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In reply to the discussion: Why do sci-fi books from the 60s and 70's have so many scatily-clad women... [View all]JitterbugPerfume
(18,183 posts)37. Why was Kilgore Trout my first thought
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Why do sci-fi books from the 60s and 70's have so many scatily-clad women... [View all]
Odin2005
Feb 2012
OP
Because the publishers thought most of the people buying them were teenage boys?
csziggy
Feb 2012
#1
Why do shitty romance novels *still* feature scantily clad characters on their covers?
Orrex
Feb 2012
#5
It's hard to believe, but back in the 20th Century, humans used "sex" to sell "products"
bluedigger
Feb 2012
#13
As happens so often in this forum, this can be solved with three little words: Margaret Brundage.
dimbear
Feb 2012
#24
"Why do sci-fi books from the 60s and 70's have so many scatily-clad women..."
greiner3
Feb 2012
#33