We Are Stupid?
I was shocked to see the letter you printed in the Aug. ’11 Mailbag titled “Whoreish?” While you may find it comical, I find it asinine. I subscribe to many automotive-oriented magazines and this is the stupidest waste of space I have seen in a while. And to put a photo of young people that have nothing to do with the argument is outrageous! You are the editor, you do not have to publish editorials that in no way promote off-roading. If you don’t want to have the Sideways article, get rid of it. I am not complaining about the use of “F-ing A” (whatever that means), “Big ass-kicking gun,” or even “Jeep Porn Addict” in the Aug. ’11 Sideways. Bottom line, I think you are stupid. I don’t pay money for stupid. Therefore issue an apology to your readers and the young people in the photo, or you may cancel my subscriptions to Jp magazine, 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility magazine, and Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road. And yes I want my money back. Seriously, I want my money back (prorated of course). Either keep it about Jeeps and not name-calling, or send back the cash. (Yes, I know, I called you an ass and stupid, but the shoe fits). And you spelled “whoreish” wrong, it is whorish.
D. Storey
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Whoreish
In response to Mr. Pennington, I am 61 years old and have subscribed to probably hundreds of auto-related magazines since I was 14 years old. Over that 47 years, I have only occasionally read a letter to an editor regarding the attractive models used in the advertising or features of autos, trucks, and Jeeps. Yours is the first to inspire me to write because of its vitriol and ignorance.
I have three daughters, all adults, and if any of them appeared on the hood of my Jeep dressed as these ladies are, and you referred to them as sluts and whores, I would strongly advise you to hang onto your $24 subscription fee because you’ll need it to pay your hospital bills. I take it you have missed the last 50 years of fashion progress. The bikinis these women are wearing are actually common-wear nowadays at public beaches and pools.
You and potentially your son must have serious problems concerning what women are wearing today. If your son is old enough to read Jp, I’ll bet he’s seen photos of women much racier than those in Jp. If you’re serious about the female models, why don’t you pre-screen the magazine and put duct tape over the photos you don’t like? Then everybody wins!!! (Except for your son who’ll probably rip the living dog s**t out of your magazines trying to get at those pictures!!)
Name withheld
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P.S. You must totally freak out when you visit a museum and see all the naked Greek and Roman statues, huh?
P.P.S. I currently subscribe to two other “wheeler” magazines and when their subscriptions are up, I won’t renew them. I will for sure renew Jp! I’m hooked. (The chicks are really hot, that’s why I subscribe).
Horish
Just a heads-up, I won’t be renewing my subscription to Jp magazine. I like reading your articles and checking out the pics, but I can’t stand when you stoop to the level of degrading women. Half-naked women in your magazine will probably increase your readers, but it kills the moral character of the magazine. And yes, they sent in those pictures, this is America, you’re allowed to do what you want. But you can still maintain some integrity and just stick to what you guys know, which is Jeeps.
I definitely respect your knowledge and advice, but won’t pay for women to be disrespected like that. Just thought you might want to know.
Colin Fay
Aurora, CO
Pennington’s letter (Mailbag, Aug. ’11) is hilarious! What does he want his son to see in magazines about Jeeps, trucks, cars, or whatever? Maybe Pennington is hoping that some day he can count on his son helping him decide what color drapes to match with the carpet, or what color scarf to wear with his new magenta belt! Get a grip dude—unless you want your son to grow up to become an interior designer, wedding planner, or a woman, let him see the women! (Not that there’s anything wrong with those professions or lifestyles...sheesh.) Maybe you steered him to page 99 with the two scantily clad men? And I’ll tell you another thing, Pennington, if that was my daughter sitting on the hood of that, ummm, oh yeah...Cherokee, and you called her a whore or slut, I’d road-trip it to Hamilton, Washington, find you, and tell you to shut your pie hole! Your perception of pretty women sitting on the hood of a Jeep is distorted by some event that was obviously traumatic to your psyche in your childhood. Girls on the hood of a Jeep—hmm, makes me smile!
Martin Rohrbach
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