Juggs
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Juggs is a softcore pornography adult magazine published in the United States
which specializes in photographs of women with extremely large breasts. It has been called "the magazine of choice for breast men
."
It is published by Mavety Media Group, originally known for publishing gay pornography
magazines in the United States, and distributed by Larry Flynt Publications
. The magazine readership is mostly blue-collar men in the American South and Midwest.
Dian Hanson
, the magazine's editor for 15 years, described it as "the epitome of bad taste... a humorous magazine, a sexual sideshow." The magazine title, a slang
term for breasts, has become the perennial punch line
of any joke that requires a pornographic magazine
. It is used by leading American media
including Time Magazine, CBS News
, and The New York Times
as the immediately recognizable title of a pornographic magazine, without further explanation needed. After Juggs published a review of artist John Currin
's exhibition in 1998, the magazine's approval was still being used to define the artist's work 11 years later.
From 1986 to 2001, Juggs was helmed by Dian Hanson
who had edited multiple pornographic magazines since 1977. She has said that when she first arrived, it was being produced by a staff of solely gay
men, who would choose to display photos of the ugliest possible women, to mock their heterosexual readership. Hanson began putting in pictorials of women modeled after the Venus of Willendorf
, a prehistoric fertility symbol
with enormous breasts and a massive belly, which she saw as a piece of early pornography for cavemen. Hanson stated the magazine's monthly circulation nearly doubled, from 85,000 at the time she joined as editor, to 150,000 by 1996. Hanson said that Juggs was seen as less threatening to women than many other pornographic magazines, who saw its less than perfect models as closer to themselves, and were more willing to submit their photographs there than to any other magazine she worked at in 25 years. Hanson left Juggs in August 2001, a year after its publisher, George Mavety, died, leaving the company in the hands of people she didn't want to work for.
had a regular column in Juggs from 1986 through August 2007. Kelly Madison
has been a regular columnist since June 2002. Cartoonist Bill Ward
wrote and illustrated an article a month for the magazine in his later years.
United States
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which specializes in photographs of women with extremely large breasts. It has been called "the magazine of choice for breast men
Breast fetishism
Breast fetishism is a type of sexual fetish which involves a sexual interest in female breasts....
."
It is published by Mavety Media Group, originally known for publishing gay pornography
Gay pornography
Gay pornography is the representation of sexual intercourse between men with the primary goal of sexual arousal in its audience. There is also a tradition, and continuing considerable output, of lesbian pornography....
magazines in the United States, and distributed by Larry Flynt Publications
Larry Flynt Publications
Larry Flynt Publications, or LFP, Inc., runs the adult entertainment empire founded by Larry Flynt. Founded in 1976, two years after Flynt began publishing Hustler magazine, LFP was originally to serve as the parent company of this magazine....
. The magazine readership is mostly blue-collar men in the American South and Midwest.
Dian Hanson
Dian Hanson
Dian Hanson began her publishing career as an American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal Puritan, then moving on to Partner, OUI, Adult Cinema Review, Outlaw Biker and Big Butt, among others...
, the magazine's editor for 15 years, described it as "the epitome of bad taste... a humorous magazine, a sexual sideshow." The magazine title, a slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
term for breasts, has become the perennial punch line
Punch line
A punch line is the final part of a joke, comedy sketch, or profound statement, usually the word, sentence or exchange of sentences which is intended to be funny or to provoke laughter or thought from listeners...
of any joke that requires a pornographic magazine
Pornographic magazine
Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines, sex magazines or top-shelf magazines are pornographic magazines that contain content of a sexual nature. Adult magazines are mainly aimed towards men, and in some parts of the world, many men's first sight of a naked woman has been in an...
. It is used by leading American media
American Media
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including Time Magazine, CBS News
CBS News
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, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as the immediately recognizable title of a pornographic magazine, without further explanation needed. After Juggs published a review of artist John Currin
John Currin
John Currin is an American painter. He is best known for satirical figurative paintings which deal with provocative sexual and social themes in a technically skillful manner. His work shows a wide range of influences, including sources as diverse as the Renaissance, popular culture magazines, and...
's exhibition in 1998, the magazine's approval was still being used to define the artist's work 11 years later.
Dian Hanson
Dian Hanson began her publishing career as an American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal Puritan, then moving on to Partner, OUI, Adult Cinema Review, Outlaw Biker and Big Butt, among others...
who had edited multiple pornographic magazines since 1977. She has said that when she first arrived, it was being produced by a staff of solely gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
men, who would choose to display photos of the ugliest possible women, to mock their heterosexual readership. Hanson began putting in pictorials of women modeled after the Venus of Willendorf
Venus of Willendorf
The Venus of Willendorf, also known as the Woman of Willendorf, is an high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made between 24,000 and 22,000 BCE. It was discovered in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the...
, a prehistoric fertility symbol
Fertility symbol
A fertility symbol is an object used by early historical human societies representing fertility, reminders of which remain in folklore today.-Ancient forms:...
with enormous breasts and a massive belly, which she saw as a piece of early pornography for cavemen. Hanson stated the magazine's monthly circulation nearly doubled, from 85,000 at the time she joined as editor, to 150,000 by 1996. Hanson said that Juggs was seen as less threatening to women than many other pornographic magazines, who saw its less than perfect models as closer to themselves, and were more willing to submit their photographs there than to any other magazine she worked at in 25 years. Hanson left Juggs in August 2001, a year after its publisher, George Mavety, died, leaving the company in the hands of people she didn't want to work for.
Contributors
Heather Hooters has been a regular columnist since June 1994. Candy SamplesCandy Samples
Candy Samples is an American pornographic actress and exotic dancer.-Career:According to her website, Samples was approached while in Marina Del Rey, California to do pin-up modeling...
had a regular column in Juggs from 1986 through August 2007. Kelly Madison
Kelly Madison
Kelly Madison is an American pornographic actress, director, producer, and Internet pornography entrepreneur. Madison runs a production company, 413 Productions, with her husband Ryan.-Career:...
has been a regular columnist since June 2002. Cartoonist Bill Ward
Bill Ward (comics)
William Hess Ward , known as Bill Ward, was an American cartoonist notable as a good girl artist and creator of the risqué comics character Torchy.-Early life and career:...
wrote and illustrated an article a month for the magazine in his later years.