Friday, January 7, 2011

Cosmo, World of Warcraft edition

So The Daily Blink has a series of fake World of Warcraft related magazine covers, including a Cosmo parody:

Cosmopolitan: Azeroth edition

Okay, so let's take a look at the cover stories:
  • What tier armor is right for my body type?
  • Ventrillo: girls, it's not just for raiding!
  • New Badge gear. Our fashionistas weight in!
  • 3 stances that will drive your boyfriend wild (including berserker)
  • How to burn calories during your corpse run
  • The hottest hunks in Stormwind
  • Letters to Cosmo: How do I tell my guild I'm a guy?
  • Slyvanas speaks: Her Diet for a sexy midriff
  • And the hover-over text is: "Dear Jaina: My husband brought the succubus to bed with us last night. How do I tell him I'm uncomfortable with this? Sincerely, Whipped Warlock Wife"
Overall, this seems like a pretty accurate assessment of what Cosmo would be like if it suddenly decided to go for a gaming audience. I understand that this is in jest so they probably ran with the first ideas off the top of their head... I just find it really fucking sad that this is such a pervasive stereotype. Arg.

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