Wal-Mart pulls Cosmopolitan from its checkout lanes

Walmart will still sell the Cosmo in the magazine aisle and has removed them from checkout stands only. https://t.co/IFkzmFNuzN

— National Center on Sexual Exploitation (@ncose) March 28, 2018

Walmart tries to join the #MeToo movement by removing 'Cosmo' from checkout lines https://t.co/MMMuUryTNS

— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) March 28, 2018

• The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (herein NCOSE), which is a conservative anti-pornography group, had been campaigning to have Cosmopolitan pulled from Wal-Mart checkout stands.


• Today, the organization announced their partial success: the magazine will be removed from the checkout lanes, but it will still be available in the magazine section.


• NCOSE's statement: "Families and individuals will no longer be automatically exposed to Cosmo’s hypersexualized and degrading article titles that regularly promote pornography, sexting, BDSM, group sex, anal sex, and more, all while marketing toward young teens with Disney star cover models."


• The organization also said: "Walmart’s removal of Cosmo from checkout lines is an incremental but significant step toward creating a culture where women and girls are valued as whole persons, rather than as sexual objects."


• Some argue that the NCOSE is overlooking the sexual education offered in Cosmo.


• Other critics think the NCOSE is missing the point of the #MeToo movement: sexual harrassment isn't about sex but about men abusing their power, and hiding a magazine written by women for women isn't going to help matters.