Comments on: Should Minors Be Banned From Buying Cosmo?

By: COSMO not foe Kids « straightlacedandjaggededged

COSMO not foe Kids « straightlacedandjaggededged — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:04:11 +0000

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By: mluv

mluv — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:24:31 +0000

yes I think minors should be banned from buying cosmo. But are they banned from buying those other sexually implicit mags as well. It really isnt going to stop them from being curious, searching online, etc but I find cosmo very racy.

By: Mr. Man

Mr. Man — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:11:54 +0000

Children of responsible active parents aren’t the major concern here if at all. I’m concerned about those who don’t have responsible parents, those who don’t care what their children read/watch or listen to. What about them? Are they to be shrugged off with a ‘oh well’ attitude. Lets keep it real, they are the ones that are creating the bulk of the numbers in these horrid statistics why, because they have no real guidence, they look to what and whoever. If there is no one to tap their hand when they reach for that mag and educate them on sex then who and what else do they have? Well for starters if they goto the grocery store they surely have cosmo huh…

I keep hearing people and the media (who’s responsible for most of the negative horrid content out there) say its not their responsibility, that parents just need to be more responsible heck that just goes without saying duhh, how about we catch a clue, most these kids (greatly affected ones) we’re talking about don’t haaaave responsible parents if they even have them at all. How about you celebs and media outlets be mindful of that reality and just take a bit more responsibilty or are you no worst than the dead beat parents. Some of these children don’t stand a chance especially when everyone fails them…..

By: binks

binks — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:33:47 +0000

Bingo! This does come down to parents actually parenting their kids. I read Cosmo in high school as well and turned out fine. My mom knew I was mature to handle the content and that I wasn’t impressionable especially something silly written in a magazine. Besides where do they think these girls get the money to buy this magazine? Parents, so they should step in and monitor their kids reading habits if they feel this extreme.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:26:40 +0000

There is overtly sexual content all over the place. Almost every song you hear on the radio is talking about sex, sex acts, body parts & how to use them. Cosmo isn’t the problem here.

I read Cosmo when I was in high school. It’s like a rite of passage. Let’s be proactive and create something that teaches our young women some self-esteem and you won’t have to worry about what Cosmo has to say.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:51:52 +0000

Aside from the rag just being horrible it literally contains porn. A bunch of friends went to a camp site and found a stack to use as kindling. We started pawing through them and there were short erotic stories in the back. it’s porn.

By: anon25

anon25 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:15:46 +0000

For me, the problem with the magazine isn’t the sex, it’s the idea of serving a man. My worst fear would be that young girls would read this and think their value lies in what a man thinks of them.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:14:49 +0000

Provide sex education and expose young girls to good quality material. That’s a much better way of ensuring they make informed decisions in their lives, and that they will seek out more empowering reading material. Banning it for minors will not work.

By: E.M.S.

E.M.S. — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:57:02 +0000

I’ve never liked Cosmo much, I think it’s definitely part of the reason why girls today are growing up too fast. I think they either need to change their target market to 18+ young women, or remove some the sexual content.

Despite the sexual stuff though there are some informative articles, I had recently read one about the dangers of young men removing girls’ IUD’s during sex and not telling them. That’s definitely something to spread awareness of.

By: Humanista

Humanista — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:53:03 +0000

Absolutely. Will be signing–I’ve been wondering why this has been so freely sold for the longest.