I find these magazines rather stupid, and don't think that they portray or send a good message. Sure they are not about sending positive messages, but since millions of teenage girls read them, they do have an effect.
These magazines, to some extent objectify women. I can't say the exact reason why I think so, but it is probably because they show that girls are not interested in any thing other than looks, guys and Hollywood. The magazines are just full of make-up tips. dress ideas, guy advice, latest Hollywood happenings and the occasional "Bash the Asian countries, girls are so suppressed over there".
The pictures of girls they show, set a concieved image in girls minds. They need to have a beautiful figure, clear acne free face, and great hair. Not to mention the expensive clothes, shoes and make up. Other wise they are going to be non-sexy, ugly, unpopular, and most of all they won't get a date for the all important, once in a life, with out which life will stop existing, event, The Prom.
Well they do have advice on how to look great for all sizes, but the pictures are only of cute anorexic girls, who by all standards are mentally sick. But these magazines show that as an ideal, an impossible ideal.
I would not be too surprised if the typical insecurity girls feel about being ugly is fueled by such magazines.
Although one cannot resist noticing the fundamental difference between guy and girl magazines. Girl magzines talk about "So you meet a cute guy, now what?" or "Find out what he would like as a gift", while Guy magazines talk about "So you have her in bed, now what?" or "Learn how to unhook a bra and turn her on while doing that".
These magazines, to some extent objectify women. I can't say the exact reason why I think so, but it is probably because they show that girls are not interested in any thing other than looks, guys and Hollywood. The magazines are just full of make-up tips. dress ideas, guy advice, latest Hollywood happenings and the occasional "Bash the Asian countries, girls are so suppressed over there".
The pictures of girls they show, set a concieved image in girls minds. They need to have a beautiful figure, clear acne free face, and great hair. Not to mention the expensive clothes, shoes and make up. Other wise they are going to be non-sexy, ugly, unpopular, and most of all they won't get a date for the all important, once in a life, with out which life will stop existing, event, The Prom.
Well they do have advice on how to look great for all sizes, but the pictures are only of cute anorexic girls, who by all standards are mentally sick. But these magazines show that as an ideal, an impossible ideal.
I would not be too surprised if the typical insecurity girls feel about being ugly is fueled by such magazines.
Although one cannot resist noticing the fundamental difference between guy and girl magazines. Girl magzines talk about "So you meet a cute guy, now what?" or "Find out what he would like as a gift", while Guy magazines talk about "So you have her in bed, now what?" or "Learn how to unhook a bra and turn her on while doing that".
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