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Written by Uponnothing

Saturday, 21 February 2009 09:58

The article: Degrading, disgusting, and demeaning: I'm ashamed of modern women's magazines says a former Cosmo editor

Some snippets:

They flail around for the most lurid, degrading stories

They read the competition and vie with one another to come up with the most eyebrow-raising and shocking stories. I have a sense, these days, that if it doesn't make you want to gag, then the coverline has failed to do its job.

Arguably, you could blame the net for this. Porn, scandal and shocking pictures have become easily accessible... Perhaps magazines no longer feel they can compete, so they flail around desperately for the lowest, most lurid and degrading stories they can find - attempting to shock and titillate readers into buying their publications.

Sounds really rather reminiscent of the Mail. The newspaper is increasingly puerile and celebrity orientated, and the Mail website does a good job of constant titillation and gossip via the Femail wall of flesh.

I'm sure even the Mail could spot the irony and hypocrisy of printing this story. Then again, the writer does blame the internet for making all things bad, so the article does make some sense to them.

Last Updated on Friday, 28 August 2009 12:36

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