Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy

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Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 12, 2009 @05:30AM from the drawn-to-please dept.

caffiend666 writes "'Marge Simpson is posing for Playboy . The magazine is giving the star of The Simpsons the star treatment, complete with a data sheet, an interview and a 2-page centerfold. 'We knew that this would really appeal to the 20-something crowd,' said Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey. Playboy even convinced 7-Eleven to carry the magazine in its 1,200 corporate-owned stores, something the company has only done once before in more than 20 years." Worst issue ever!

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Wow . . . by AshtangiMan · 2009-10-12 05:31 · Score: 5, Insightful

Playboy has to jump the shark?
1. Re:Wow . . . by mcmonkey · 2009-10-12 05:54 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Playboy jumped the shark loooooong time ago.
  I found the quote about appealing to 20-somethings particularly funny for a couple reasons.
  A 20-something has never seen a relevant current issue of Playboy, and likely cannot remember a relevant current episode of The Simpsons.
  I mean, I think The Simpsons is still funny, but the time when it was ground breaking entertainment spurring on social examination of how the modern American family is portrayed on television, those days are long gone.
  And I don't mean to make a lot of folks feel old, but Simpsons has been on the air for 20 years. The big fans are not 20-somethings anymore. We're 30- and 40-somethings.
  (And we get our pr0n on the internet.)
For crying out loud; by fridaynightsmoke · 2009-10-12 05:34 · Score: 5, Insightful

At the risk of being modded down furiously, I would like to express my opinion on this:
1) Cartoons are seldom sexy
2) The Simpsons jumped the shark years ago. Since then it has been repeatedly jumping the shark, again and again, once every day at least in the vain hope that somebody notices that it has jumped the shark. So far very few people have.
3) Cross-promoting press release opportunities like this bore me to tears. I can understand Slashdot covering this, but I have seen this "news" in 'serious' newspapers. FFS.
That is all.

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Seems odd . . . by MBGMorden · 2009-10-12 05:35 · Score: 4, Insightful

This seems very unexpected. Not that Playboy would do it, or even that people would buy it, but rather than the owners of the Simpson's copyright (I presume Fox?) would agree to it.

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1. Re:Seems odd . . . by wizardforce · 2009-10-12 05:38 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Well, Fox probably still likes money and the Simpsons isn't the cash cow it once was so... I'm thinking that Playboy dangled cash in front of Fox and Fox couldn't say "no."
  
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2. Re:Seems odd . . . by jandrese · 2009-10-12 06:03 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  She also painted Mr. Burns in the buff, so she can't be that prudish.
  
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Next issue... by fahrbot-bot · 2009-10-12 05:41 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'm waiting for Leela and Amy.

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Re:must buy by Penguinisto · 2009-10-12 05:46 · Score: 4, Insightful

You know? I thought the same thing back when Madonna showed up in a Playboy spread... then I saw the armpit hair. We're not talking just a little bit, either... there was enough in there to supply an entire Lilith Fair audience.
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Re:As a 20-something... by Afforess · 2009-10-12 05:51 · Score: 4, Insightful

It's even funnier though because this story is right above "FOSS Sexism Claims Met With Ire and Denial."

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Re:As a 20-something... by Mooga · 2009-10-12 06:04 · Score: 4, Insightful

They are trying to draw in a younger audience they their traditional readers (who are getting old). Personally, as a 20-something, I wouldn't be attracted to it as much as disturbed by it. That fact that BOTH Playboy and whoever currently owns the rights to the Simpsons thought it was a good idea is proof that they are BOTH in a lot of trouble. I have no motivation at all in seeing a "sexy" Marge Simpson. I think they confused "20-something" and "Anime Perverts." HUGE difference.

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Wanted to moderate but... by JimboFBX · 2009-10-12 06:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

I really wanted to spend my mod points here but was disappointed nobody pointed this out:

*ahem*

How many other Playboy models feature hideous bug-eyes, a monstrous overbite, chimp-like ears, and freakish bee-hive hair?

And to throw in my own opinion: Remember folks, the picture was drawn by someone who probably resembles comic-book guy! Yeah!
Re:As a 20-something... by Tony+Hoyle · 2009-10-12 06:51 · Score: 5, Insightful

I just don't get why *this* issue is supposed to appeal to 20 somethings when the usual magazine full of naked women doesn't?