One of the Many Reasons I Don’t Read Cosmo

I could go on about all the reasons why I don’t read Cosmo, but I wanted to share this example.

On the website there is a sex positions section, and each lists "Why You’ll Love It." Besides the fact that it is only supporting heterosexual sex, it is extremely sexist (as much of this magazine is…)

This one says this:

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT:
This passion pose supplies the kind of naughty sex scene that all men yearn for. It gives him a full-frontal va-va-voom view of you in action, one that’ll undoubtedly fuel his dirtiest fantasies for a long, long time. Plus, because you’re the one who sets the speed and timing, you can treat yourself to the exact motions that make you moan with desire and take you over the edge of ecstasy.

Notice how the first half is not about why the man will love it – and the reason is that it’s supposed to be fulfilling some naughty-porno-like-sex-scene fantasy. That just irks me on so many levels.

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