Monday, December 10, 2012

Magazines

While waiting in the check out line to purchase a few Christmas gifts, I see rows upon rows of magazines. Towards the bottom are the childrens magazines with fun pictures to color and other things. Next level up were cooking and house magazines. The next row up were for the tweens. That row had all of the Edward/Bella, 1 Direction, and those "big" media people on the covers. A few rows up, at the top shelf were the "Must be 18 and over to purchase" magazines. I was shocked by how many of the titles and heading stuck out to me. Most if not all were mentioning something about women's bodies. I understand that the magazine needs to make money but I know for a fact that if I brought my younger sibling into that store and she started reading those headings, my parents would flip. I feel like those sorts of magazines should be in an adult store or in an enclosed room like at the Family Video. The adult movies are in an enclosed room and there are cameras and mirrors that watch who walks into the room. This way I, and several others including parents, do not have to explain to their child or younger sibling what "Titties" or other nasty words at their age means.

Any thoughts about where these magazines should be located?? Or am I just preparing for the worse when I see those sorts of "18 and older" magazines sitting out in the open at a local, family store.

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