Not the latest fright flick as you might think, but rather a trend in the design of “chick lit” book jackets (and more)…

From Karen Heller @ Philly.com:
“Women’s literature has moved beyond the pale - all matter of pinks from pale to insistent - to dismemberment. These days, publishers are partial to flashing body parts, specifically women’s body parts, often legs and exquisitely shod feet, on book jackets…. The thinking, or so I imagine, is that readers will look at these women’s body parts or backs and identify. ‘Why that’s me!’ or ‘That looks just like my old friend Susie!’ In other words, they think we’re stupid.”

While I’m 100% percent Machismo (as I’m certain you fully know), this is worth a second look…

More to see n such:
Philly.com- full article with examples
Population Five - another good read and more images still
Galley Cat- the critics are mounting
Sassy Monkey Reads - ever more still
Feministing aka “Full Frontal Feminism,” yikes.