We were trolling the Yellow Pages directory for an exhaust repair shop the other day (we want to run 4-inch pipes on the Subaru this summer). Thumbing towards our objective we passed several pages devoted to escort services. Now, the oldest profession, like it or not, offers up particular images of women. Just look at the back of both of the city's arts and entertainment weeklies as well and you will see what we mean.
NOW magazine we would not place copies of on the floor of the antique cage our cocaktiel Louis Armstrong lives in lest even his modest brain be damaged by having to shit down onto this vain tribute to political correctness from his favourite wooden perch. Eye Weekly at least has some sense of humour in regard to itself and even wanders toward psychogeographic themes but when it comes to printing acre upon acre of "ho ads" is scarcely better. It's enough to make us a vegetarian these luridly coloured paper meat markets.
Both publications affect to be liberal, lefty, hip, and youthful yet they rake in revenue, and from those more thoughtful and tradition-minded of Russian pimps the occasional cake, via the advertising of prostitution. Last we heard this industry was skeevy and damaging to women. Most of the owners of these publications must be bearded. It is hard to believe they can look in the mirror long enough to shave.
Having POWcityblog address this type of imagery was probably inevitable and likely is difficult for many readers. Nonetheless, we know where we stand.
editor's note: during the composition of this post the Cramps song Bikini Girls With Machine Guns came on the radio ...'this stuf'll kill ya'
editor's note (supplemental): a healthier choice of periodical might be Queen's Quarterly or Granta
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