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I thought Wired Magazine was about tech stuff?  Apparently not.  

As an avid consumer/absorber of everything new media, Wired is a favorite magazine of mine.  But in recent months I've started to notice the subtle objectification of women in the pages of their magazines and on their covers.  It started with an image of a women in a slightly risque position accompanying an article that had absolutely nothing to do with women/risque positions/etc., and now we've evolved to boobies on the front cover.

I also have another beef with Wired Magazine.  There is little mention of women kicking butt and taking names in the technology world.  And HELLO, there are a lot of women doing awesome things in the tech world.  Maybe Wired isn't as forward thinking as everyone thought it was.  Maybe writers at the magazine aren't doing proper research on the current state of the industry, or maybe they think only men read the magazine (which is false, most of my tech savvy female friends subscribe).

Back to this cover.  Yes, the article being promoted is about tissue engineering.  Yes, that does affect breast implants.  But I think there could have been a more classy/less exploitive image choice made.  Women are in the tech world.  Even more so, women are achieving major technological advancements in the tech world.  It's time for magazines like Wired to take note of this and realize it isn't just a boy's game anymore.