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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap, shallow teenybopper junk., September 1, 2005
A Kid's Review
I have no idea why the average rating for this worthless piece of IQ-lowering crap is so high, because, believe me, it shouldn't be. I am 12 years old, and I warn those on either side of my age NEVER to look at this hideous publication. Actually, it can do well if you're looking for laughs. But it's also pretty tragic. It signifies to me just how low our generation has sunk.
J-14 is a lousy preteen version of In Touch and Us Weekly magazines. It is filled with cheesy quizzes, boring articles and celebrities that are STRICTLY limited to Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Ryan Cabrera, Jojo, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. The articles are pretty boring too, with names like 'OMG! Jojo's newest crush!' and 'Did Hilary Duff REALLY eat too much cookie dough?' Yawn. I'd much rather read about teenage boys getting kicked out of their Mormon sect in People magazine. If you're going to have to read 'brain candy', People is my alternative to J-14. Sure, it targets an older audience than J-14, but I've been reading it since I was 10. The quizzes in J-14 are no good either, sticking to topics like 'Are you and him perfect for each other?' (I think that the J-14 editors made a rule so that one would be in every issue) and 'what's your shoe style' (ditto the thing about it being in every issue, although it might switch to hairstyle or something) and 'which celeb boy is perfect for u'. I don't have many friends, so I just gawp at that magazine and go 'THAT'S what 12-year-olds think about?'
And parents, be warned, the magazine contains a fair amount of sexual content, and not in a mature way like in the teen magazines Cosmogirl and Seventeen magazines, I mean as in 'put on this eyeliner and sexy top 2 impress ur crush, OMG!!!' Plus, the magazine is saturated with all those irritating netspeak-style phrases like 'OMG', 'u' instead of 'you' and everything.
Many reviewers will be saying things like 'X is so much better' but I'm warning you, Popstar, Tigerbeat and (worst for last) bop magazines suck just as much as this, if not worse.
This magazine is ridiculously cheap and tasteless. It is very shallow and is bound to dumben down your kid. Buy your seventh-grader Muse, People or Seventeen. Do her a favour and DO NOT GET HER THIS EMBARASSMENT TO GOD. Her brain cells will thank you.
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33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good teenybopper magazine..., January 28, 2002
This magazine is pretty good for younger girls, like preteen ages, who want to read about celebrities, new movies, and new music. It's also good for older girls who are bored and want to read about their favorite pop artists. It's mainly gossip, but it's got some great pictures in it. So, check it out.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just For Teens, July 13, 2006
That's what J-14 stands for. It's for teens pretty much yes. If you like gossip, posters, and info on your favorite celebs, music,and movies. I just started collecting them last September and I think their good. I don't care abou the gossip that much but I like the rest of it. I'm sick of seeing those kids off of High School Musical though. I wish they would take them out of the magazine. Especially Zac Efron...blech. Their good magazines though.
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