Girlie magazines for 14year old boy

[Lil MG]

Hi Anne,

I don't have a teenage son but I've no doubt there is very little for them out there in the way of magazines. My problem with Zoo and other mags like it (Ralph, FHM etc) is that they not only objectify women but the quality of the writing is so poor, it's embarrassing. The articles are completely lame, aimed at the lowest common denominator and serve only to further perpetuate the myth that all men are over-sexed, sports-mad morons. They feature articles on models who say inane things like "I love taking charge in bed' and "Sex in the outdoors is wild!" which to me, is so predictable and let's face it, only serves to make men think not only is their girlfriend not as hot as the cover model but she obviously isn't as good in the sack either.

In Playboys defence, the writing is renowned as being awesome. And yes, we all know that no one buys it for the articles but let's say they "use" the magazine for the millionth time and then think "Hey, I'm not tired", they might actually read something and they might actually learn something!

So Anne, to summarise (I do go on ), I do think your son is too young for these mags but he's probably too smart for them too! He deserves better.