The influences of the Cosmo(girl)

What kind of world do we live in when girls as young as the group targetted by Cosmogirl are exposed to material intended for adult women? As I glance through the pages of www.cosmogirl.com I stumble upon a portion of the site that involves quizzes to reveal "the real you." These are not limited to but include: What do your eyes say about you (Beauty Quizzes), Is it really over?, What makes you sparkle?, What's your doggie style? (a cute remark about how dogs are "in" with some adult innuendo associetyed with it), and Are you being too obvious? Let me begin with the first quiz entitled "What do your eyes say about you?" This quiz is meant to determine how beautiful you are. Girls this young have barely hit puberty and are already concerned with how society sees them. Anybody know why anorexia is a growing problem in this country??? This quiz can be associetyed with "What makes you sparkle?" Obviously, this quiz is meant to attract the girls who "failed" quiz 1 and are in need of beautification. At this age, developing self-esteem issues should not be the main priority of this young girls, barely out of childhood. As the list goes on, "Are you being too obvious?" has established the main purpose of this beautification. Most of the material covered involves how to get guys to like you. Obviously if you're not physical attractive in accordance with quiz 1, then guys aren't going to like you. And, at this age, girls should not be worried about "picking up" guys or making it known that you like them. These kids don't know anything about real relationships, their biggest concern for the day is what is mommy and daddy making for supper? For the conclusion, "What's your doggie style?" a seemingly harmless column about what type of dog to buy and why dogs are cool now but the most disturbing thing about it is the implications of "doggie style." Doggie style, a sexual position, implies that 1)these young kids are familiar with the term and 2)they get the joke and may have already had sex "doggie style." I don't think that kids this young have any real comprehension of what love is or what type of act sex is, how to practice safe-sex, and what it really means when participating in sex. From start to finish, Cosmogirl has shown that the age between adulthood and childhood is growing smaller by the minute. If society is not careful in regulating this material, soon "A Brave New World" could become a reality. Kids are taught to behave sexually with others and are rewarded for it. Personally I think that adulthood and sex are some things that girls as young as those that read Cosmogirl are not ready to face.