Teen Vogue Wants To Teach Your Kids Why Capitalism Is Bad

I don’t want to say we tend to hate Teen Vogue over here, but Amy Jo used the word loathe. And I quote, “WOW. Lahooooosers.” Teen Vogue is an online publication, formerly in print, that targets teens (ages thirteen through eighteen) with the latest in fashion and celebrities. Really, they’re barely qualified in that, I’ve seen some mind-bogglingly questionable fashion advice, but to each his own. In the past few years Teen Vogue has expanded their repertoire to include politics and current affairs, and God help us all.

They’ve featured such titillating articles as ““Sexting should make you feel good,” and “How to Sext: The Best Tips and Tricks.” Yes, for your teenagers. Let’s not forget “Anal Sex: What You Need to Know/How to Do it the Right Way – This is anal 101, for teens, beginners, and all inquisitive folk.” This guide included every which-a-way detail one would ever want (or not want!) to know, except of course using protection and worrying about health risks. Awesome. Arthritis medicine is more for teens than Teen Vogue is for teens. Don’t believe me? Check out this Washington Post article on their foolery.

So, no. We don’t think highly of Teen Vogue over here, they’re a full three steps down on the stairway to hell than Sam Smith, and that’s saying something. Honestly I don’t think of them much at all, but any time I’m reminded the magazine exists I know there’s a tooth tsk and a serious eyeroll about to fly free from my face. Today is no different.

I preface this by saying, this is not a new article. True to their half-arsed ways, Teen Vogue recently tweeted an article that was last published in 2020, and originally published in 2018. Same old article. One might think they’re running out of original thoughts and ideas since they’re over here posting something for the THIRD time. But unfortunately that’s probably just the standard in entertainment these days.

I read the article so you don’t have to. It’s not everything you need to know about capitalism. It’s not even the all the basic things you need to know about capitalism. It’s everything they WANT you to know about why capitalism is bad, and only bad people support it.

Basically, capitalism can be good, but really only for the rich people who own companies. Their problem is that many capitalist bosses aren’t great at sharing the wealth, in their opinion, which is why one of their major critiques of capitalism is that it is a “huge driver of inequality, both social and economic.” Perhaps Teen Vogue should note that before the pandemic, the US was THE most charitable nation in the world for almost a decade straight. And I doubt it was all of the victims of capitalism, suffering through “abject poverty”, shelling about billions of dollars to the needy every year. But they would disagree because they think capitalism is based on greed alone.

Why do they think people cooperate with capitalism? Because they’re oppressed and have no other choice. Why do they think people oppose it? Because it’s inhuman, bad for the environment, and is wage slavery. Because they’re simply good people. There goes that eyeroll I was talking about!

“Capitalist critics of socialism believe that the system slows economic growth, rewards worker laziness, and can stifle individual rights and free expression. In a capitalist country, the focus is on profits over anything else; in a socialist country, the public is seen to be more important, and social welfare is a major priority.” Oddly enough they end the article with absolutely no mention of the hundreds of millions of people who died under socialism. Go figure. Was there any mention of how socialism is working out for the Venezuelans who’ve spent the last year killing and eating their pets? Nah. Crickets. They even falsely claim that some Western European societies are largely socialist, though leaders there come out every few years to correct these accusations.

This article was part of The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan. “To help give young people the tools they need to change the world, we’ve created a new collection of stories called “In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan.” Our hope is that these curated stories will help aid education in and outside the classroom on topics not often taught within private or public schools today. These include Abortion Is Healthcare, Worker’s Rights 101, and On Planet Earth.”

If your kids have computers or phones, it’s time to block sites like these. Thanks for the “free education” but I’ll take it from here. If you’re looking for an easy way to explain the difference between socialism and capitalism, here is a PragerU video on the subject.