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COSMO HURTS KIDS

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COSMO HURTS KIDS

Hi! I'm VICTORIA HEARST. My family's company, the Hearst Corporation, publishes COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE, also known as COSMO. It contains PORNOGRAPHY such as:

Drawings of naked men and women in sexual positions.
Photos of full rear male nudity.
Articles glorifying group sex, anal sex, married couples swinging parties, sex with strangers, and more.
A "Sex Q & A" section where female readers ask graphic sexual questions and receive graphic sexual answers.
A "Sex Toy of the Month" feature.

COSMO seduces underage girls into reading the magazine by putting teen and “tween” idols on the cover, and by printing articles listing the best colleges to go to to have sex.
MY "COSMO HURTS KIDS" CAMPAIGN IS NOT TRYING TO CENSOR THIS MAGAZINE OR PUT IT OUT OF BUSINESS. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE COSMO LABELLED “ADULT MATERIAL" SO THAT IT CANNOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.

The AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION says that SEXUALIZATION HAS SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR UNDERAGE GIRLS.

COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE'S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOANNA COLES has confessed that COSMO is all about SEX and "ENCOURAGING AMERICAN WOMEN TO HAVE MORE AND BETTER ORGASMS."

THIS MAGAZINE IS PORNOGRAPHIC AND VIOLATES STATES' "MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS LAWS." IT SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO KIDS!!

About

ABOUT

Victoria Hearst

Miss Victoria Hearst was born in San Francisco, and raised in Hillsboro (south of San Francisco). Victoria is the daughter of Catherine Campbell Hearst and Randolph Apperson Hearst. Randolph and his twin brother David (not identical) were the youngest of five boys born to Millicent and William Randolph Hearst. W.R. Hearst, the only child of George and Phoebe Hearst, is best known as the head of a media empire and creator of the famous estate that was referred to as “The Ranch” by W.R. and “Hearst Castle” by the millions of visitors who have enjoyed visiting the site since it was donated to the State of California by the Hearst Corporation and Millicent Hearst in 1953 after W.R.’s death (1951)....Read more

History of Cosmopolitan Magazine

April 1937

Today's Cosmopolitan Magazine has nothing in common, in look or content, with the original magazine that was created in the late 19th century by a company called Schlicht & Field of New York. Named The Cosmopolitan and first published in 1886, it was a wholesome family/women's magazine.

Mr. Paul Schlicht assured his readers that his magazine was a "first-class family magazine" and "There will be a department devoted exclusively to the concerns of women, with articles on fashions, on household decoration, on cooking, and the care and management of children...Read more

NEWS

Featured

Jul 18, 2019

These 16 U.S. States Passed Resolutions Recognizing Porn As A Public Health Issue

Jul 18, 2019

These resolutions put these states in better positions to promote the science and research that show porn’s negative effects on individuals, relationships, and society. The goal of these resolutions is to limit the spread of this national porn issue we are experiencing, similar to when our country controlled access to tobacco and advertising for it when evidence began showing it was harmful.

Jul 18, 2019

Jun 12, 2019

Billboards in New York City

Jun 12, 2019

Jun 6, 2019

Salt Lake City Billboards

Jun 6, 2019

Aug 24, 2018

Joanna Coles Exits Hearst Magazines

Aug 24, 2018

Her departure as chief content officer follows the recent promotion of Troy Young to president of the magazine group. The shake-up continues at Hearst Magazines—publisher of such titles as Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire—as the division’s high-profile chief content officer, Joanna Coles, has resigned

Aug 24, 2018

Kentucky Senate Passes Resolution Declaring Pornography a Public Health Crisis

Aug 24, 2018

Kentucky joins nine other states to boldly condemn pornography. Sponsored by Senator David Givens, Senate Resolution 170 passed by voice vote declared pornography to be a public health crisis, encouraging education on the dangers of pornography and requesting increased enforcement.

Aug 24, 2018

Victoria Hearst Applauds the Moral Victory that Made Cosmopolitan Pull its ‘Cosmo After Dark’ Series from Snapchat

Aug 24, 2018

God bless all of you good people who acted to protect America’s children and made Cosmopolitan Magazine (aka Cosmo) cancel its vile plan to put its pornography on Snapchat.
My family’s company, the Hearst Corporation, publishes Cosmopolitan, and is solely responsible for the magazine’s disgusting, pornographic content.

Aug 24, 2018

Victoria Hearst Addresses American Society of Magazine Editors' Defense of Cosmopolitan Magazine

Aug 24, 2018

My name is Victoria Hearst. My family's company, the Hearst Corporation, publishes Cosmopolitan Magazine (also called Cosmo), which contains pornography and is in violation of the Material Harmful to Minors laws.

Aug 24, 2018

Mar 27, 2018

Walmart To Remove Cosmopolitan Magazine From Checkout Lines

Mar 27, 2018

Fans of Cosmopolitan will now have a harder time finding the magazine at Walmart.

The retail giant will be pulling the magazine from checkout lines at 5,000 stores across the U.S., the National Center on Sexual Exploitation announced in a news release Tuesday.

Mar 27, 2018

Walmart Bans Cosmopolitan Magazine Because It's Too Sexy And ‘Offensive’

Mar 27, 2018

On Tuesday, a press release from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation announced that the big-box retailer would no longer stock Cosmo in its stores. This shift, which would impact 5,000 Walmart stores nationwide, stems from what the NCOSE called the magazine's promotion of sexual exploitation.

Mar 27, 2018

Nov 7, 2016

Victory in Shelby County, Tennessee!

Nov 7, 2016

After a recent meeting with Tennessee Attorney General Amy Weirich to discuss how Cosmopolitan Magazine hurts kids, General Weirich decided to issued the following letter to merchants informing them of the Harmful to Minors law.

Nov 7, 2016

GET INVOLVED

Material Harmful To Minors Laws

Retailers that carry Cosmopolitan Magazine are unaware that selling its sexual content to minors under 18 years old is Illegal. Download your State's law and give copies to the store owners and/or managers that carry Cosmo. Send copies of the law to your sheriffs, district attorneys, and government officials. Demand that they enforce pornography laws to protect children.

State harmful to minors statutes and obscenity exemptions for educational purposes.Data Gathered by Liberty Counsel 2015, updated 2018

Click below to find the laws that pertain to your state.

Cosmo Hurts Kids Flyer

Please, print this out and give to family, friends, churches, and merchants that carry Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Contact Hearst Corporation Executives:

PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Steven Swartz

CHAIRMAN
William R. Hearst III

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
Frank Bennack, Jr.

PRESIDENT, HEARST MAGAZINES DIVISION
David Carey

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE
Michele Promaulayko
michele@cosmopolitan.com
@michprom

Hearst Corporation Headquarters
300 W. 57th St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 649-2000

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