Helen Gurley Brown Among feminists, Brown's role has been highly contested as empowering women to be unashamed of their sexual urges and as creating a magazine that may live on as a sexist magazine with a body image problem. However, some feminists feel that the sexism in our world cannot be blamed all on "Cosmopolitan" and Brown, with other magazines circulating that objectify women's bodies. These other people look at Brown's work as both "progressive and retrogressive" when it comes to the feminist movement. Helen Gurley Brown Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012; born Helen Marie Gurley) was an
James Brown (editor) for such brands as "Scotts", "Carling" and "Adidas". In 1985 James Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper "Leeds Other Paper". In 1986, following work on his fanzine "Attack on Bzaag", Brown was hired as freelance features writer for "Sounds"; from there he soon joined the magazine "NME". In 1991 Brown became the manager of Fabulous, a rock band composed of various "NME" journalists. After leaving "NME", he wrote features for the "Sunday Times" magazine. In 1994, Brown launched the magazine "Loaded", which became an early example of the modern "lads' mag" format. Brown won the British Society of