The first statement clearly delights in its own degradation. But the second statement unfortunately sounds like the kind of thing men or women routinely say; last year, a study by Haven showed that women were even less forgiving than men when it came to rape victims who had kissed their attacker, drank alcohol or "dressed provocatively". Blame culture is problematic for obvious reasons, not least because its undefined boundaries occasionally lead, for example, broadsheet journalists to include details about an year-old gang-rape victim such as whether she wore makeup, or looked older than her years, as if a child can be in anyway culpable for her own assault.
What's more disturbing, when looking at the quotes used in the study, is that rapists and large sections of the general public seem to share a softened, "I'm not racist but" attitude for explaining away rape. The editors of British lads' mags that I contacted either declined to be interviewed for this piece or didn't respond. For me, that's a far scarier proposition. Gone are the days when buying a Crunchie and copy of FHM would be paired with the sweaty fear that you'd bump into your auntie's pal at the checkout and she'd give you a look like she's just caught you peeping through the girls changing room windows.
The truth of the matter is that the world of nudity now lives in a private, unregulated, digital world. Browse away my friend - the only thing you've got to worry about is clearing your browsing history. Lads titles represented a more innocent time, and while definitely far from an ideal feminist scenario, I'd far rather be chatted up by a guy whose just read "Banter birds in a bar - top five tips" than be sent a dick pic from across the way at All Bar One.
Tinder, Happen: casual hookups are but a swipe away. Gone is the notion of a bit of hard graft and a few dinners; if they're not putting out, keep swiping. This goes for both sexes. The closure of lads mags represents the rise of digital and in particular, digital dating. We're longing for the days or being hit on the back of the head by a flying elastic band. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Yet, the website was created just three years ago by then students, Alex Solomou and Arian Kalantari. The Lad Bible began life as a website that was not dissimilar to the print publications it has helped to displace. Until recently, it had a sexist slant — Cleavage Thursday was a feature — but, unlike its print counterparts, it has, to some extent, matured.
Pictures of women in bikinis still feature, but now the site has a wider mix of articles pushed out across social media outlets like Instagram and Snapchat.
More original content is planned with the appointment of Ian Moore from Vice as content director.
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