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==Book description from Amazon.com== | ==Book description from Amazon.com== | ||
:The first issue of Destroyer magazine dropped like a bomb in May 2006. For the first time since the 1970s, a gay magazine dared to openly celebrate the beauty of the teenage boy, in words and pictures. | :The first issue of ''Destroyer magazine'' dropped like a bomb in May 2006. For the first time since the 1970s, a gay magazine dared to openly celebrate the beauty of the teenage boy, in words and pictures. | ||
:Reactions were fierce. The Swedish LGBT establishment cried out against the magazine, claiming it gave gay people a bad name. Neo-Nazis were just as upset, and the Ombudsman for Children demanded a change in the law to make the magazine illegal. A police investigation was instigated and Destroyer's editor Karl Andersson was summoned to an interrogation. | :Reactions were fierce. The Swedish LGBT establishment cried out against the magazine, claiming it gave gay people a bad name. Neo-Nazis were just as upset, and the Ombudsman for Children demanded a change in the law to make the magazine illegal. A police investigation was instigated and ''Destroyer'''s editor Karl Andersson was summoned to an interrogation. | ||
:Gay Man's Worst Friend is not only the thrilling story of Europe's most controversial gay magazine, told from Stockholm, Prague and Berlin. It's also the story of the gay movement in the 21st century. The outraged reactions to Destroyer expose hidden power structures and show how gay identity has been steadily shrunk over recent decades, excluding ever more expressions of homosexuality. | :''Gay Man's Worst Friend'' is not only the thrilling story of Europe's most controversial gay magazine, told from Stockholm, Prague and Berlin. It's also the story of the gay movement in the 21st century. The outraged reactions to ''Destroyer'' expose hidden power structures and show how gay identity has been steadily shrunk over recent decades, excluding ever more expressions of homosexuality. | ||
==Top Customer Reviews from Amazon.com== | ==Top Customer Reviews from Amazon.com== | ||
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:fascinating | :fascinating | ||
*By ling on April 1, 2013 | *By ling on April 1, 2013 | ||
:I believe I read about Destroyer in a gay American publication. Then I started looking it up online, and actually bought one of the issues. And then I got the book. It raises a lot of issues on sexual boundaries. I think its a great book for anyone interested in gender studies or human sexuality related to sociology. I think Karl Andersson is pretty cool. He is obviously very smart and really ballsy! | :I believe I read about ''Destroyer'' in a gay American publication. Then I started looking it up online, and actually bought one of the issues. And then I got the book. It raises a lot of issues on sexual boundaries. I think its a great book for anyone interested in gender studies or human sexuality related to sociology. I think Karl Andersson is pretty cool. He is obviously very smart and really ballsy! | ||
:3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? | :3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? | ||
:5.0 out of 5 stars | :5.0 out of 5 stars | ||
:Destroyer. . . a male magazine's history. | :''Destroyer''. . . a male magazine's history. | ||
*By William Lance Lenon on August 3, 2014 | *By William Lance Lenon on August 3, 2014 | ||
:This is a wonderful behind the scenes view of a very controversial all male erotic magazine called Destroyer. The text is wonderful, but there are no photos. | :This is a wonderful behind the scenes view of a very controversial all male erotic magazine called ''Destroyer''. The text is wonderful, but there are no photos. | ||
And then, of course, the following (but you have to ask yourself: ''why did he give the book 2 stars?'': | And then, of course, the following review (but you have to ask yourself: '''''why did he give the book 2 stars?''''': | ||
:2.0 out of 5 stars | :2.0 out of 5 stars | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 1 May 2016
Gay Man's Worst Friend - the Story of Destroyer Magazine by Karl Andersson is a book exposing the hypocrisy of the "gay liberation movement" and explains the Swedish reaction to his magazine Destroyer. He demonstrates how "political correctness" can be carried too far, and how certain feminist groups have made rational discussions about BoyLove and pederasty impossible in today's world.
- Published by Entartetes Leben 2011.
- Copyright © 2010, 2011 by Karl Andersson.
