Fashion and design magazine Wallpaper* has gone out on a limb by offering a cover featuring a “peelable” naked man. The cover starts out all very clothed, but you can then peel back a sticker and the rather handsome guy on the cover is totally naked.
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It’s a lovely idea and one I’d like to see more of. I’m sure the girls at Erotica Cover Watch will be very pleased. I’ll also be interested to see how well the whole thing sells.
Interestingly, the Guardian’s coverage of the cover focuses on the cost and logistics of the whole thing. There’s no commentary whatsoever about the fact that the man is naked, no typical hysteria about “porn” or the corruption of children or (insert moral panic here).
Is it because it’s a fashion magazine? Are people making the assumption that the naked man is aimed at gay consumers – and only gay men read fashion mags? Or is it lacking in headlines because the bogans don’t normally go near that kind of magazine and thus haven’t noticed it or complained?
* No, really, dahlings. “Wallpaper*” with an asterisk is how you write it. And say it, obviously. I’m always saying things with a silent asterisk. Like now*.
Sounds like my kind of magazine! :p
Wow! I wish all men came with such an option. 😉