Do you feel in a way that at times, both men's and women's "general" magazines (such as FHM, Cosmopolitan and the like) can be intellectually degrading?
I mean, I read them a bit and they can be quite entertaining...but...sometimes I feel they are too willing to label. Mens magazines seem to think ALL we care about is looks...even if the subject is incapable of intellectual thought...
Or that getting so trashed we throw up is the best way to spend the weekend...
And that all girlfriends are a burden...?
Likewise, women's magazines seem to assume the same, in reverse - that women will only care about the body, even if the character has the mental capacity & speed of a drunk sloth?
I notice too...that they seem to encourage women to spend time pursuing men...not what else can complete their lives? Likewise, with men...that they should just chase girls and go from one to another?
I like some articles...but..get sick of the idiotic stereotyping...do you? If not..why?
2006-06-23
00:16:34
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