there has been a little debate on Rogue Magazine’s Facebook Fan Page. people were (or are still) arguing if Bea Alonzo deserved to be on the cover of the Rogue Magazine April 2010 issue. now we all know who Bea Alonzo is… unless you reside under a rock or you are a true blue Kapuso…. like me (?) iKid.
she is a beautiful mainstream fixation, but i am not a big fan of her.
why? because i do not like John Lloyd Cruz. and when I hate John Lloyd Cruz, i hate everything that is connected to him. that is why i do not take Biogesic because i feel like it wont work – because of John Lloyd. i practically hate Bench then because of John Lloyd – i hate it even more now because of Willie. now i really hate John Lloyd because i have to do the obligatory hating of Greenwich pizza chain. i think i have said too much so i digress.
since she is paired up with John Lloyd, i don’t give a damn anymore. but no doubt she’s pretty and tall. and talented as well
now she in on the cover of one of the finest magazines in our country, if not the finest. and it has been a while since a A-list mainstream (question: is there any other word for mainstream?) celebrity landed on the cover (Marian Rivera, July 2009).
some loyal followers of the magazine questioned the editorial team’s decision to feature Bea. comments like Rogue going mainstream (i am seriously starting to hate the word, pramis!), Bea should be the last, and a “WTF, not again!!!” thought.
but people may sometimes forget what Lola told us “do not judge a book by its cover.”
and again here is my 10 peso bill..
i have been a Rogue fan since September of 2007. many times have they featured very sikat na celebrities, with the likes of Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis, Rufa Mae Quinto, and Marian Rivera. so it’s basically nothing new with the publication.
what’s wrong if Rogue is going mainstream? will it put your level and standards down?will it turn you off if it’s going to reach out to ‘masa’ level (no offense meant)?
even though it has entertained the higher bracket most of the time, we must not forget that this is also a business. and for a business to survive, it needs the support of the general consumers – masa included. i do not know what methods they use in marketing but that is a very given rule.
and if still the ‘masa’ thought (again no offense meant) scares the living shit out of you, i think it wont be happening anytime soon. see, 180 pesos a pop is never easy. at least for them. at least for me (char lang). and to think that 99.01 percent is in English, with a dash of verbose on the side, most of them wont really get the message through, wont they? plus the fact that the pictures of half naked girls are never sleazy, buying it would only disappoint most of them. so, no.
i guess that’s it for now.
i can’t wait for it to arrive here. i mean i can.. but it’s like really late na (i bought a fresh March 2010 issue the day we celebrated Earth Hour). kaya please Rogue team, make it fast.
INGAT!!!
6969,
atty magman
