At least she has the good sense to cloak that alluring neck. I only hope the ankles are properly covered as well, lest shopkeepers be distracted as she walks down the street. #americanapparel
Oh, geez. They're almost dainty. I could see if they were like huge cow utters ready to slap you in the forehead. These are like junior-nips. Not really classy, classy, but in terms of obscenity from American Apparel, I was expecting much more...like nipples, socks, a puddle of milk and nothing else in the shot. #americanapparel
@Tart of Darkness: I actually agree with what you said but I really don't think American Apparel was trying to make a feminist statement. In fact, I don't think anyone at American Apparel know how to SPELL feminist. If the model's nipples were exposed it's probably because the sad folks at American Apparel got off on the 'naughtiness' of it all. #americanapparel
I can't believe I'm defending AA, but a little naughtiness never hurt anybody. And neither did being turned on by it. If we weren't turned on by naughtiness, nobody would bother having sex and the species would have died out a long time ago. #americanapparel
@topsy: Well, I agree they are not intending to make a feminist statement but I really don't have a problem with the lack of air-brushing. Back in the late 70s/early 80s sometimes lingerie models in newspaper ads had visible nipples. Why have we decided that feminist = prudish while at the same time feminist = promiscuity, too?
I find today's sexuality confusing. We are supposed to faint and scream at the sight of a nipple in a catalog, but have sex freely as we choose with as many people as we like.
And for men it's even more confusing. They are all supposed to be addicted to porn, masturbate furiously on an hourly basis while hoping to get laid and this all at the same time that they pretend not to notice any sexual features on the woman they are standing next to on a bus.
And I'd like to say I can't believe I'm defending AA either even as I'm starting to wonder why I'm supposed to defame them. #americanapparel
@Tart of Darkness: Thanks for the lecture on modern sexuality. Believe it or not I have no problems with nipples; I even have two of my own. What I do have a problem with is AA (who a lot of people are willing to go to the wall for) make a shitload of money out of appealing to the pimply adolescent in so many. 'Oooo look! Nipples! How edgy! How cutting edge.' Please. I prefer not to participate in Mr. Charney jerk-off fantasies, but feel free. The sight of barely-legal models (or those who just LOOK that way) flashing their pink bits for Dov's pleasure and profit makes me a bit queasy. But like I said, feel free.
@naugahydeinplainsight: The second picture's a little strange, but then again I'm totally stumped about a more effective way to sell bow ties and suspenders to women. I think in this case just plain distracting from the product is the only reasonable choice. #americanapparel
They could never make up their minds about whether the pictorials would be porn or erotica. Christie Hefner should have fired their terrible stuck-in-the-80s photographer Stephen Wayda a long time ago. He and the art directors are partly responsible for the failure of Playboy. Somehow they managed to make pics of pretty naked women look cheesy, boring and even occasionally schmaltzy. The fiction was always weird and dull. Many of the articles had a smug and superior tone. The best part of Playboy was the interview. There is no interview anywhere like the Playboy interview. Brutally honest, funny, strange. Not even Fresh Air was so direct and smart. I'll miss those the most . #playboy
We're going to see a lot more magazines' rate bases being slashed down to "organic" levels. It just means they no longer will pay third parties to give away subscriptions for the sake of an artificially inflated rate base, as nearly every mag has been doing for years. Some magazines will be able to survive because they can sustain themselves with little or no advertising at these "organic" levels. Not sure if Playboy is one of them... #playboy
The Marge Simpson thing doesn't even make any sense. How many hardcore Simpsons fan subscribers could there be? and of those, how many are stunted fantards who would get any pleasure, sexual or otherwise from this? Maybe they are banking on lots of basement dwellers buying this on the news stand but there is this thing called the interweb where all wanted pictures quickly end up and this could piss off their subscription base who want to see that real life sweet, sweet photoshooped pussayy #playboy
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Team Nip Display Banish the Padded Bra Bring Back the Balcony Corset #americanapparel
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Women do have nipples after all and this is honest advertising. If you have nipples and you wear this garment, then your nipples will show.
Why Barbie-ize us all? #americanapparel
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I can't believe I'm defending AA, but a little naughtiness never hurt anybody. And neither did being turned on by it. If we weren't turned on by naughtiness, nobody would bother having sex and the species would have died out a long time ago. #americanapparel
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I find today's sexuality confusing. We are supposed to faint and scream at the sight of a nipple in a catalog, but have sex freely as we choose with as many people as we like.
And for men it's even more confusing. They are all supposed to be addicted to porn, masturbate furiously on an hourly basis while hoping to get laid and this all at the same time that they pretend not to notice any sexual features on the woman they are standing next to on a bus.
And I'd like to say I can't believe I'm defending AA either even as I'm starting to wonder why I'm supposed to defame them. #americanapparel
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Oh, you meant two separate models. (Second one makes my neck hurt.) #americanapparel
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Over sharks. #playboy
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Furries and cosplayers? #playboy
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