Entrepreneur, influencer and make-up artist, he is 23 years old and thus enters the history of the legendary American erotic magazine
Revolutionary choice for the legendary US magazine Playboy. After having immortalized the most beautiful women in the world in sensual poses and with few veils, for the first time in history she decided to put on the October cover the photo of a new bunny: Bretman Rock, famous 23-year-old influencer, who became famous for creating a popular YouTube makeup lesson series, openly homosexual. On the cover she appears in a very skimpy topless costume, high heels, black stockings, bow tie, cuffs and a headband with pointy ears. A choice that marks a turning point for the historic magazine, giving a new twist to its historic nickname of “magazine for men only”.
Rock, who became famous for creating a popular series of makeup lessons on YouTube, is also the star of a reality show on MTV, has an Instagram following of over 17 million followers, as well as being a militant activist in the LGBTQ community. Playboy, which Hugh Hefner founded in 1953 and who switched to producing online-only content last year, shared a quote from Rock on Twitter that underscores the historical significance of the photo. “That Playboy has a boy on the cover is a great thing for the LGBT community, for my community of color, and it’s all so surreal,” wrote the influencer of Filipino origins: “One wonders, is this really happening? And I’m so pretty. ‘
For Anthony Allen Ramos, of the organization Glaad who fights against discrimination against gays, Rock’s choice represents «a powerful step towards greater inclusion in the world of fashion and modeling». Rock is the third man on the cover of Playboy after founder Hefner and Latin musician Bad Bunny, who appeared in the 2000 online edition. Moreover, she is not the first of the LGBTQ community “adopted” by the magazine: last year another beauty influencer, Victoria Volkova, was the first trans to appear on Playboy Mexico in the footsteps of Roberta Close, Caroline ‘Tula’ Cossey , Giuliana Farfalla and Geena Rocero, testimonial of other editions.
In November 2017, French model Ines Rau became Playboy’s first openly trans Playmate. Once again, the choice of the magazine proved controversial: “Playboy is long dead … and now you understand why,” commented a reader on Twitter. And another added: «Now Playboy is Playgay. They will destroy any remaining space of masculinity ». The many reactions to vitriol were expected, said a spokesman for the PLBY Group, which publishes the magazine: “They are similar to those that Playboy received when in 1971 he put on the cover the African American Darine Stern, when in 1991 he chose the trans model Tula. Cossey; when we fought for abortion at the time of “Roe vs. Wade” and in the 1970s for cannabis reform. If a gay man feels sexy in the iconic bunny costume, why shouldn’t he be able to wear it proudly? ‘
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