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Warren DeMontague

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39. How about one on how "Tiger Moms love Bondage!"

Reply to gauguin57 (Reply #30)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 04:09 AM

Apr 2012

I think we have a winner$$$$!!!!!

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Really Newsweek? [View all] kpete Apr 2012 OP

This can't be real. chollybocker Apr 2012 #1

here also, right hand side, "On The Cover" : steve2470 Apr 2012 #2

Note how they make it seem sexy and good with such a knock out woman? Lionessa Apr 2012 #3

Exactly, that pic shows a very skinny model, not at all representative Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #12

I think you're missing my point. Lionessa Apr 2012 #21

I get it. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #24

Women have to be pornworthy these days... ananda Apr 2012 #46

This is a very astute observation lunatica Apr 2012 #47

yup lunatica and ananda. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #55

+1000 Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #58

Is there a ship off this planet? Zalatix Apr 2012 #4

Yes, but it's owned by Newt Gingrich. Pick your poison. n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #35

As opposed to the secret fantasy life of working men Rex Apr 2012 #5

+1 for faulsauce flamingdem Apr 2012 #8

I cannot believe they are towing the M$Ms line. Rex Apr 2012 #11

haha! The writer and editor were fetishists who had themselves some plywood in Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #13

Well if they were thinking about powerful women secretly wanting Rex Apr 2012 #20

Maybe they are afraid of the Anna Wintours of the world nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #25

I find Anna Wintour pretty frightening :) Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #28

You must, you must!!! Rex Apr 2012 #33

Once for that wig, the other for those bug shades Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #37

Perhaps you haven't heard who is running Newsweek, these days. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #70

She majored in sensationalism. She's clearly selling the magazine to men. Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #76

She's selling the magazine to men? Really? Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #78

The cover shows a frumpy Queen of England? Or a skinny female playing victim in a sexual fetish Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #79

Like I said, I'd be interested to see what the demographics are pre and post Tina Brown takeover. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #81

Do you think that showing women naked or in sexualized poses is done because for women? nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #83

I see a woman with a tie wrapped around her head. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #84

Then I do believe you have been entirely too sheltered, if all you see is a scarf. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #85

I see a tie, not a scarf. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #86

If all you see is a tie, then you have been unduly sheltered. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #87

Yep. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #88

:) That's ok. Trust me though, that cover is not about fashion. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #89

I know, it's about 50 shades of grey and cheesy bondage porn aimed at women. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #90

It's never too late. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #91

Isn't Tina Brown editing that thing? MADem Apr 2012 #18

That bosomy Brit vulgarian is indeed editing that thing Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #27

Well it is all about selling...ahem news. Rex Apr 2012 #34

You mean, ah, "working men" ...with names like Tina Brown? Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #38

She also wrecked The New Yorker; took it from midcult to lower-midcult Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #50

I am as surprised as you are. Rex Apr 2012 #59

I cancelled my subscription, because I now find it nearly unreadable. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #69

Looks like they are drinking the same kool-aid as the M$M. Rex Apr 2012 #75

This is so creepy flamingdem Apr 2012 #6

That woman never worked a day in her life BeyondGeography Apr 2012 #7

YOU WIN THE THREAD!!! MADem Apr 2012 #16

I hate everybody Lucy Goosey Apr 2012 #9

Fiction to you but reality to the characters in the stories. Kablooie Apr 2012 #31

I so don't believe this. Sex play is fun, whether it's one or the other playing alpha, but I Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #10

Maybe "overpower" = "show a little enthusiam for once Harry" flamingdem Apr 2012 #22

LOL! Maybe so. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #23

Funniest Comment On This Thread! ProfessorGAC Apr 2012 #53

Pro doms report that their most reliable customers are powerful men eridani Apr 2012 #41

Thanks for the insight on what is nolabels Apr 2012 #42

It's very true Marrah_G Apr 2012 #62

Man, if Helmut Newton's estate could claim all royalties due... Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #14

This shit was on TV the other day-- a woman was saying that all the "moms" MADem Apr 2012 #15

Looks more like a cover for Vogue. eom tawadi Apr 2012 #17

Sexist horseshit! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #19

I'm old enough to remember when Newsweek wrote about, well, the news. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #26

Same here! Was trying to remember what year it was Rex Apr 2012 #36

Newsweak jumped the shark sarge43 Apr 2012 #40

I thought they folded a few years ago. GoCubsGo Apr 2012 #52

All this tells me is that the marketing whizzes at Vintage books are working overtime gauguin57 Apr 2012 #30

How about one on how "Tiger Moms love Bondage!" Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #39

Ah. Now I understand women. I'll show this to my wife so she'll submit to me. Kablooie Apr 2012 #32

Please Please PLEASE let this be The Onion Ship of Fools Apr 2012 #43

Working Girl: 2012 no_hypocrisy Apr 2012 #44

This is utter bullshit. ananda Apr 2012 #45

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is what inspired this article mainer Apr 2012 #48

Here's a review from the NYT - the Cinderella fantasy + spanking flamingdem Apr 2012 #54

Blown way out of proportion Iris Apr 2012 #49

Katie Roiphe, huh? That explains it. Chorophyll Apr 2012 #51

Ms. Roiphe is quite atrocious blogslut Apr 2012 #71

Sex sells magazines. MineralMan Apr 2012 #56

That cover creeps me out whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #57

Next week I wanna see MadrasT Apr 2012 #60

So do I. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #73

I can tell you why some women like it and why some men like it. Marrah_G Apr 2012 #61

That's what I was trying to say up thread. Iris Apr 2012 #63

It's one of the reasons why supermarket historical romance books are so popular. Marrah_G Apr 2012 #64

haha! Yes, exactly! Iris Apr 2012 #66

Exactly... tallahasseedem Apr 2012 #67

Really what? jp11 Apr 2012 #65

Never mind that in an S&M type sexual relationship, the Submissive is actually in control and holds Blaukraut Apr 2012 #68

I'm not going to tell consenting adults how to get or not get their jollies. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #72

The point is, what "soccer moms" or anyone else want in the bedroom Chorophyll Apr 2012 #74

I agree with both your points. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #77

I guess I sort of don't care about the sexuality of other people all that much. Chorophyll Apr 2012 #80

Ill be honest, I didnt read the whole thing. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #82