Talk:Maxim (magazine)

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Can someone get the starting date for this magazine? I remember it being discussed in a cultural studies class as something fairly recent.

I added some content information that is verifiable and pertinent... why was it deleted?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by ListenUp (talk • contribs) .

I accidentally deleted the content. It has been restored. Thanks. --NaconKantari (話)|(郵便) 22:34, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

in a recent issue they said they got the name from the machine gun inventor... Hiram_Stevens_Maxim —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TErminater116 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Magazine Cover

The text "Apparently you can't use a magazine picture to describe a magazine, pretty stupid if you ask me. See here for more info: Template_talk:Magazinecover" appears in some revisions prior to and including 02 September 2006. I've read the template talk and it would seem that you can, as other magazines do, and there exists a sensible fair use tag. So I've restored it. Please feel free to remove if you can justify it - I can see a reason that you can't. Da-rb 12:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] charges of racism

I'm not a fan of this magazine per se, but none of the referenced citations give any creedance to the magazine being racist or homophobic. A few of them appear to be nothing more than blogs (not exactly a credible encyclopedia source), the others discuss the objectification of women...if there is a credible explanation from a credible source as to how the magazine if racist or homophobic, it needs to be added...—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.72.215.225 (talk • contribs) 13:35, October 13, 2006.

I removed the entire criticism section. It was horribly biased and the sources were atrocious. Most were blogs or NPO sites heavily promoting an agenda, rather than a reputable and trustworthy news source. One source was, of all things, an old epinion.com review. Come on.

In addition, the entire section was added by a one-time contributor, in one big chunk and a single edit, making it look an awful lot like this contributor is pushing a POV.

I'm sure there are plenty of reputable newspapers and magazines that have levied changes of sexism towards Maxim. The charges of racism and homophobia, I suspect, will be very hard to back up with reputable sources, but I may be proved wrong. General accusations of sexism don't really belong in the article anyway - hasn't every magazine that's ever put a scantily clad model on the front, from Playboy to Cosmopolitan, pissed someone off? Only specific mentions of particularly scandalous or widely publicized incidents really belong (eg. the Gandhi thing, which probably deserves a mention but will need much better sources than what appeared to be the people who organized the letter-writing campaign against the magazine).

An amusing postscript: I'd never heard of or read Maxim until an article recommending it strongly by a famous, though controversial, feminist author. - dharmabum 08:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

The charges were placed back in the article and I removed them but left all the sources that have references to actual events. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.247.238.42 (talk • contribs).

This magazine is defenetly racist.And it is just disgusting when people try to downplay it.It was very suggestive of racism in regards to the Ghandi thing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.50.199.106 (talk • contribs).

I just retooled this section to remove the unsuitable sources and claims again (ie. tolerance.org), as well as removing all that stuff about the "Real Hot 100", which is only here to promote the website as far as I can tell. the so-called "Real Hot 100", by the admission of Jessica Valenti in the Guardian article used as a citation, is a tool to promote her friends' and colleagues' careers, which is entirely inappropriate for the article (and, IMO, stunningly hypocritical to use a recognizable Maxim brand like "The hot 100" to promote their careers if they hate the magazine so much). If it WERE a "Real Hot 100" about women who break boundaries and all that, why is there not a single woman who not only meets the criteria but reached the pinnacle of their profession and is well-known (Sherry Lansing, anyone? Oh, she doesn't need promotion...) on the list? 154.20.48.244 08:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

The point of the Real Hot 100 is that the women are real everyday women creating positive change in their communities. They do not have to be well-known and nominations are open. They are recognized for their accomplishments, not merely their physical attributes. If you had read either of the news sources you deleted, you would have learned that. - Jamie002

[edit] Maxim Magazine Experts On Comedy?

Since when did the people on Maxim magazine and its readers become a viable source on comedy commentary?

Its like Hustler or Playboy or Sports Illustrated writers and readers being experts on comedy.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.193.29.86 (talk) 18:16, December 3, 2006

Agreed. - Jamie002