All right, folks. This lady is officially on a mission. What is my cause, you may ask? I am so over the half-nude magazine pictures at our checkout stands. Yes, Cosmopolitan is probably the worst, but there are many at the checkstands that would like to compete with Cosmo's pornographic nature.
This effort began just last week on Tuesday. I was at Walmart and approaching the checkout stands. Cosmopolitan magazine was strategically placed on every end cap. What was on the cover (and as of now is still on the cover) is a woman with a button down shirt open to her navel. The photo plainly reveals too much.
In that moment it all changed for me. I was distraught, quite honestly. I parked my three and one year boys in line and ran to every end cap to cover this damaging magazine cover. C.R.A.Z.Y. I felt panicked. I felt as though there was a fire that had to be immediately put out, but that I was the only one who could see that there was a fire.
HERE IS THE DEALIO. Grocery stores usually have a magazine aisle. They do not choose to put Maxim magazine at the checkout register. They do not put Sports Illustrated swim suit issue at the checkout register. When inappropriate images are placed at the checkout register, the consumer is forced to view it. If it is in the magazine aisle, I can choose to not view it. PLEASE STOP SHOVING INAPPROPRIATE IMAGAES OF WOMEN DOWN MY THROAT! I am done and over it. Get the magazines covered up or get them out of the check stands.
Please join me in this cause. I have much more to share from the past eight days. I have learned a lot about this process of pushing for change and want to share it with you in hopes that you will choose to also voice your concern.
Since last Tuesday, I have committed myself to no longer stand idly by on this issue. I refuse to go through one more checkstand with inappropriate magazines displayed without saying something to the clerk and to the manager. I have learned that there is always a manager on duty, so speak up!
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