Former Playgirl Writer: Editorial Staff's 'Hands Were Always Tied'

We’re surprised by the amount of virtual ink spilled discussing the demise of Playgirl. A lot of people have strong opinions about a magazine that no one, you know, read but whatever, we’ll play along.

In one of the more interesting takes we’ve encountered, Jamye Waxman — who up until yesterday was the mag’s Sex.ed columnist — penned a long treatise on her blog calling out Playgirl‘s executives:

I’ve been behind the doors at the Playgirl offices, and I know what went on, and I know how hard it’s been to get the vision right, especially when the visionaries are not always allowed to see for themselves.

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