Connotations Behind The Magazine 'Girlfriend'
Girlfriend April 2013 ‘Girlfriend' is a popular magazine for teenage girls in New Zealand and Australia. The name of the magazine has a few connotations behind it; the team behind the magazine, though older than the target audience, are trying to create a magazine which is almost like a 'girlfriend' (good friend). Meaning they can rely on it for advice, gossip and laughter, just as they can with a real 'girlfriend'. The magazine is published by pacific magazines, pacific magazines is a highly famous magazine producer, they produce all kinds of magazines for example; Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Better Homes and Gardens, Famous, Who, In style, Marie Claire, K-zone, new idea and many more.
On the cover of the Magazine is an image of One
Direction, a popular boy band throughout the globe. One Direction has captured the hearts of many girls, which is why I think that they chose to put them on the cover. The cover has a white background which captures your attention but with the pink title it really draws your attention in. The pink title is also a representation of feminism. Also on the cover they advertise what is held inside the magazine, also in bright pink is he word confidence, this word would really draw in teenage readers as confidence in teenage girls is hard to come across now days but is something that every teenage girl wants.
Girlfriend has pages of outfits and the latest fashions, on these pages it has skinny, popular celebrity’s that young teenage girls dream to resemble, and having these celebrities’ featured in their magazine influences unrealistic goals. Girlfriend magazine tries to include everybody, not caring about age, sex, race, sexual preference, or body size. 'Girlfriend' magazine hasn't successfully grasped the concept of complete inclusion. They have special sections where the models used are of realistic size, but these pages are marked with 'Photoshop free zone' or 'Reader models only' logos. The main photo shoot in the magazine always depicts stereotypical stick-thin, long legged, toned, tanned girls hired from modelling agencies, and these girls never have disabilities.
On the cover of the Magazine is an image of One
Direction, a popular boy band throughout the globe. One Direction has captured the hearts of many girls, which is why I think that they chose to put them on the cover. The cover has a white background which captures your attention but with the pink title it really draws your attention in. The pink title is also a representation of feminism. Also on the cover they advertise what is held inside the magazine, also in bright pink is he word confidence, this word would really draw in teenage readers as confidence in teenage girls is hard to come across now days but is something that every teenage girl wants.
Girlfriend has pages of outfits and the latest fashions, on these pages it has skinny, popular celebrity’s that young teenage girls dream to resemble, and having these celebrities’ featured in their magazine influences unrealistic goals. Girlfriend magazine tries to include everybody, not caring about age, sex, race, sexual preference, or body size. 'Girlfriend' magazine hasn't successfully grasped the concept of complete inclusion. They have special sections where the models used are of realistic size, but these pages are marked with 'Photoshop free zone' or 'Reader models only' logos. The main photo shoot in the magazine always depicts stereotypical stick-thin, long legged, toned, tanned girls hired from modelling agencies, and these girls never have disabilities.