Men showing their transphobia

A nice round number, the roundest number of them all?

👍 The roundest of them all indeed.

I don't think Bretman is even a transwoman

You don't have to be trans to experience transphobia, surely? It's sufficient to be perceived as trans.

What does this have to do with trans-issues or transphobia? I don't think Bretman is even a transwoman (also looked at his Wikipedia article, it uses male pronouns throughout and there is no mention of being trans).

Although Bretman is rather attractive, I think the point is most or all of Playboy's target audience is straight men who want to see scantily-clad women in the magazines and who want to keep it that way. As one of the comments on the DM article says "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.".

How is this "transphobia"? Most men are attracted to women, probably all of Playboy's readership are attracted to women, some might be attracted to men and women. I don't see it as transphobic if a man is only attracted to women who are actually, genetically women, rather than a man who says he/she is a woman.

The point OP is trying to make us that woman HAVE been accused of transphobia for exactly that reason; specifically lesbians who aren’t attracted to / don’t want to have sex with trans women.

From the article, Playboy is digital only now so is presumably fighting for survival and relevance any way it can get it. Wonder if they'd have made this decision if there was still a physical copy to shift. Sign of the times really.

[quote PostingForTheFirstTime]OK it's the DM, but it is the only newspaper I've found covering this (and also the Bari Weiss's Substack interview with American transgender medics Anderson and Bowers). Playboy readers' reactions to the magazine's latest cover, featuring a man. The genital preference is strong. Interesting (I've just noticed this) that it is in the femail section....

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10058109/Playboy-features-MALE-cover-star-dressed-bunny-October-issue.html[/quote]
How is this "transphobia"? Most men are attracted to women, probably all of Playboy's readership are attracted to women, some might be attracted to men and women. I don't see it as transphobic if a man is only attracted to women who are actually, genetically women, rather than a man who says he/she is a woman.

for some reason no one calls all the straight men transphobic.

It's underway. It's in Srinivasan's Right to Sex where she calls upon everyone to problematise the nature of their desire and interrogate it for what it reveals about their biases and prejudices.

We need to move beyond 'yes and no', wanted and unwanted. We need to rethink sex as a political phenomenon.

tbh, such scrutiny would extinguish any scintilla of libido or desire for me. Perhaps other people might have stronger drives that would survive such intense problematising.

And, I can't get pass the feeling this is yet another coercive tool and we've seen so much of that surface in one form or another.

If he were Trans, that would be quite interesting.

Sports Illustrated had their first transwoman model on the cover a while back.

Men on social media not happy. Comment sections were actual 'transphobic binfires'.

Have a guess how many of those men were threatened with death and rape? Have a guess how many activists, (the type that are always lurking, ready to pounce when a woman says 'women have a cervix') turned up to demand these transphobic men better believe that TWAW, demand that they opened their bigoted minds and examined their preferences?

Have a guess...

A magazine that peddles erotica month after month for half a century or whatever must be in search of fresh takes on the tired old formula of crotchless panties and fetish gear to satisfy jaded palates and keep up with the times. I'm guessing there must be a fair bit of the content that doesn't appeal to the regular reader, which he flicks on past to find the blank-eyed wank fodder he's looking for. And doesn't threaten to cancel his subscription.

But I'm only speculating, and have spent way too much time pondering the inner workings of the incel mind than is healthy on a Tuesday morning

This is a dying brand performing it's swan song.

Heterosexual men are understandably complaining that it has taken a drastic swerve away from the way it usually courted them. But they won't give it a second thought because, as a PP days, the internet killed dirty magazines long ago. It's in the death throes. It'll go quiet again very soon.

But is is homophobia? Not wanting to be presented with a gay man as a sex object if you are straight seems perfectly reasonable to me?

I am setting aside all my objections re buyers of porn etc, etc, but I do think they are allowed to own their sexuality and its boundaries.

If he were Trans, that would be quite interesting.

Haven't we all pointed out that it's only/mainly women who are beaten with the transphobic stick for knowing the difference between men and women? That it's Lesbians who are vilified for 'genital preference', when we all know that most straight men wouldn't consider sleeping with a Transwoman either - but for some reason no one calls all the straight men transphobic.

It would be quite subversive of Playboy to bring the issue to all the blokes' attention - who will obviously say "WTF, no way!"

Males are affronted if they are not served females for their objectifications. They can get angry if their sexual requirements are not met.

Offering a male in place of the expected woman is not going to go down well. Yes, it's homophobia, old-fashioned homophobia.

I'm with Errol on the homophobia verdict.

The men objecting to this want to see tits and ass - compliant, provocative, perennially available. They want it to fulfil their sexual fantasies, but also to validate their masculinity. I have no idea who actually buys Playboy in the age of porn on tap, but I'm guessing that Being Straight is a key part of their identity. They're not going to want to take this to the counter in the corner shop.

It's just clickbait.

It's a deliberate and cynical change of focus for a magazine on its arse, they must think it worth the risk. It's been years since I gave Playboy any thought whatsoever, so job done there.

Bretman is a gay young man who to the best of my knowledge is not trans.
He has a YouTube channel and a big following in the beauty community.
I suppose it's an odd cover star choice as the demographic of Playboy is thought of as heterosexuality male and I am wondering if a trans women would have actually provoked less comments.

Playboy have a new target audience. They can't attract men now, that's absurd, men watch porn. Playboy is marketed to sell merchandise to teenage girls now. No one is better at teaching a teenage girl how to be sexually 'fully available' as an enthusiastic gay man. This is the new world.