I got my Newsweek today and I was a little put off by the cover, but when my husband had a similar reaction I knew that the cover was most definately suggestive. I saw the linked article on Facebbok and I see others share my opinion and perhaps Newsweek has gone off the rails with their portrayal of women. Read the link and share your thoughts.
http://www.missrepresentation.org/notbuyingit/notbuyingit-newsweeks-best-places-to-eat-cover/
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I did not view the picture as sexual .
A boyfriend or spouse feeding her as was done for men in Rome ?
THAT’S THE EYE-SAW WE SEE OF AMERICA FROM THEIR VIDEOS WE WATCH HERE IN NIGERIA. AMERICAN MAGAZINES, FILMS AND VIDEOS PRESENT THEIR WOMEN AS MERE SEX TOYS. AN AMERICAN GIRL WHO IS A MUSICIAN HAS TP APPEAR NAKED ON THE ALBUM AND ON VIDEO JUST MAKE IMPRESSION. STREET THUGS PERFORMING THEIR VIOLENT MUSIC WILL HAVE TO GET A GIRL OR GIRLS, PARADE THEM NAKED IN ORDER TO SELL THEIR MUSIC.
WE ARE TOLD HERE THAT THOSE ARE THE HALLMARKS OF A “FREE” AND “CIVILIZED” SOCIETY LIKE AMERICA. BUT IT IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE THAT SOMEBODY NOW IS VIEWING THAT SORT OF FREEDOM AND CIVILIZATION AS OFFENSIVE IF NOT IMMORAL.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Print media sales – ESPECIALLY of printed periodicals – are declining as more people turn to the internet to read the news and other magazine articles and now that blogs like yours are giving people faster access to information. So that explains this cover tactic.