“Playboy Joins the Battle of the Sexes"

The reading “Playboy Joins the Battle of the Sexes" was a fun reading. Things mentioned in this reading did not seem to surprise me at all. Playboy has been very popular for many years and still a big successful industry in today's society. Many males today view playboy as something pleasurable, fun and exciting, same as the males in the 1960's. Even though majority of the things we have been reading were in the 1950’s playboy was just something else that added on to the rebel that took place during the 50’s.

         Males are supposed to be married, have a job and basically be the breadwinner, while the women took care of the house work and the kids. Men were fed up, but this was the norm during this time period. Many things occurred, in which males rebelled against the norms, and playboy was one of them. Hugh Hefner created playboy for males. This was supposed to be the fun males needed to have. “It was something approaching a coherent program for the male rebellion; a critique of marriage, a strategy for liberation…” It seems as though men wanted to get away from their daily life and do what is best for them. I personally feel that there is nothing wrong with that. Can there be other things to do other than look at naked females, yes, but this is what they chose to do.

            Playboy is seen to go against marriage, something in which allow men to feel that they can get into sexual relations without committing themselves. Because this is one of the things playboy portrayed many women did not agree with it. Women may not like playboy and I understand why. I mean having your husband not pay attention to you and only focus on a naked female in a magazine or television etc., what female would be a bit upset. As I said before I understand but at the same time if it was vice versa and there was a popular magazine for females, I know they would get them too and be fascinated by it. I know I would, well not to the extent as males. Playboy as mentioned it was for fun and something that males can enjoy indoors and not outdoors.