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27th October 2005, 05:43 AM
Grocery chain banishes 'Seventeen' for 'Vagina 101' story (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/content/news/daily/1026seventeenweb.html)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- This month, the following things were readily available to any teenage girl who stepped into an Albertsons store: at least four brands of condoms. A recent Men's Health magazine article called "Six Secret Ways to Turn Her On." Cosmopolitan's tips on how to make your own sex video.
The following item, though, was unavailable in any of Albertsons' 2,500 locations: the October issue of Seventeen Magazine.
The chain pulled that issue from shelves earlier this month. The reason? An article on women's anatomy.
The article, entitled "Vagina 101," shows a drawing of a woman's genitalia with arrows pointing out the clitoris, the labia majora, the labia minora, the hymen and the anus. It provides a one-paragraph description of each part of the anatomy, under the headline "Owner's Manual." On the second page, the author addresses what's normal and what's not — from the color and consistency of female discharge to how to detect a urinary tract infection.
The Idaho-based Albertsons' corporate office issued a statement saying they pulled the October issue after receiving complaints from customers who considered the article "inappropriate." The company has refused further comment.
We live in a country where the promise of sex is a potent sales tool, be it for panties or perfume, cars or TV shows or songs. That's what makes this situation stand out: Suggestiveness passes muster, but anatomy gets ejected.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- This month, the following things were readily available to any teenage girl who stepped into an Albertsons store: at least four brands of condoms. A recent Men's Health magazine article called "Six Secret Ways to Turn Her On." Cosmopolitan's tips on how to make your own sex video.
The following item, though, was unavailable in any of Albertsons' 2,500 locations: the October issue of Seventeen Magazine.
The chain pulled that issue from shelves earlier this month. The reason? An article on women's anatomy.
The article, entitled "Vagina 101," shows a drawing of a woman's genitalia with arrows pointing out the clitoris, the labia majora, the labia minora, the hymen and the anus. It provides a one-paragraph description of each part of the anatomy, under the headline "Owner's Manual." On the second page, the author addresses what's normal and what's not — from the color and consistency of female discharge to how to detect a urinary tract infection.
The Idaho-based Albertsons' corporate office issued a statement saying they pulled the October issue after receiving complaints from customers who considered the article "inappropriate." The company has refused further comment.
We live in a country where the promise of sex is a potent sales tool, be it for panties or perfume, cars or TV shows or songs. That's what makes this situation stand out: Suggestiveness passes muster, but anatomy gets ejected.