I loved the article, and I love the responses here even more. But they don't surprise me. Of all the women I know -- and they range in age from just-turned-21 to just-turned-81 -- I've never met one who actually was interested in the kind of fake, fame-driven "news" these magazines and television shows thrive with.
So who buys, reads and believes it all? Who ISN'T aware that magazine covers are airbrushed? Who DOES really think you can lose baby fat in a week? Who ARE the thousands of people that bought that issue of a magazine that libeled Scarlett Johansson and made $1.4 million in profit from it?
The problem does begin with the media, but it wouldn't continue if people wouldn't buy it. (And come to think of it, I am sure I just saw a headline that said space aliens have invaded Philadelphia recently....)
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I loved the article, and I love the responses here even more. But they don't surprise me. Of all the women I know -- and they range in age from just-turned-21 to just-turned-81 -- I've never met one who actually was interested in the kind of fake, fame-driven "news" these magazines and television shows thrive with.
So who buys, reads and believes it all? Who ISN'T aware that magazine covers are airbrushed? Who DOES really think you can lose baby fat in a week? Who ARE the thousands of people that bought that issue of a magazine that libeled Scarlett Johansson and made $1.4 million in profit from it?
The problem does begin with the media, but it wouldn't continue if people wouldn't buy it. (And come to think of it, I am sure I just saw a headline that said space aliens have invaded Philadelphia recently....)
April 15, 2009 - 8:53amThis Comment
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