Sports Illustrated cover - practically porn?

[MADem]

460. Oh, no--the "N" word comparison. Has this discussion jumped the shark?

Why is it that every argument about any perceived insult devolves to this? It's like a Godwin substitute, because that other "N" word is too overused on Ye Olde Internet, I guess.

That's "disingenuous," too, if you want to get right down to it.

This discussion has nothing to do with racist insults. It's a difference of opinion about how much clothing is not enough, and how a person is allowed to "look" at the camera depending on how much they are wearing.

No one is getting paid when the N word comes out in anger. This young woman made a very nice payday for that photo shoot and she will never want for a thing if she plays her boosted career right and doesn't squander her money. Those Magic Mike guys got themselves a nice payday, too; if they are wise they'll have a secure old age too--and no one called any one of them a racist name either.

Now, you can say it's "wrong" for this woman, or those men, for that matter, to not wear "enough" clothes in exchange for money, you can say they set a poor example, that their behavior is offensive, or whatever-- but comparing this view to racism is just ... off the mark. Gratuitous, really.

JMO, YMMV, but I will not be moved on this score.