Wildfist you are awesome!
To many of us this logo was the symbol of hot chicks and for young boys potential contraband. The kids who had access to playboy magazines had major street credit. The iconic symbol of the magazine can be recognized by almost anyone.
But then you see this. On stage in front of the playboy logo are bunch of girls that could f*ck Hugh Hefner in half. They are greased up and in bikinis which doesn't make a lot of sense because the girls in playboy are typically naked. WTF
So as a young boy what do you think?
These women are in some sort of muscle beauty contest that appears to be sponsored by Playboy. Wolf whistles and the roar of cheers comes from the crowd as they flex.
Playboy + the crowd response= these girls must be hot?
Girls + flexing muscles= sexy?
I do wonder if the schmoe fetish is nature or nurture. Is there a gene that makes us like muscular woman or is it something we are exposed to. I would have been 7 years old in 1982 and potentially could have seen this on a TV.
My heroes of the time were the "Lone Ranger" and "Tarzan". Lone Ranger had guns with silver bullets, a kick ass horse, a mask, and Indian sidekick. Tarzan on the other hand had animal companions but mostly relied on his strength. Tarzan was played by Ron Ely and he was a tough dude. But when you take his physique and compare it to Laura Combes he looks like a wimp. It looks like she could crush him with her muscles like an Anaconda. He was a fictional character yet this woman was real.
What kind of psychological impact does seeing your hero out muscled by girls have on young boy?