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Why romance covers cropped out men's heads

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Slapping a half-naked, aggressively oiled man on a paperback is a delicate dance with community guidelines. By strategically cropping out the model's head, publishers technically reduce the explicit nature of the photograph, allowing them to smuggle borderline erotica onto grocery store shelves right next to the aggressively wholesome family magazines.

Why romance covers cropped out men's heads
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