An Investigation into the content of teen magazines. Do they inform of the risks involved in sex or do they use sex as an entertainment strategy.
2006-11-15 23:17:59 · 13 answers · asked by jessica_elizabeth_brown 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Magazines
question was meant to read:
Do teen magazines inform them of the risks involved in sex or do they use sex as an entertainment strategy?
2006-11-15 23:19:34 · update #1
Most teens want to know the ins and outs of sex and much as we all like to think our kids can come to us for advice,i am afraid they cant , due to embarrassment on either the teens or the parents behalf ....
Having read some of these mags myself it can only be a good thing that they are informing the youth of today about sti's, safe sex, sexual health etc .... I don't think they look too much at the emotional side of sex it does tend to veer towards how to have great sex and positions more than anything .... but i guess we all live and learn and if this is only way that teens can get advice i think its fine entertainment or not !!!
2006-11-15 23:30:44 · answer #1 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both!!They do tell of risks but use as an entertainment strategy by doing things like Position Of The Fortnight and 10 Ways To Improve Sex
2006-11-16 07:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that most teenage magazines are trying to inform of the dangers of unsafe sex, they usually give the information in the form of real life stories etc.
yeah they do have problem pages and you have to laugh at some of the questions people ask, so they can be entertaining, but really they are there to inform them.
2006-11-16 07:23:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sazi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latter. Pick up any magazine and look at the ads...they are all selling sex appeal...it is the business of America (the prosperous dark side).
2006-11-16 09:01:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
come on......REAL TALK....nowadays, teens dont need a magazine as influence for sex. If sex is the magazine's strategy, they should put their energy elsewhere cause sex been in the picture.
2006-11-16 07:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by boog1981 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some do, some don't. IT depends on who it's geared at. Older teens to 20-somethings may read Cosmopolitan, which has had articles giving tips on sex, but only for enterainment purposes. (sexual postitions)
2006-11-16 07:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by smelly pickles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good shout!
As an entainment strategy. The educational bit is an afterthought.
Everyone knows that "sex sells".
2006-11-16 07:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by bluenose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They teach you that you need to be completely ready and emphasise using contraception, being careful, and only having sex for the right reasons (eg cuz your in love with your bf not because your friends are pressuring you to)
2006-11-17 14:51:15 · answer #8 · answered by jelly_baby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They tell the warnings i know is seventeen they always have likee a quiz on something about sex, like if you are ready or if you know everything you need to know.
2006-11-16 08:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by ank8907 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont get the deal abou tmagazines. i mean they keep talkingabout how u shoudl be happy in ur own skin, and that crap, but compltely slag of celebs that are agining a bit of wieght.
p.s i do realize this as nothign to do with sex, but the point stands.
2006-11-16 07:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by som1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