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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs the SI Swimsuit issue demeaning to women?
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
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Yes because the one place you would expect to see women athletes not models
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)1. Yes, it always has been.
If SI were to live up to its name it would feature women athletes, not cheesecake.
TheBlackAdder
(28,189 posts)2. Oh, there's women in it? I just looked at the swimsuits :-)
Logical
(22,457 posts)3. I just read the articles. nt
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)4. Yes because the one place you would expect to see women athletes not models
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.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)7. Yes.
The swimsuit issue has nothing to do with athleticism. It has to do with T&A and selling magazines.