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DemocratSinceBirth

(102,007 posts) Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:42 PM Feb 2014

Is the SI Swimsuit issue demeaning to women?

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Is the SI Swimsuit issue demeaning to women? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2014 OP

Yes, it always has been. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #1

Oh, there's women in it? I just looked at the swimsuits :-) TheBlackAdder Feb 2014 #2

I just read the articles. nt Logical Feb 2014 #3

Yes because the one place you would expect to see women athletes not models VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author cthulu2016 Feb 2014 #5

Conceptually? No. In practice? Yes. cthulu2016 Feb 2014 #6

Yes. Beacool Feb 2014 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(131,227 posts)

1. Yes, it always has been.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:47 PM

Feb 2014

If SI were to live up to its name it would feature women athletes, not cheesecake.

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

2. Oh, there's women in it? I just looked at the swimsuits :-)

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:52 PM

Feb 2014

Logical

(22,457 posts)

3. I just read the articles. nt

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:54 PM

Feb 2014

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

4. Yes because the one place you would expect to see women athletes not models

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:55 PM

Feb 2014

is "Sports" Illustrated. It's not like there is a shortage of women athletes...find some attractive women athletes not models to put on the cover.

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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

6. Conceptually? No. In practice? Yes.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:58 PM

Feb 2014

Beacool

(30,524 posts)

7. Yes.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:11 PM

Feb 2014

The swimsuit issue has nothing to do with athleticism. It has to do with T&A and selling magazines.

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