I recently purchased an issue of "Men's Health" magazine and I will never do it again.
Here's what you get when you get an issue of "Men's Health":
-Softcore pornographic pictures and writings
-Tips on how to get buff so you can score chicks
-Tips on how to please those chicks once you score them
What a disgusting magazine, the editors must be loser-college-drunks who are collecting and sharing their techniques for becoming the best male slut you can.
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Danny,
I am a long-time subscriber to MH, and I absolutely love the majority of the magazine: great health, wealth, workout, life, etc... tips. I share your sentiment on the risque-ness of some of the images and articles, and have often lamented that aspect of the publication (even to my wife), but have concluded that the amount of greatness in the mag overwhelms the downside. The current (March 2008) issue actually had a bare breast, which is the first time I recall such an image (there are usually scantily clad women, but not actual nudity), which is very disappointing. I actually tore that page out and gave it to my wife to toss.
Conclusion: there are many GREAT articles in MH that, if you can look past the crap, I have found to be very beneficial, but I don't blame you for being appalled.
also, it's "Traveshamockery", not "Travishamockery."
Kris, I actually KNEW that you would be the one to comment on this and it would be in favor of the magazine. While I think their are some redeeming factors (albeit very minimal) the overall message seems to be "get ripped and get laid." There's always something about sex or picking up chicks on every cover I've seen and the good articles about working out aren't that great/realistic for most men. I've found the same or better tips on exercises/diet by word of mouth...minus the manslut advice. The fact that my wife was disgusted by a magazine supposedly dedicated to the health of men says a lot. It's clearly reaching out to a single audience of men who want to get ripped for purpose of getting women, granted that's not what's used for by all subscribers (such as yourself) but that is the main audience/purpose nonetheless.
I stand by my disapproval of the magazine, we'll have to agree to disagree.
As far as "travishamockery," that's how theDan spells it and that's all that matters!
I certainly wasn't trying to change your opinion of MH; merely pointing out that as an experienced reader thereof, I agree about the crap but disagree about the quality, as well as put forth the notion that IF one is willing to put up with the crap (as I have been), there is much to be gained. Do not take that notion as saying "one SHOULD put up with the crap..." but instead "one COULD put up with the crap..."
We will not agree to disagree. We will disagree (about the quality), AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
FINE! I DISAGREE!
Do you really find information there that actually shapes your workouts and/or diet that couldn't be obtained for free from informed friends/aquaintences?
Yes, I do. I failed to mention there are tons of great, practical recipes as well. However, I probably could gather most of the information for free from different sources, but the small subscription fee is well worth it for me to not have to do the research or the gathering thereof myself.
Look, I really don't care weather you or anyone else likes or dislikes MH; in fact, I'm glad you abhor many of the same aspects of it as I do.
You have defended your usage of MH well. I personally don't get much out of such mags but if your health is actually bettered by information obtained I cannot totally rebuke your subscription.
The group of replies to this post is a perfect microcosm of what happens at every Man Weekend... the two of you just had a debate about the spelling of a word... a word that does not exist.
Glorious!
Jer, yes it is great! but it obviously makes more sense for it to be spelled traveshamockery, since the (previously nonexistent) word is a combination of:
Travesty
Sham
Mockery
Therefore, there IS a correct spelling, and therefore any other spelling is incorrect! ;)
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