- Originally published in Sweden in 2010 as Bögarnas värsta vän - historien om tidningen Destroyer. Translated from the Swedish by the author. This edition is slightly abridged compared to the Swedish original, and contains an extra chapter. The cover photo is a reprint from Thomas Böhme's photo book Jungen vor Zweitausend, Fliegenkopf-Verlag, 1998.
- Printed in the Czech Republic 2011. First edition.
- ISBN 978-91-633-6899-8
- Publisher's site: entartetesleben.com
Book description from Amazon.com
- The first issue of Destroyer magazine dropped like a bomb in May 2006. For the first time since the 1970s, a gay magazine dared to openly celebrate the beauty of the teenage boy, in words and pictures.
- Reactions were fierce. The Swedish LGBT establishment cried out against the magazine, claiming it gave gay people a bad name. Neo-Nazis were just as upset, and the Ombudsman for Children demanded a change in the law to make the magazine illegal. A police investigation was instigated and Destroyer's editor Karl Andersson was summoned to an interrogation.
- Gay Man's Worst Friend is not only the thrilling story of Europe's most controversial gay magazine, told from Stockholm, Prague and Berlin. It's also the story of the gay movement in the 21st century. The outraged reactions to Destroyer expose hidden power structures and show how gay identity has been steadily shrunk over recent decades, excluding ever more expressions of homosexuality.
Top Customer Reviews from Amazon.com
- 3.0 out of 5 stars
- fascinating
- By ling on April 1, 2013
- I believe I read about Destroyer in a gay American publication. Then I started looking it up online, and actually bought one of the issues. And then I got the book. It raises a lot of issues on sexual boundaries. I think its a great book for anyone interested in gender studies or human sexuality related to sociology. I think Karl Andersson is pretty cool. He is obviously very smart and really ballsy!
- 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?
- 5.0 out of 5 stars
- Destroyer. . . a male magazine's history.
- By William Lance Lenon on August 3, 2014
- This is a wonderful behind the scenes view of a very controversial all male erotic magazine called Destroyer. The text is wonderful, but there are no photos.
And then, of course, the following review (but you have to ask yourself: why did he give the book 2 stars?:
- 2.0 out of 5 stars
- Self Serving
- By John M davis on May 6, 2013
- Don't waste your money buying this book.
- Don't waste your time reading this book.
- It is nothing more than 128 pages of a man justifying the publication of his controversial magazine.
- Karl Andersson danced a fine line by combining legal gay porn and erotica with legal images and articles focused on males under the age of 18 years.
- I felt this book was written by Karl Andersson for Karl Andersson.
- I feel the book was published to line the pockets of Karl Andersson.
Contents
- Preface! ................................................7
- Man is beautiful! ....................................8
- Apollo, Dionysus & the Boy! ................12
- Destroyer 01! .......................................16
- The Scandal! .........................................17
- Pride & prejudice! .................................40
- Destroyer 02! ........................................50
- Interview with Oscar Swartz! .................51
- Freak out!! ............................................52
- Gay man's worst friend! ..........................59
- Destroyer 03! .........................................69
- Interview with Unni Drougge! ..................70
- Endangering of youth's moral education! ...71
- Destroyer 04! ..........................................76
- Mentors & victims! ..................................77
- Destroyer 05! ..........................................84
- Interview with Marita Lindqvist! ...............85
- The Sex radicals! .....................................86
- Destroyer 06! ..........................................92
- Interview with Bo I. Cavefors! .................93
- Alles klar!! ..............................................94
- Destroyer 07! ..........................................97
- Interview with Johan Haza! .......................98
- The Allure of radicalism! ...........................99
- Destroyer 08! .........................................103
- Interview with Aaron Eklöf! ....................104
- Unethical, immoral & improper! ..............105
- Destroyer 09! .........................................111
- Interview with Daniel Björk! ....................112
- Statistics! .................................................113
- Destroyer 10! ..........................................118
- The End! ..................................................119
- Conclusion! ..............................................120
- Bonus chapter: Reactions to the book release in Sweden! ...124
See also
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