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《花花公子》将重新开始刊登裸照

Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year.
 
《花花公子》杂志日前宣布,将重新开始刊登裸照,改正去年的错误决定。
 
 
The move was announced by Playboy's new chief creative officer Cooper Hefner, who said the decision to remove nudity entirely "was a mistake".
 
"Today we're taking our identity back and reclaiming who we are," he tweeted.
 
The US magazine also promoted its March-April edition with a picture of its playmate of the month with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal.
 
Some social media users welcomed the U-turn, describing it as a "good call", while others said the decision was taken "because the magazines weren't selling too well. Too bad free porn is still easy to access".
 
On Monday, Mr Hefner wrote: "I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated.
 
"Nudity was never the problem because nudity isn't a problem," added the 25-year-old son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
 
Samir Husni, a journalism professor at the University of Mississippi, said Playboy's ban on nudity had probably alienated more readers than it attracted.
 
"Playboy and the idea of non-nudity is sort of an oxymoron," he told the Associated Press.
 
The magazine still had to find a way to appeal to a younger audience in a digital age where nudity has become commonplace, Mr Husni added.