The Bunny Book
How Ordinary Girls Can Release Their Inner Playboy Bunnies
Apr 30, 2009 Andree Lachapelle
Has the venerable gentleman's magazine changed its message? Or has it simply changed its delivery, in order to reach a broader female audience?
The Girls Next Door
In The Girls Next Door, Playboy's reality TV show about Hef and his girlfriends, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson show us the ups and downs of life at the Playboy Mansion.
Audiences get an insider's look at special events and photo shoots, where the importance of flattering lighting, lengthy hair and make-up sessions, and the magic of Photoshop are openly discussed.
Although the girls often exhibit an incredible naivety when it comes to life outside the Playboy sphere, they come across as oddly genuine and charming women who know how to put their best foot forward.
As does Shelley Darlingson, the character played by Anna Faris in House Bunny.
House Bunny
Shelley, a friendly Playboy Mansion girlfriend with a heart of gold, shows that she is more than meets the eye when she moves into a lacklustre sorority house and helps its unpopular denizens develop the courage needed to go from lowly worm to stunning butterfly – without the women having to give up their integrity.
The message is clear: yes, Playboy life is a fairy-tale life but in this day and age, no one expects you to fully believe in it. You have to work hard, take care of yourself, suck in your gut, stick out your butt, and create your own magic!
The Bunny Book
The Bunny Book proves that even ordinary girls can often benefit from a little bunny help.
Surprisingly, the book is chockfull of sound advice meant not to turn hardcore feminists into bleached bimbos but simply, to teach women how to make the most out of what they've got, and how to develop self-confidence and a strong body image.
Nobody is encouraged to surgically enhance what nature has given them, and women, instead, are urged to think on their own two feet (stiletto-clad though they may be!) and release their inner goddesses.
In chapters with titles such as "Flirt," "Walk," "Dress," and "Tease," women are offered sound advice on date etiquette, make-up routines, and fun fitness options, even how to pick jeans that will flatter your figure, regardless of your shape.
Of course this is Playboy, after all, so readers can expect to find more than a few valuable sex tips!
However, in the end what we have is a candid book that far from promoting antiquated ideals of female beauty, actually encourages women to become the very best that they can be:
"If you want to make the rest of the world notice you, you've got to feel like you're worth noticing first!" The Bunny Book: How to Walk, Talk, Tease, and Please Like a Playboy Bunny.
Source
The Bunny Book: How to Walk, Talk, Tease, and Please Like a Playboy Bunny (Chronicle Books.)
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