Dalakerman06
08-11-2009, 12:30 PM
12-Year-Old Kids Still Getting Racy 'Maxim' Instead of Gaming Magazine
Come on, Maxim. We tried to warn you. If you're going to surreptitiously exchange a magazine featuring a cover of cleavage for one honoring 'Super Mario,' then moms are going to notice the switch. And they're going to talk about it. After the canceled Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) sent out its final issue in January, subscribers to the magazine instead began receiving copies of the men's mag Maxim. An attached message notified subscribers that they could reply by snail mail in order to halt the subscription and receive a prorated refund. Kathleen O'Donnell, a mother of a 12-year-old boy, recently requested the cancellation and refund, only to receive the August issue. She told WBZTV, "I didn't think it was a magazine my son should be looking at." Probably not. It's definitely surprising that the magazine is still continuing to mail its issues despite insensitive ignorance of female gamers and concerned parents. And it's perhaps even more surprising that a 12-year-old boy actually told his mom. He must have read Maxim's review of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand.
Come on, Maxim. We tried to warn you. If you're going to surreptitiously exchange a magazine featuring a cover of cleavage for one honoring 'Super Mario,' then moms are going to notice the switch. And they're going to talk about it. After the canceled Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) sent out its final issue in January, subscribers to the magazine instead began receiving copies of the men's mag Maxim. An attached message notified subscribers that they could reply by snail mail in order to halt the subscription and receive a prorated refund. Kathleen O'Donnell, a mother of a 12-year-old boy, recently requested the cancellation and refund, only to receive the August issue. She told WBZTV, "I didn't think it was a magazine my son should be looking at." Probably not. It's definitely surprising that the magazine is still continuing to mail its issues despite insensitive ignorance of female gamers and concerned parents. And it's perhaps even more surprising that a 12-year-old boy actually told his mom. He must have read Maxim's review of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand.