12-Year-Old Gets Maxim Mag, Mom Not Happy

[DeathQuaker]

Although I do symphasize with the mother since EGM jumped this on her, she should really be letting her son own his life when he's 12. Only six years until he's going to have to. "I wasn't given a choice if I wanted to receive Maxim as a replacement for EGM before it showed up in my mailbox," is my main beef with her. She makes it seem like it's her magazine, and they changed her subscription on her. It's hard to separate yourself from your mother and become your own person when they treat you like this.

Since he is only 12 years old, it's likely that she paid for his EGM subscription. Therefore she has a legitimate beef, as the charge for Maxim is going to be showing up on HER credit card, when she nor her son wanted it.

Given that according to the original news item this article cites, the first thing the 12 year old boy DID was show the magazine to his mom--("'I saw two magazines with my name on it, so I went back to the house and showed it to my mom,' said the 12 year old.")--it sounds like he wasn't happy with it either, so all the people thinking that the mom is somehow inappropriately sheltering him from the universe are quite a bit off on this one.

 

[Ciarang]

I'd be happy if I got that mag last year ( or even a few months ago when I was 12 )

 

[Utarefson]

How old do you have to be to subscribe to a gaming magazine?
I guess only the 15+/18+ subscribers have had their subscriptions replaced with maxim...

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

filled by Maxim [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92428-Ex-EGM-Subscribers-Get-Boob-Filled-Severance-Package], the boobs-and-humor periodical popular among meatheads who aren't quite sophisticated enough for Penthouse.

I prefer to call it 'Porn for Cowards' if I'm honest.

And I guess the 'Wii fan' part was to colour him as a complete innocent to stir up the controversy, eh wbztv? I say at least he's getting a head start, but of course his mother won't agree. It is wrong that the subscription was changed without notice though, completely wrong.

 

[Lonan]

Although I do symphasize with the mother since EGM jumped this on her, she should really be letting her son own his life when he's 12. Only six years until he's going to have to. "I wasn't given a choice if I wanted to receive Maxim as a replacement for EGM before it showed up in my mailbox," is my main beef with her. She makes it seem like it's her magazine, and they changed her subscription on her. It's hard to separate yourself from your mother and become your own person when they treat you like this.

Since he is only 12 years old, it's likely that she paid for his EGM subscription. Therefore she has a legitimate beef, as the charge for Maxim is going to be showing up on HER credit card, when she nor her son wanted it.

Given that according to the original news item this article cites, the first thing the 12 year old boy DID was show the magazine to his mom--("'I saw two magazines with my name on it, so I went back to the house and showed it to my mom,' said the 12 year old.")--it sounds like he wasn't happy with it either, so all the people thinking that the mom is somehow inappropriately sheltering him from the universe are quite a bit off on this one.

Ba-zing, I'll admit you got me on that one.

 

[magnuslion]

*Gasp* a 12 year old boy might see a little bit of skin in a magazine!! It's over-reaction man to the rescue!!!! ((snatches the magazine and donates it too some kid whose mother is'nt a borderline psychotic, controlling bint.))

seriousley, wtf? if it was playboy or something nastier, I could understand. does this kid never watch tv? or play anything but g rated video games?

 

[Covarr]

The fact is, there are two problems at hand:

1. A paying customer is receiving a different product than they paid for. A few months ago, I ordered a Brick game device (tetris, racing, other cheaply made games) on eBay, and got a DVD of "Weapons of War: US Navy Carriers" instead. Even if the documentary had been interesting (it wasn't), it wasn't what I paid for, and I was pissed. The mother is in the exact situation.

2. The publisher is hindering her right to parent as she sees fit. In spite of what some people seem to think, it's not a question of whether she's being too conservative by not wanting him exposed to it; she's STILL the parent, and as such should be able to make the final decision. If she doesn't want her son reading MAXIM, or doesn't want the magazine in her house, that's her choice. Call her a prude all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that there is nothing wrong with her deciding her own morals.

P.S. Thanks

 

[Jimmyjames]

My very Christian friend who is a Wii gamer had this same thing happen. He (and especially his wife) were VERY upset. They should have sent out a card asking if you'd like the remainder of the subscription in "Maxim" before they sent out a single issue. I wonder how many other kids got it, too?

 

[Hikikomori Ookami]

Yea, I don't remember what magazine subscription I had but when that went under I started receiving Woman's Fitness as a replacement. Trouble is, I'm a male. Maybe the exercises in there work, but I'm sure there's something else they could have decided to send me.

 

[CyberKnight]

The fact is, there are two problems at hand:

1. A paying customer is receiving a different product than they paid for. A few months ago, I ordered a Brick game device (tetris, racing, other cheaply made games) on eBay, and got a DVD of "Weapons of War: US Navy Carriers" instead. Even if the documentary had been interesting (it wasn't), it wasn't what I paid for, and I was pissed. The mother is in the exact situation.

2. The publisher is hindering her right to parent as she sees fit. In spite of what some people seem to think, it's not a question of whether she's being too conservative by not wanting him exposed to it; she's STILL the parent, and as such should be able to make the final decision. If she doesn't want her son reading MAXIM, or doesn't want the magazine in her house, that's her choice. Call her a prude all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that there is nothing wrong with her deciding her own morals.

P.S. Thanks

QFT, on both points. Thank you.

I wonder how many female subscribers EGM had, and what they're saying now about their new delivery...

 

[razer17]

This same thing happened to me. I got home one day and my dad asked me why the Maxim had been delivered. He thought one of my friends did it for a prank or something, but I checked on the magazine cover and it said "as a replacement for the rest of your EGM subscription, you'll be receiving Maxim for the remaining time period" or something along those lines.

was your dad annoyed that they sent you Maxim? like saying it's a bad magazine? just out off interest.

Anyway. They shouldn't have given him a replacement magazine, without asking.
However the mum shouldn;t be pissed that it's maxim. There is nothing wrong with that magazine. he's about to hit the age where he will tell his friends he found a porn mag in the bushes anyway.

 

[Thediscoducky]

How can some people be so abso-freakin'-lutely retarded. Did they not think for a second? Or maybe this was the conversation that had been going on in the conference room at the time of this decision.

"Ok. We're tanking. I vote we replace all the subscriptions with Maxim. Hehe, I'm sure our audience loves that.
- But sir..
- Boobs.
- Sigh.
- Also, you're fired."

 

[Gunner_Guardian]

Something like this was bound to happen eventually. Makes it no less amusing though.

 

[theultimateend]

He's 12.

Smart money is, he knows more horrible and disgusting fetishes than his mom could even begin to think of.

Also, I still can't be the only one who thinks Megan Fox is completely unattractive, can I?

I don't get it either Max. I've seen her and its just doesn't...you know...click.

When I was twelve I already had a pretty solid idea of sex and had a porn folder that jacked up my tiny harddrive. This kid knows all about the lady parts and he wants them. Stop being so ignorant parents .