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18. When I see good looking men and women of many ages and many sizes in the SI Swimsuit Issue...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 06:01 PM

Feb 2015

... then I'll know things have changed for the best.

But okay, any small step away from the current "supermodel" look (whatever that is now) is a step in the right direction.

My own measure of "sexual attractiveness" tends to track my own age group. My own kids' significant others are attractive but my paternal instincts kick in and take overwhelming precedence. My first thought when I see the current batch of super-models might be summarized as "eat something and quit worrying about your hair or makeup."

My own sexual identity was formed at the tail end of the dirty hippie era. Swimsuits, shaving, "nice" hair, make-up, or anorexic and overwrought levels of attention paid to curves or muscle tone or airbrushable stretch marks, I wasn't paying attention to any of that. I still don't.

The only ugly people I ever meet are ugly for the things they say or the way they act.

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PHOTO: Ashley Graham First Plus-Sized Model In Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Truth rating: 10 S [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 OP

That's more of a normal size for a woman as tall as I suspect she must be. Vinca Feb 2015 #1

I have to disagree... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #14

She's a normal-sized real woman meow2u3 Feb 2015 #43

I thnk she's gorgeous, but I think her top is ill-fitting. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #2

I agree underpants Feb 2015 #4

I fell right into that, didn't I? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #6

Better than her falling OUT of it underpants Feb 2015 #15

I eschew clothing that requires double-sided tape to keep my breasts in, generally. msanthrope Feb 2015 #16

Pasties only use single sided tape! jberryhill Feb 2015 #29

Curvy, huh? immoderate Feb 2015 #3

I don't get it. nt cyberswede Feb 2015 #22

I'm musing on the use of language. immoderate Feb 2015 #44

Sure - there are several synonyms for that. cyberswede Feb 2015 #45

It's still an objectification of women, so not sure why this is 'better' than a slimmer model. closeupready Feb 2015 #5

it's an ad for selling bathing suits JI7 Feb 2015 #7

If so, then the thread title is misleading. closeupready Feb 2015 #9

yes it is misleading JI7 Feb 2015 #11

Right, it is equally "bad" Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #26

And I agree with you, insofar as this: that if you reject one kind of exploitation, closeupready Feb 2015 #28

Or else you dont think people finding other people attractive on the basis of physical appearance Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #30

Sure, whatever. This doesn't upset me. closeupready Feb 2015 #32

I think one can safely assume that everyone on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #35

I'm still trying to figure out how someone can be exploited at $10,000 per day Major Nikon Feb 2015 #41

I'm sure some will still disapprove because they didn't have to remove Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #8

WTF? Kali Feb 2015 #21

Ykcutnek suggests that some will argue that the model isn't really "plus sized" Orrex Feb 2015 #34

This poster has a real way with words. a la izquierda Feb 2015 #38

Huh? cyberswede Feb 2015 #23

Uh-oh. I remember what happened to the last SI cover thread aikoaiko Feb 2015 #10

She'll need more than a skimpy bathing suit to weather that storm. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #13

The last SI cover thread... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #33

Thanks for posting that! I'd never heard of Aivazovsky before (shameful, I know), but petronius Feb 2015 #37

That is a FANTASTIC painting! PassingFair Feb 2015 #52

I consider that to be average-sized Terra Alta Feb 2015 #12

you haven't been Snow Leopard Feb 2015 #20

cuegrumpycatgood LifeLoveLib Feb 2015 #17

When I see good looking men and women of many ages and many sizes in the SI Swimsuit Issue... hunter Feb 2015 #18

Swimsuit mags put the focus on her boobs but LittleBlue Feb 2015 #19

because they are trying to sell the bathing suit JI7 Feb 2015 #24

"Which hits newstands this week" Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #25

Oh come on now... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #36

Kind of like the discussion about Spider Woman's ass ... Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #46

You'll never believe it but there is a sculpture of Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #47

I vaguely remember something about that. NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #48

Well, I guess you need a Spider Woman and Spider Man to make a Spider Baby Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #49

Ugh... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #50

What's amazing with the photo is that if you look closely for a while .... rickford66 Feb 2015 #27

"There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt." NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #31

Gosh----She must be at least 3 lbs overweight nikto Feb 2015 #39

that's a great picture Skittles Feb 2015 #40

Ok, but the guy behind her is way too thin! AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #42

There's a guy in the picture? NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #51