What Playboy Magazine Archives Tell Us About The Economy

Using magazine photos from 1960 to 2000, the study maps age and physical measurements of Playmates of the Year onto contemporaneous measures of "social and economic hard times." The findings:

...when social and economic conditions were difficult, older, heavier, taller Playboy Playmates of the Year with larger waists, smaller eyes, larger waist-to-hip ratios, smaller bust-to-waist ratios, and smaller body mass index values were selected. These results suggest that environmental security may influence perceptions and preferences for women with certain body and facial features.

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Comments

[lejman]

once again reaffirming that more than a mouthful is a waste.

[bluprojekt]

Amen to that one!

"Now Go Away or I Will Taunt You a Second Time."

[MikeDu]

This isn't a new theory, i heard about the same theory 3 decades ago or more. With the sem-recent Boston area trend for busty revealing fashions on the street my first thought... okay, my second... was "Uh oh, the economy's tanking,"

[mespace]

When there's no money, you can't afford to eat. So your women are skinny. And they die younger. So you want a woman who can afford food, who has a long lifespan? i don't know. I'm just saying. http://mespace.wordpress.com

[whatsthatsound]

In these troubled times, when our nation is in peril, we can at least take comfort in knowing that our universities still lead the world in coming up with utterly useless, inane research studies. USA!

[mnyobpres]

Just Why?!?!?

[xrepublican]

In bad times nobody can afford boob jobs and people have to WORK - they can't spend all day at the gym working out......

In bad times 14 year olds can't afford the magazine hence the appeal to older readers who can't aford strip clubs (or high speed Internet Access porn).....

[OtayPanky]

...when social and economic conditions were difficult, older, heavier, taller Playboy Playmates of the Year with larger waists, smaller eyes, larger waist-to-hip ratios, smaller bust-to-waist ratios, and smaller body mass index values were selected.

These results suggest that environmental security may influence perceptions and preferences for women with certain body and facial features.

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When you have to sell your donkey, you need a big woman to pull the plow.

[sonoffestus]

"When you have to sell your donkey................" Now that is priceless! Beautiful!

[PrairieDog]

Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!

[Weathermaker]

"When you have to sell your donkey, you need a big woman to pull the plow."

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