Pubdate: Sat, 08 Jun 2002
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
Section: Page A18
Copyright: 2002, The Globe and Mail Company
Contact:  http://www.globeandmail.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168
Author: Carey Ker
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1048/a09.html

PORN AGAIN

Toronto -- Re: Testing Positive With The Stoner Demographic by Lynn Crosbie 
(June 5): Granted, High Times is a puerile magazine. No one will argue that 
its demographic is mainly young white males who fancy themselves as 
connoisseurs of cannabis.

Tell me then, how is this form of "porno" any different from Gourmet, Cigar 
Aficionado or Decanter? Are these magazines not deserving of Ms. Crosbie's 
invective?

If Ms. Crobsie is so concerned about pornography, then why stop at High 
Times? Certainly, if having Cindy Crawford suggestively sucking a big fat 
stogie on the cover of a magazine dedicated to glorifying cigar culture and 
all that it implies isn't porn, then I don't know what is.

CAREY KER
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