Internationally famous magazine that 'glorifies porn and sexual violence' FINALLY COVERED UP in thousands of stores

Cosmopolitan covers various topics of sex and features teen idols on the covers.

A campaign against the popular magazine Cosmopolitan has caused two supermarket and drug store chains to announce that they will now be covering up copies of Cosmopolitan magazine with blinders. This campaign aims to protect minors from the magazine's sexual content.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - However, there's one unexpected surprise. One of the key figures in from this whole controversy in Victoria Hearst, granddaughter of famed newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst whose Hearst Corp. publishes the popular magazine.

Hearst and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation united, earlier this year, to launch a campaign called "Cosmo Harms Minors," as an effort to urge retailers to cover up the racy magazine, while also promoting measures that ensure young people under the age of 18 can't purchase it. The release went on to accuse the magazine of "glorification and desensitization of porn and sexual violence," in addition to targeting young people by placing "teen idols" on its covers.

According to the campaign's official website, Cosmopolitan "glamorizes things like public, anal, group, or violent sex in nearly all of their issues." The website also contains the summarized graphic photographs and articles found inside the magazine.

After months of advocacy, both parties are now claiming victory.

In a letter addressed to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Ted Williams, Rite Aid's vice-president of general merchandise and season, agreed to provide "pocket shields" for copies of Cosmopolitan starting August 15 this year. However, no age restriction has been placed on sales of the magazine.

Cosmopolitan did not openly address the pornographic charges, and in fact, the magazine is proud of its accomplishments.

"Cosmopolitan is the most successful global media brand for young women, publishing 60 editions in 79 countries and 32 languages. Its award-winning content is produced for adults by leading female journalists," the magazine's statement said. "We are proud of all that the brand has achieved for women around the world in the areas of health, relationships, career, politics, equality and social issues."

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