SorryNotSorry Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 This was sort of an accidental discovery. I was at the supermarket on the morning of 11-19, picking up breakfast after fueling up the van, and lo and behold, what do I see at the checkout counter but the December issue of Cosmo with a blurb on the cover: GUYS' SEX DRIVE---The Dirty Little Bedroom Secret Nobody Wants To Talk About. Now, occasionally, curiosity gets the better of me, but this arises less from a desire to learn some enlightening Holy Grail of a secret, than to smirk at what factoids the know-it-all writers got wrong (unfortunately, some people who think they know everything, write books and articles to prove it). After finding the page where this cover story was printed, and finding that the article was about men's asexuality, I paid $5 and brought the mag home: I hope those of you reading this post will be smarter than me, and not waste your 5 bucks. The article, written by Jennifer Benjamin, gets my thumbs-up for at least making an effort to bring the issue out into the open, and admittedly it might be of some use to horny women whose men's sex drives are not that high. But it gets my thumbs-down for its implication that (you guessed it) A's are basically sick people who need to be treated. Same old worn-out line we've been hearing from sexual evangelicals all our lives. Oh, well... at least I could appreciate the image of the model on the cover, and think to myself "hmm, I wonder if SHE'D make a loyal, caring mate?" Really. I'll say one thing for the article on gurl.com... I only read about half of it, but what I did read of it, painted a picture of A's that was a hell of a lot more understanding than this article in Cosmo. Plus the little pic of the feminist salute (left fist raised proudly) gained my unabashed admiration! :D Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Heartilly Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Why and how did she say to treat it? Link to post Share on other sites
SorryNotSorry Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 Physical: with shots of male hormones. Psychological: therapy. Link to post Share on other sites
Wineblood Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Physical: with shots of male hormones.Psychological: therapy. Hahahaha, typical reponse : "Something isn't working in your body, extra chemicals should do it, and otherwise your head is messed up." However I tend to agree, if a man has a physical problem and wants to have sex, taking something would be the logical choice. I'm not sure what's meant by therapy but in this context it probably implies seeing a specialist to uncover some kind of repressed trauma. Link to post Share on other sites
SorryNotSorry Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to post Share on other sites
Hallucigenia Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I am extremely unsurprised that Cosmo is still promoting unintelligent and stereotypical attitudes towards sex. I can't even bring myself to place a token refutation here. It doesn't seem worth the bother. Link to post Share on other sites
bearded Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I have to agree, i read the article and found it all rather sad. Link to post Share on other sites
Dixie Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I read the article at the market...it pissed me off. Link to post Share on other sites
CC Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I have to agree, but I was pleased with the little bubble on the first page that does mention asexuality by name...even though the majority of the article was on how to "fix" them. Eh, gotta give them credit for trying. Link to post Share on other sites
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