Men need to be men, according to the editor of the revived magazine hoping to reclaim its rebellious place in pop culture

Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?

I read a couple articles this morning and the “journalism” reads like a Sunday Sport article.

Interesting thought experiment - since the magazine is online only - are the nonces going to have to print out the magazine now to leave it in shubbery for kids to find? Those reddit threads where every man over the age of 40 seems to have a story about finding porn mags in bushes always had a creepy undertone. I’m not sure that the ‘porn fairy’ commenters sometimes refer to was a very savoury character.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Interesting thought experiment - since the magazine is online only - are the nonces going to have to print out the magazine now to leave it in shubbery for kids to find? Those reddit threads where every man over the age of 40 seems to have a story about finding porn mags in bushes always had a creepy undertone. I’m not sure that the ‘porn fairy’ commenters sometimes refer to was a very savoury character.

    I still believe in the Porn Fairy. I think it deserves a separate post…

    • steeznson@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I think the best case scenario is that some eccentric guy thinks he is being a legend by continuing the tradition of the shrub magazines that he enjoyed as a kid. That’s still pretty weird imo… however I was born in 93 and missed this phenomenon completely.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Yeah, I never met a porn fairy or knew anyone that had a classic find. My encounters suggested that particular porn fairy was working through some issues.