The average naked woman

[andrewducker]

Here are averaged pictures of each decade of Playboy centerfold. Amongst other things, it becomes obvious that the backgrounds have become darker, the skin lighter and the hair blonder as time goes by.

Comments

[heron61.livejournal.com]

That explains the lighter skin, but not the blonder hair. It's not just about black/white issues. The US is far more ethnically diverse now than it was in the 60s and proportionally far more people have darker skin and hard hair and yet blonds are significantly more popular. I'm seeing nothing good about that.

[themongkey.livejournal.com]

I think since being a centrefold by all accounts often hinges on a willingness to sleep with Hugh Hefner, these pictures cannot be taken as indicative of anything more than his choice of bed partner.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Very true, I'd forgotten to consider that angle. Other porn is far more attuned to the tastes of the general market, rather than to one person's tastes. At this point, all we can say is as he's gotten older, Hefner has decided he likes blondes more.