I’m with them on the shoes part, but as far as the news value of celeb gossip goes, this is Cosmo we’re talking about, not The Atlantic. After a long day, it’s nice to unwind with Jesse James/Kat Von D/Sandra Bullock. [via]
That sums up almost exactly how I feel about Cosmo as well. I think it’s very stupid. But most people that read it don’t read it for substance, so it’s not really that big of a deal.
@lovelyxbones_x3@xanga - LOL, I know that they have relationship advice… what I meant was, if you follow Cosmo’s relationship advice, you’re likely single, because it’s silly. When they have a column that’s supposed to be from a guy’s perspective, it’s actually written by the columnist and a guy is asked to put his name to it. They know nothing about men.
It’s fine for entertainment, but shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Like all magazines, women should not let Cosmo run their life. Sure, sometimes it gives good advice and is a confidence booster, but if I read a tip that I do not agree with, I will ignore it. Cosmo is not the end all be all of relationships.
too_pretty_to_die
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February 1, 2011 @ 4:03 pm
Cosmo is ridiculous. my SO read it once and said that he feels sorry for women who really take any relationship advice from that magazine.
the only magazines i get are Allure (for beauty and fashion advice/tips) and Women’s Health (for fitness and whatnot). i don’t like gossip, celebrity news, or “wild” sex advice. i understand that it’s not meant to be taken seriously……… but why waste your time reading it, then? my definition of unwinding still includes intellectual reading, discussion, etc. i just find it a waste of time to read things that might literally be making you stupid. if the most entertaining thing you can think of is reading Cosmo, i think that’s pretty sad.
Hahaha. I would like this better, however, if they used a font other than Comic Sans. Nitpicking fonts: this is what I get for dating a guy who majored in graphic design hahaha
superGchik
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February 1, 2011 @ 7:06 pm
lol.
T0m03
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February 1, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
I didn’t know they had celeb gossip… I must be skipping that part…
ranunculus / 3285 posts
Haha that is so true.
sunflower / 370 posts
There’s a reason Cosmo is a single girls’ Bible.
dahlia / 2103 posts
That sums up almost exactly how I feel about Cosmo as well. I think it’s very stupid. But most people that read it don’t read it for substance, so it’s not really that big of a deal.
sunflower / 300 posts
@MrsJenBean@xanga - wrong. cosmo gives lots of relationship advice, and has recently begun to feature a married women’s column.
sunflower / 370 posts
@lovelyxbones_x3@xanga - LOL, I know that they have relationship advice… what I meant was, if you follow Cosmo’s relationship advice, you’re likely single, because it’s silly. When they have a column that’s supposed to be from a guy’s perspective, it’s actually written by the columnist and a guy is asked to put his name to it. They know nothing about men.
It’s fine for entertainment, but shouldn’t be taken seriously.
cherry blossom / 26 posts
Like all magazines, women should not let Cosmo run their life. Sure, sometimes it gives good advice and is a confidence booster, but if I read a tip that I do not agree with, I will ignore it. Cosmo is not the end all be all of relationships.
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Cosmo is ridiculous. my SO read it once and said that he feels sorry for women who really take any relationship advice from that magazine.
the only magazines i get are Allure (for beauty and fashion advice/tips) and Women’s Health (for fitness and whatnot). i don’t like gossip, celebrity news, or “wild” sex advice. i understand that it’s not meant to be taken seriously……… but why waste your time reading it, then? my definition of unwinding still includes intellectual reading, discussion, etc. i just find it a waste of time to read things that might literally be making you stupid. if the most entertaining thing you can think of is reading Cosmo, i think that’s pretty sad.
sunflower / 477 posts
who said only guys see it that way lol?
daffodil / 1615 posts
Hahaha. I would like this better, however, if they used a font other than Comic Sans.
Nitpicking fonts: this is what I get for dating a guy who majored in graphic design hahaha
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lol.
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I didn’t know they had celeb gossip… I must be skipping that part…
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@MrsJenBean@xanga - hahahaha couldn’t have said it better myself
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I feel like this applies to more than just Cosmo.
I can’t even browse through these magazines in waiting rooms.
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That’s almost true.
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yea that seems about right.
especially about the sex part and the shoe part.
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Trolololololololololol
I read Cosmo when I was 16. I thought it made me a woman. How wrong I was.
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LAWLS!!!!!