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 entirely¹ "was a mistake".

 

"Today we're taking our identity back and reclaiming² 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 portrayed³ nudity was dated.

 

"Nudity was never the problem because nudity isn't a problem," added the 25-year-old son of Playboy founder⁴ Hugh Hefner.

 

Samir Husni, a journalism⁵ professor at the University of Mississippi, said Playboy's ban on nudity had probably alienated⁶ 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.

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