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101. It is indeed part of an agenda. That agenda is called feminism, empowerment, and equality.

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Sun Feb 16, 2014, 10:08 PM

Feb 2014

you warm the cockles of my heart... too excellent.

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What a SI cover honoring women would look like [View all] BainsBane Feb 2014 OP

Oi vey. Desert805 Feb 2014 #1

But, but, they aren't posing to be titlllating--how will that sell magazines? hlthe2b Feb 2014 #2

Those women are beautiful BainsBane Feb 2014 #3

But of course they are beautfiul.. Proving only that they needn't be airbrushed models hlthe2b Feb 2014 #9

if that were the case PatrynXX Feb 2014 #43

Are you really saying that men are put off by images of sweaty men engaged in sport? hlthe2b Feb 2014 #44

What? That makes no sense. cui bono Feb 2014 #145

You are right of course. But that issue is gears to separate people from their money Nika Feb 2014 #4

Oh I know BainsBane Feb 2014 #6

5/26/2003 Agschmid Feb 2014 #5

+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #7

7/14/2010 Agschmid Feb 2014 #8

7/22/2012 Agschmid Feb 2014 #10

What's your point? BainsBane Feb 2014 #11

My point is that they do create empowering covers.. Agschmid Feb 2014 #17

Where are the Sports Illustrated covers showing the thin male models modeling swimwear? Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #172

Right here... Must I Google for everyone around here? Agschmid Feb 2014 #183

If your point was to show us covers with good looking men... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #198

No my point was to show there are in fact cover with men that... Agschmid Feb 2014 #200

He sure doesn't, does he? I like him, but he's not a male model nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #203

Frankly, the only one who even comes close is Mark Wahlberg theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #206

Good point - I want models nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #202

All right now! But I want a whole issue dedicated to hot men nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #201

the point being hfojvt Feb 2014 #26

2/6/2010 Agschmid Feb 2014 #12

thanks hfojvt Feb 2014 #28

Gotta love Lindsey! Agschmid Feb 2014 #31

I think they tilted her image to get her butt up Ilsa Feb 2014 #57

Umm you forgot this... Agschmid Feb 2014 #58

I wasn't being sarcastic. Ilsa Feb 2014 #95

Really? Agschmid Feb 2014 #104

Yes, I think they rotated the photo to Ilsa Feb 2014 #126

True! That downhill skier is frequnetly seen skiing uphill on steep slopes during competitions FSogol Feb 2014 #91

She's a downhill skier . . . aggiesal Feb 2014 #111

I think it was marketing, pure & simple. Ilsa Feb 2014 #127

Geez, they just HAD to make it a cheescake butt-in-the-air shot. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #85

Kidding right? Agschmid Feb 2014 #96

Wrong. Show me a posed shot of a MALE downhill skier butt up like that.. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #151

Ok here you go... Agschmid Feb 2014 #155

Nope, not the same cheescake squat as Vonn's. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #165

Kitt is not actually skiing. Agschmid Feb 2014 #166

Where's his come on smile? Why isn't he sufficiently bent over? Why isn't he looking at the camera Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #173

This is a great point. I'd love to see some stats on how often real women athletes are on the cover riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #13

"perceived of as bringing in revenue dollars as much as male athletes on the cover" Lonusca Feb 2014 #50

Welcome to DU! riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #67

Thanks for the welcome Lonusca Feb 2014 #79

Well, let's put it this way.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #189

It is the Sports Illustrated, Swimsuit Issue RC Feb 2014 #14

That is a question for YOU to answer, RC. CTyankee Feb 2014 #18

I think I already know. RC Feb 2014 #23

Let me guess BainsBane Feb 2014 #35

Boy are you wrong. RC Feb 2014 #39

If you understood what you had read BainsBane Feb 2014 #41

Here is some swimwear BainsBane Feb 2014 #20

Funny how that only seem to go one way. RC Feb 2014 #37

You don't like gold medals? BainsBane Feb 2014 #38

I'm fine with it, as long as they Fla Dem Feb 2014 #64

Sounds fair. RC Feb 2014 #74

You don't even want to start the fight about topless men in public when they have nipples too VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #176

I'm just not seeing the big deal, no matter the gender. RC Feb 2014 #179

Now that looks like the equivalent of the SI female-models-in-swimsuits issue. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #207

And to be fair the models they use on the SI cover seem to be curvier than fashion model LynneSin Feb 2014 #152

That does seem to be true. RC Feb 2014 #154

So where are the men's suits? blackspade Feb 2014 #159

As I said, I don't care much, one way or the other. RC Feb 2014 #160

If it did have to do with swimsuits, why aren't men modeling swimsuits? Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #168

Why does the Swimsuit Issue not also feature men posing in thongs? pnwmom Feb 2014 #170

Take it up with Sports Illustrated. RC Feb 2014 #174

Sports Illustrated didn't post their silly cover in this progressive website. Some DUer chose to, pnwmom Feb 2014 #175

