph of a female asshole – it published an interview of one: [who was Ayn Rand? - a biography, Playboy interview, 1964, Book hotels in Los Angeles](http://ellensplace.net/ar_pboy.html) ---
**Author:** ![Acqua\_Minerale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Acqua\_Minerale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acqua_Minerale)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/12 "2006-05-01T00:00:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Disappearing labia: In the original Playboy spread, one of Pamela’s poses was a little more revealing than Playboy normally provides. Doesn’t sound like the Playboy spread is much of a spread if you can’t even see labia. On the other hand with the Hustler spread you can see a woman’s kidneys. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/13 "2006-05-01T08:29:57Z")
Playboy isn’t about pornography. A old rommate of mine asked me why I had a subscription, offering that he needed “much harder” stuff for wank material. I agreed with him that Playboy is all but worthless for wanking. Playboy it isn’t intended to be used as porn. (Though in a pinch, I suppose…) There are no genital shots, or asshole shots. No simulated sex. No urination pictures. (_shudder_) There are exactly two kinds of nudie spreads: the All-American Girl Next Door, and celebrities. The trend of being clean shaven, though, has made it more explicit. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/14 "2006-05-01T08:38:22Z")
[QUOTE=Muffin] In 1964, Playboy did far better than display a photograph of a female asshole – it published an interview of one: [who was Ayn Rand? - a biography, Playboy interview, 1964, Book hotels in Los Angeles](http://ellensplace.net/ar_pboy.html) [/QUOTE] At least she wasn’t naked. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/15 "2006-05-01T11:59:02Z")
[QUOTE=Apos] Women have assholes? God damn it, you ruined them for me. [/QUOTE] ::snerk:: to the OP Ever is a big word so I can’t say for sure, but I doubt it. They are softcore and usually mostly show a woman’t breasts and some pubic hair. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/16 "2006-05-01T12:34:35Z")
Sorry if this is off-topic, but it didn’t seem worth starting a new thread. In the linked Wikipedia article appears this blub about Anderson’s appearance on Letterman: > [@](#): > > Anderson has often spoken revealingly about her private life. On a visit to the David Letterman show in 2004, she said she had not been dating for some time, and when Letterman asked her how she was coping, **she responded, "There’s not a square corner left anywhere in my house!**" Letterman left that comment unanswered while the audience hooted. Um, what does that mean? I suspect it’s an allusion to frequent masturbation or something, but I just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/17 "2006-05-01T13:36:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Has Playboy ever included a photograph that showed a woman’s asshole in the main magazine? Well, they did publish a photo once of Annette Bening with Warren Beatty . .. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/18 "2006-05-01T13:49:55Z")
I clicked on that wiki Pam Anderson link, and on that 2004 Playboy cover of her that it shows, one of her legs looks diseased! Does anyone know what the heck that’s about? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/19 "2006-05-01T13:50:46Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Sorry if this is off-topic, but it didn’t seem worth starting a new thread. In the linked Wikipedia article appears this blub about Anderson’s appearance on Letterman: Um, what does that mean? I suspect it’s an allusion to frequent masturbation or something, but I just don’t get it. [/QUOTE] A woman can masturbate by grinding on the corner of a countertop. …um, I hear. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877/20 "2006-05-01T13:55:00Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] I clicked on that wiki Pam Anderson link, and on that 2004 Playboy cover of her that it shows, one of her legs looks diseased! Does anyone know what the heck that’s about? [/QUOTE] Pretty sure it’s paint. The Playboy bunny is down on her ankle. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playboy/354877.md?page=2)