What revolution? Playboy branded the objectification of women as ‘acceptable’

Yazmin Dominguez

October 9, 2017

Marilyn Monroe was the kick-starting force behind Playboy’s success. A photo of her smiling, one arm extended, posing on top of an elephant in Madison Square Garden in 1949 rocketed Playboy into the limelight. Photographed by Tom Kelley, she made $50 for the photo series named “Mona Monroe.” R...