Walmart Inc. is pulling Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout counters, bowing to pressure from an activist group that sees the publication’s racy covers as “sexploitation.”The world’s largest retailer will now sell the Hearst Corp. publication just in its magazine aisle, spokesman Randy Hargrove said on Tuesday. Walmart’s move comes amid rising sensitivity to sexism and gender discrimination. “Cosmo sends the same messages about female sexuality as Playboy,” said Dawn Hawkins, the Washington-based group’s executive director. She portrayed the campaign as a part of the #MeToo movement, which has focused on sexual harassment and discrimination, especially in the workplace. Hearst calls Cosmopolitan a “bible for fun, fearless females” that reaches more than 17 million readers a month.

Source: National Post March 28, 2018 14:03 UTC