Most excellent post! CTyankee Feb 2014 #15

For the swimsuit edition BainsBane Feb 2014 #16

Or these B2G Feb 2014 #19

. Agschmid Feb 2014 #21

I find these more realistic than those from the OP ;) Schema Thing Feb 2014 #24

I agree with you. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #22

Sochi preview... Agschmid Feb 2014 #25

Funny how those covers weren't posted in GD last week BainsBane Feb 2014 #32

Well let's start posting the empowering covers as well. Agschmid Feb 2014 #34

So did I BainsBane Feb 2014 #36

That made me laugh Android3.14 Feb 2014 #70

Nonsense BainsBane Feb 2014 #73

Yeah.. you'd rather just start your own... opiate69 Feb 2014 #86

Do you have a problem with this thread? BainsBane Feb 2014 #88

Riiiight... Because... opiate69 Feb 2014 #94

It's an effort to approach the issue in a positive way BainsBane Feb 2014 #99

It is indeed part of an agenda. That agenda is called feminism, empowerment, and equality. seabeyond Feb 2014 #101

Why a gender war simply because we see it as wrong that a sports magazine... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #209

What was laughable is that you acted like SI NEVER shows those photos and writes those articles ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #186

Sigh BainsBane Feb 2014 #191

Did you post them then? Union Scribe Feb 2014 #55

I just posted this OP BainsBane Feb 2014 #56

You're complaining about last week Union Scribe Feb 2014 #60

So you're blaming me for not posting it quickly enough BainsBane Feb 2014 #90

It's fairly obvious she has little to no idea Sports Illustrated.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #187

Be embarassed all you want BainsBane Feb 2014 #192

Here are some facts... Agschmid Feb 2014 #193

Thanks. That's very helpful BainsBane Feb 2014 #199

Ah, yes....let's get into the rarefied air of your intellect.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #195

Oh, I see BainsBane Feb 2014 #196

Ah yes, an "excess diet"! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #197

Well to be honest... Agschmid Feb 2014 #194

You nailed it. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #169

I think everyone is pretty honest about why there are bikini girls on the front... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #27

+1 Agschmid Feb 2014 #30

I was told that cover celebated women BainsBane Feb 2014 #33

In some aspect I'm sure... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #75

Yup, and not one of the swimsuit girls are athletes, so it's weird for Sports Illustrated. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #208

Sochi preview... Agschmid Feb 2014 #29

She's seximified for the purposes of objectimifiacation!!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #188

Perfect ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #40

indeed...celebrate the accomplishments of female atheletes noiretextatique Feb 2014 #42

the women that do, excellent. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #45

"Sports" BainsBane Feb 2014 #46

They did when Brandi Chastain changed women's sports for all time.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #47

Wasn't there some kind of yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #92

Yes, stupid is exactly what it was BainsBane Feb 2014 #93

That moment was awesome.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #134

Yes. The famous stupid question of where a sports bra rates on the boner meter.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #106

That was an amazing thing. The exhuberance! The strength and toughness! Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #214

There are many who felt Scurry won that.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #215

Well, that's true. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #216

Exactly. Thank you. n/t Triana Feb 2014 #48

So, as other posts after the OP have shown, they've done many of these covers over the years. Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #49

How is that different? Deep13 Feb 2014 #51

Because it is based on atheltic accomplishment BainsBane Feb 2014 #53

So aren't we still objectifying them for their bodies? Deep13 Feb 2014 #65

No, their bodies are conditioned for performance BainsBane Feb 2014 #66

Focusing on what the women in those magazines do misses the point BainsBane Feb 2014 #78

How about these women? oneshooter Feb 2014 #52

I didn't include poker players either BainsBane Feb 2014 #54

So it is about politics. You don't conceder them to be athletes. oneshooter Feb 2014 #63

You're free to start your own thread BainsBane Feb 2014 #76

I don't consider shooting to be an athletic sport alarimer Feb 2014 #83

So the biathlon competitors are not athletes? oneshooter Feb 2014 #102

They are. It's just one of the more boring events BainsBane Feb 2014 #148

driving a formula one car compares to any other athletic event madrchsod Feb 2014 #153

Naahhhhh, being a woman is all about T&A. Beacool Feb 2014 #59

One with Danica Patrick on the cover. N/T RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #61

Right!All racedrivers wear 6 inch, open-toed, high heeled shoed to compete! Divernan Feb 2014 #149

I know, I know RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #157

and do cheesecake GoDaddy commercials! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #177

they have ... madrchsod Feb 2014 #62

K&R. Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #68

I've noticed American men; greiner3 Feb 2014 #69

Then you need to meet more American men Android3.14 Feb 2014 #72

Not all of us. Some like this kind of swimsuit model Revanchist Feb 2014 #184

Yup - I think there are gender stereotypes in the U.S. here that need to be dispensed with Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #213

