Cosmopolitan Vs Men's Health Essay

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The publications I chose to analyze are Cosmopolitan and Men’s Health, both lucrative magazines designed for the opposite sex. Famously known as “The Bible” to women, this is depicted in Legally Blonde when Elle Woods brings necessities which include Cosmopolitan to her client in jail. The racy magazine is notorious for the womanly advice, analyzing many aspects of a woman’s life. Men’s Healthis a popular magazine addressing men by giving sex, exercise, diet, and lifestyle tips. The experience in buying Cosmopolitan for the first time was interesting (use synonym). Due to the explicit headlines and scantily clad women of Cosmopolitan, Walmart has made plastic, U-shaped covers. Victoria Hearst, granddaughter of the magazine’s publisher, incited …show more content…

Later in the magazine an article titled “Culture Crush: Happy Holibaes” its contents are men heavily sexualized with little or no clothing. Another attention grabbing article would be “Stop Single Shaming Me” on how women are constantly asked and/or condemned for not having a man in their lives. This article bestows (?) a sense of autonomy towards women because a strong, independent women in the twenty-first century is not necessarily in dire need to have, be with, or desire a man. Another article empowering towards women is “How to Look Revenge Hot” advices women going through a break-up to ooze confidence and avoid bawling (USE SYNONYM) over men. This article advices women to be autonomous and strong through a break-up. Among the encouraging messages sent towards women on living without a man, Cosmo discusses sex health. In the December issue, it was the fear of herpes and how manageable STI scares women drastically more than other STIs. The advertising in Cosmopolitan consists mainly of high end designers and makeup. The models are mainly Caucasian and

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