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Friday, August 23, 2024
Kory Wolf
Kory Wolf struck an unusual pose on a pool slide in 1983.
It would be fun to play on the slide with this guy but here's the deal. For some unknown reason I just don't enjoy Playgirl shots that much. The photos seem to belong to a genre of their own to me. It is odd and I don't understand it, but it is what it is. Does anyone else share this perspective? Vik
I think I understand what you mean. From my perspective, PG was at its zenith from the mid 70s to the mid 80s. Every issue had at least one guy that would get my attention -- but, with one exception, I can't say I swooned at the sight of their photos. They models were all OK, but after I finished the issue, the model didn't stick in my mind for long. The exception was Joe Ingram, the December, 1983 centerfold. To this day, his name is the first one I think of when PG is mentioned. Sometimes he's the only one I can think of right away. The other models? Well, they were nice, but...
I can see where both you guys are coming from. For me, the "problem" with Playgirl is that it has generally been geared toward a late 20th C. woman's fantasy of what a male should be. So we get men who aren't too threateningly masculine, like to drink wine, and lounge around in subdued lighting. Having said all that, Playgirl series here on the blog routinely draw the largest number of views and comments, and there's always at least one in my all-time top ten.
I think you nailed it, Jerry. Thx. Your comments bring up whole 'nother culture/gender issue that frankly I don't have too much interest in pursuing, but now I get it.
Woof Wolf !! One of Playgirl’s better models, but Playgirl should have been more creative in the photographing and the posing of their men. They appealed to women, with a knowing wink to gay men, especially in the 1980’s/1990’s with some of their models who were gay porn actors….:)
So true. While they did eventually admit in outsidce interviews to having a gay male following, they never really considered that when it cam,e to style.
It would be fun to play on the slide with this guy but here's the deal. For some unknown reason I just don't enjoy Playgirl shots that much. The photos seem to belong to a genre of their own to me. It is odd and I don't understand it, but it is what it is. Does anyone else share this perspective? Vik
ReplyDeleteI think I understand what you mean. From my perspective, PG was at its zenith from the mid 70s to the mid 80s. Every issue had at least one guy that would get my attention -- but, with one exception, I can't say I swooned at the sight of their photos. They models were all OK, but after I finished the issue, the model didn't stick in my mind for long. The exception was Joe Ingram, the December, 1983 centerfold. To this day, his name is the first one I think of when PG is mentioned. Sometimes he's the only one I can think of right away. The other models? Well, they were nice, but...
DeleteI can see where both you guys are coming from. For me, the "problem" with Playgirl is that it has generally been geared toward a late 20th C. woman's fantasy of what a male should be. So we get men who aren't too threateningly masculine, like to drink wine, and lounge around in subdued lighting. Having said all that, Playgirl series here on the blog routinely draw the largest number of views and comments, and there's always at least one in my all-time top ten.
DeleteI think you nailed it, Jerry. Thx. Your comments bring up whole 'nother culture/gender issue that frankly I don't have too much interest in pursuing, but now I get it.
ReplyDeleteNo problem.
DeleteWoof Wolf !!
ReplyDeleteOne of Playgirl’s better models, but Playgirl should have been more creative in the photographing and the posing of their men. They appealed to women, with a knowing wink to gay men, especially in the 1980’s/1990’s with some of their models who were gay porn actors….:)
So true. While they did eventually admit in outsidce interviews to having a gay male following, they never really considered that when it cam,e to style.
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