I'm not sure about American teen magazines, but when I was a teen (not that long ago!) I found the benefit I got from the magazines I read, far made up for the slang language, horrendous grammar and sometimes shallow content.

Magazines gain their credibility amongst kids by the use of occasional 'risque' language (I personally wouldn't call 'damn' and 'ass' swear words) and then use that credibility to get across important message about drug use, and underage sex, in a way that sometimes school, parents, church etc cannot.

Magazines which may appear to be somewhat too adult for teenagers are often a better way for them to satisfy their curiosity about the adult world than if they are getting misinformation from their peers, or worse still experimenting with things they shouldn't.

That's just my opinion of course.

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