Cheesecake Photos

Do they come for the pictures or the words?

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels

Decades ago before pornography was a ubiquitous reality in current-day society, men used to buy Playboy Magazine and stash it where the kids and wife couldn't find it. And when somebody inevitably did, the guy would claim he bought the magazine to read the stories — and not to ogle the photos! A hilarious concept to be sure — which I discovered from my own experience.

Once upon a time, I ran an escort blog that featured a bevy of bodacious women who advertised on the sidebar — and daily stories I’d write about the business — or almost anything I felt like — in the body of the site.

My little project became popular enough that the ads worked well for my customers — and the authorities arrested me for promoting the girls’ “activities.”

At a certain point during the endless process of defending myself, I pulled the ads off the sidebar (at the advice of counsel) but continued blogging away, curious as to how adversely the lack of cheesecake photos would affect my traffic.

I figured to lose between 50% and 67%. I was kidding myself. I lost 90% of my audience. I’m sure Playboy would have fared better in the same situation. But my point is: when your boyfriend tells you he bought the magazine for the stories, he’s more than likely jerking off to…