It's not just for him! (FHM)

Member Name: Nat.

Product:	FHM
Date:	05/02/02 (334 review reads)
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Advantages: A good read

Disadvantages: It's supposed to be for men!, Too many ads

Yes, I know, I'm a girl, I'm straight, the bits about sexy women are of no interest whatsoever. True. So why is it that I can spend so much longer reading my other half's FHM magazine than I can reading the sort of girlie rubbish they put in women's mags these days?

Well, from a purely girlie point of view, I will give you my opinion on FHM. Obviously, I flick straight past the half naked pictures of women with no self respect. But then, so does my fiancé if he knows what's good for him!

And yes, there are too many adverts, which I also flick past without a second glance. So then we get to the good bits...

The magazine is most definately aimed at the male of the species, not so much at men, but at lads. I would say that the sort of audience that FHM aim at is somewhere between Harry Enfield's Kevin and the guys from Men Behaving Badly. The sort of people that appreciate corny jokes, true stories of other people's misfortune, sleasy sex articles, letters from lesbos, the list goes on.

Though I am not claiming to be a lad in any way shape or form, I find FHM the most interesting mag about. The jokes, without fail, have me in absolute hysterics. They seem to manage to pick the funniest jokes about,
and tell them in an absolutely fantastic style that really captures the humour of them.

The articles on current affaires are, in my humble opinion, a hundred times better than the ones in even what I would deem the 'best' womens magazines. They are told in such a light hearted manner, I suppose this is in order to appeal to people that don't really want to read a deadly serious article, because if they wanted that they'd buy the Times. In the trashy magazines that women are supposed to buy, you get very few articles that don't relate to some celebrity or other, and if you do get an article on current affairs, it will be so serious that it makes you feel guilty for eating y
our lunch while you read it. And that's another, thing, FHM doesn't try to tell it's readers to lose weight! that makes it so much more appealing!! Except for those photos of the fat ladies in the shower in an article a few months ago, I still haven't got over that!...

Which brings me to my next point, FHM prints some pretty disgusting photos and desciptions. This is, again, aimed at the lad culture, and I guess maybe females are more prone to be repulsed by that sort of stuff, but not all of us! Yes, it can be repulsive, but interesting and funny in a sick sort of way....

Speaking of which, the true stories also fall into that category. Yep, they can be awful, like the one about that guy who got carried away on the football field and broke a 14 year old soccer hopeful's leg, putting an end to his football career. But again, it makes for such good reading, and it really is written in a non-offensive, light hearted manner.

Moving on to the sex articles. Whilst I don't apprecite the sleasy pictures, the actual sex tips seem to be given for both him and her, and are again more light hearted than the sort of thing you get in girlie mags, and can be quite effective aswell I can tell you...!

...And on that note, I'll sign off, but the moral of that story is, don't bin it, pass it on to your girlfriend, or sister or mum! Whilst I'd be far too embarrased to buy it myself, I know I'm not alone in saying that though FHM stands for 'for him', it doesn't mean JUST for him!

........HELP! I'M TURNING INTO A LAD!

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