Did you send them an email? RiffRandell Feb 2014 #71

This is the most effective post I've seen on the topic ecstatic Feb 2014 #77

SI does covers with women. one_voice Feb 2014 #80

I'm honestly curious... druidity33 Feb 2014 #81

It would make a difference to me. They wouldn't be singling out women... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #211

I guess for me... druidity33 Feb 2014 #217

I agree with you... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #218

Thats a fact madokie Feb 2014 #82

beautiful but.. kamron Feb 2014 #84

No doubt BainsBane Feb 2014 #89

Sorry, I can't support the exploitation of women. hughee99 Feb 2014 #87

They are FAR healthier than most of us. BainsBane Feb 2014 #125

NFL players are far healthier than most of us, too. hughee99 Feb 2014 #132

Duh. SI has always put female athletes on the cover! pacalo Feb 2014 #97

Sickening, to be sure... But typical. opiate69 Feb 2014 #103

I'm trying to keep out of these victimization-all-the-time threads, but damn it... pacalo Feb 2014 #105

Vicitimization? These are world class female atheletes BainsBane Feb 2014 #107

Yes: *victimization* over a swimsuit issue cover that was posted in GD. pacalo Feb 2014 #110

I am not a brigade BainsBane Feb 2014 #121

Folks, file these quotes under 'pot meet kettle' to use during the next poutrage of the week: pacalo Feb 2014 #131

My, you are original BainsBane Feb 2014 #141

Well, now, I may reply to only 3 or less posts a day of reading; pacalo Feb 2014 #144

Some of the most blatant projection I've ever seen. opiate69 Feb 2014 #142

Double standards, too. pacalo Feb 2014 #146

I think those will be well used ...... oldhippie Feb 2014 #180

They'll come in handy... pacalo Feb 2014 #182

Bravo! Good response. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #212

Wish I could rec this a million times. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #178

Hey, Riff! pacalo Feb 2014 #181

Sickening? BainsBane Feb 2014 #108

See #110. pacalo Feb 2014 #113

I'm a woman and don't 840high Feb 2014 #112

Thank you 840... pacalo Feb 2014 #114

In fact I'll send 840high Feb 2014 #115

I'm the same way with my husband. pacalo Feb 2014 #117

LOL, someone alerted this....and lost 6-0...... Logical Feb 2014 #119

Good... one_voice Feb 2014 #123

Stay tuned, one voice... pacalo Feb 2014 #139

Thanks, Logical... pacalo Feb 2014 #137

Too many times it is because they just don't like the post. nt Logical Feb 2014 #138

Sorry if that's happened to you in the past. pacalo Feb 2014 #147

The People magazine annual issue is OK though LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #128

LOL! tammywammy Feb 2014 #129

Good one! pacalo Feb 2014 #133

Ha! opiate69 Feb 2014 #135

Nice find! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #156

I doubt the OP knows or cares a fig about Sports Illustrated.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #185

It's embarrassingly stupid to create an OP that is so clueless about the topic. pacalo Feb 2014 #190

great post, BB Thank You! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #98

You're welcome BainsBane Feb 2014 #100

. Nye Bevan Feb 2014 #109

Don't like the swimsuit issue. . .don't buy it. Simple and easy. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #116

I'm not sure i get it.. pipoman Feb 2014 #118

These are athletes BainsBane Feb 2014 #122

So many wonderful choices TNNurse Feb 2014 #120

I am totally blown away by the extreme winter athletes BainsBane Feb 2014 #124

What's lacking in the swimsuit issue cover is not only women athletes Waiting For Everyman Feb 2014 #130

So "soft porn" is now "women in bathing suits"? Nye Bevan Feb 2014 #140

That's my point, they aren't wearing bathing suits. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2014 #143

OMG yes, yes and yes. That's what it needs to look like... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #136

Imagine that someone above referred to this OP as "sickening" BainsBane Feb 2014 #158

This message was self-deleted by its author anasv Feb 2014 #150

Thanks, Bains. toby jo Feb 2014 #161

So cool you were a tirathalete BainsBane Feb 2014 #162

SI has had these covers before. bigwillq Feb 2014 #163

Beauty deserves as much honor as anything else MO_Moderate Feb 2014 #164

Modeling a swimsuit is not a sport. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #210

That's probably why they call it the 'Swimsuit' issue MO_Moderate Feb 2014 #219

Then it belongs in a fashion magazine, or better yet, a porn mag Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #220

Well... I guess somebody better email Sports Illustrated... opiate69 Feb 2014 #221

? Porn will continue on, despite what I say, but at least lib guys... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #222

So that cover is porn? opiate69 Feb 2014 #223

You betcha it's soft porn. And just the fact that you're arguing this with me... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #224

I think you're stretching on this one elias7 Feb 2014 #167

The day I see the Swimsuit Issue consist of male models modeling swimwear on Sports Illustrated... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #171

Who would buy that? theboss Feb 2014 #204

I see your point. That said, why do men buy stuff like that? Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #205