How Could You Just Leave Me Standing Alone In A World That's So Cold
Current Song: "When Doves Cry" -- Prince
My boss and I mutually decided that we'd worked hard enough this week and called it a day at 3 PM. I bought some snack food and a Cosmo at the corner store and spent the rest of the afternoon lying on a blanket in the local park, listening to music, and trying to quell my slowly growing outrage over the irresponsible travesty that is Cosmo. I hadn't read one in a few years, and I don't know if I've changed or if it has, but damn. They actually quoted someone as saying that Cosmo "helps me please my man." Even their attempts at being forward-thinking, like advocating positive self-image and embracing your body flaws, was done in the name of "Men love it when a woman is confident about her body." Rigid gender stereotypes, even down to recommending that you go out of your way not to look money-hungry and then naming wealth as a reason a man is a "hot catch"? Check. Unhealthy relationship advice, like telling women not to disclose anything personal unless the man has done so first? Check. Truly irresponsible beauty tips, like recommending that you bleach your eyebrows with "box dye and a cotton swab at home"? Check. And for future reference, try that last one and it's likely you'll end up with horrible chemical burns on your retinas. You'll be the prettiest girl in the emergency room, though!
Also, there was a small piece on why men prefer women with little to no pubic hair. According to Cosmo, it's because today's men were raised on porn, and also because "most women keep themselves groomed down there." (No mention that "women keep themselves groomed down there" because men were raised on porn and no one wants to be the one to challenge the status quo.) I'm not necessarily advocating the wild and bushy look, but take note, men everywhere: try being grateful that she'll get naked with your shallow ass at all.
My boss and I mutually decided that we'd worked hard enough this week and called it a day at 3 PM. I bought some snack food and a Cosmo at the corner store and spent the rest of the afternoon lying on a blanket in the local park, listening to music, and trying to quell my slowly growing outrage over the irresponsible travesty that is Cosmo. I hadn't read one in a few years, and I don't know if I've changed or if it has, but damn. They actually quoted someone as saying that Cosmo "helps me please my man." Even their attempts at being forward-thinking, like advocating positive self-image and embracing your body flaws, was done in the name of "Men love it when a woman is confident about her body." Rigid gender stereotypes, even down to recommending that you go out of your way not to look money-hungry and then naming wealth as a reason a man is a "hot catch"? Check. Unhealthy relationship advice, like telling women not to disclose anything personal unless the man has done so first? Check. Truly irresponsible beauty tips, like recommending that you bleach your eyebrows with "box dye and a cotton swab at home"? Check. And for future reference, try that last one and it's likely you'll end up with horrible chemical burns on your retinas. You'll be the prettiest girl in the emergency room, though!
Also, there was a small piece on why men prefer women with little to no pubic hair. According to Cosmo, it's because today's men were raised on porn, and also because "most women keep themselves groomed down there." (No mention that "women keep themselves groomed down there" because men were raised on porn and no one wants to be the one to challenge the status quo.) I'm not necessarily advocating the wild and bushy look, but take note, men everywhere: try being grateful that she'll get naked with your shallow ass at all.
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