• jabberwock@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    It’s like when Playboy stopped printing nude photographs because “people read it for the articles”, then reversed that decision within a year. The brand just needs to own its demographic, which yeah for some things is just creepy, middle-aged dudes who need a veneer of non-sexuality to keep up appearances.

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      11 hours ago

      Funny enough my straight mom was a hard-core fan of playboy (I’m fully convinced in her heterosexuality considering her decades as an ally and all of her kids being queer). She was generally straight laced, but loved the counterculture that the articles of playboy contained.

      But yeah the business model was always that the tits pay for the ability to publish Fahrenheit 451 and Hunter S. Thompson, not the other way around.

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      Or when onlyfans wanted to have us pay for ‘engaging family friendly content’ 🤭. Sure the original idea was for regular movie celebs to monetize their fans. But at this point none of those will ever want to be found on onlyfans. Except Sasha Grey maybe 😅. Onlyfans has become a caricature. You don’t pivot away from that. Just like hooters won’t be for the wings or McDonald’s for the salads even if they happen to be really good.

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        22 hours ago

        Did you just insult my favorite twitch streamer Sasha Grey? What are you insinuating, sir and/or madam?

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          19 hours ago

          No on the contrary. I was just joking about her former field of acting. I wish it was viewed as more normal. And that she would have make to get a foothold in regular movies 🫶

          I didn’t know she did twitch now. I’ve never watched that. I game a lot but I have no patience for watching streams.

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            18 hours ago

            Sorry! I should’ve put a “/s” at the end. I was also joking.

            Yep. I too would have loved it if she had a proper acting career right now. She’s always been very charming and has had lots of creative outlets. She was one of the first people that taught me not to understimate adult performers