Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:19 am
Featuring first ever plus sized model.
I've got to say I have a problem with this move. I know, I know that makes me an asshole and I'm against female rights and I don't know what a real woman is and yada yada yada.
Horseshit. That's all smoke and mirrors thrown out to distract from the real issue at hand.
I do agree that plus sized models should be used in advertising more often because most woman aren't size 0. It makes sense to cater to your audience and your audience eats more than a Chiclet for dinner.
That being said, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is supposed to be a celebration of women who are "ideal", not "what a real woman looks like". They're supposed to represent a goal that woman could strive for, not placate them and help them quit once they kinda, sorta look ok.
This is nothing more than Sports Illustrated lowering the bar.
I'm not trying to be insulting to the woman in the layout, but I'd describe her body as "sloppy". Normally, I never would, but in this particular setting where athletes in peak physical condition are celebrated, she's way out of shape and it's NOT ok.
I see women all over FB praising this move and saying it's about time. Really? Is there anyone on the planet more hypocritical than women who are crazy vocal about this issue? They're the same ones who stood in line to see Magic Mike on opening night. And that's part of the issue too. There is no movement by these same women claiming they want to see male models with "real bodies". I don't see Kevin James getting put into Magic Mike unless they are going to mock him.
Don't drag down society's standards because you can't achieve them. Admit that the majority of women can't get to that level of fitness because of real life. They work, they're older, they don't have time to work out, they have kids, far more important things to do, don't have the right genetics, yada, yada, yada. That's not mocking, that's all TRUE. Men know this to be true.
A woman doesn't have to be a size 0 to be beautiful, but we certainly shouldn't be celebrating mediocrity as if it's the pinnacle of female fitness.
I've got to say I have a problem with this move. I know, I know that makes me an asshole and I'm against female rights and I don't know what a real woman is and yada yada yada.
Horseshit. That's all smoke and mirrors thrown out to distract from the real issue at hand.
I do agree that plus sized models should be used in advertising more often because most woman aren't size 0. It makes sense to cater to your audience and your audience eats more than a Chiclet for dinner.
That being said, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is supposed to be a celebration of women who are "ideal", not "what a real woman looks like". They're supposed to represent a goal that woman could strive for, not placate them and help them quit once they kinda, sorta look ok.
This is nothing more than Sports Illustrated lowering the bar.
I'm not trying to be insulting to the woman in the layout, but I'd describe her body as "sloppy". Normally, I never would, but in this particular setting where athletes in peak physical condition are celebrated, she's way out of shape and it's NOT ok.
I see women all over FB praising this move and saying it's about time. Really? Is there anyone on the planet more hypocritical than women who are crazy vocal about this issue? They're the same ones who stood in line to see Magic Mike on opening night. And that's part of the issue too. There is no movement by these same women claiming they want to see male models with "real bodies". I don't see Kevin James getting put into Magic Mike unless they are going to mock him.
Don't drag down society's standards because you can't achieve them. Admit that the majority of women can't get to that level of fitness because of real life. They work, they're older, they don't have time to work out, they have kids, far more important things to do, don't have the right genetics, yada, yada, yada. That's not mocking, that's all TRUE. Men know this to be true.
A woman doesn't have to be a size 0 to be beautiful, but we certainly shouldn't be celebrating mediocrity as if it's the pinnacle of female fitness.
