Things That Rub Me the Wrong Way: ‘Hooking Up’, Page 2

Parasites have never looked so cute.

Back when Atoosa was made editor of Seventeen magazine, suddenly “hooking up” was all over the pages of the magazine. I found it really groaty feeling, like it was playing down the seriousness of sexual exploration and trying to keep it under parental radar. Seventeen started to feel only a few notches up the ladder from Cosmo. Maybe that was the point?