I am liking the concept and think all three are winners, now the question, which is your favorite. I have to say the plus size cover has a lot going for it! Ronda Rousey, Ashley Graham and Hailey Clauson make a wonderful trifecta. In the end though Hailey steals the show.
OT - SI swimsuit issue, 3 covers this year.
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All lovely women, I'm sure, but a fourth option - none of the above - applies for me. Given that I'm pretty sure they'd feel much the same way about me if I were on the cover (minus the lovely woman part), I don't feel too awfully bad saying that.
Hmmmmm . . . . Guess it depends on individual tastes. At least one of them would kick my ass, one of them uses too much tooth whitener . . . Am I getting too picky?
I applaud SI for making an attempt to downplay the stereotypical swimsuit model body-type. Not really sure it will achieve what it's meant to do, or at least it'll take generations of such efforts by everybody to get there. But if even a few fewer young girls grow up feeling self-conscious and developing eating disorders, that would be a win.
Agreed. While my comments above were obviously tongue in cheek, it is refreshing to see. Ronda Rousey looks angry though.
Take a deep breath shifty. You're getting too worked up in a thready about a hot chick, an ugly chick, and a fat one. Relax.
Not worked up at all, Ron. Keep drinking and stay classy.
Hey, there's nothing the plus sized model can do about it. She's healthy and fit and she is an attractive and sexy person. But this comparison isn't even close. It's not even reasonable. Attractiveness is subjective...within a degree. Beyond that, it's more like a fetish. The cover with the hot girl will sell 2x more than the one with the large one. And many of the magazines with the large girl cover will be purchased only for supporting the self-love sentiment, which I fully support. Once the novelty of this wears off, though, selecting a large girl to model swimsuits rather than the hot one is a surefire way to get yourself fired.
Both the non-traditional models are more clothed and appear less happy-looking than the half nude, smiling one. Which strikes me as somewhat counter to the intent of having all three different models with differing body types. But what do I know?
Like many men, I'm a total pig and I'm most attracted, physically, to the super fit s-curve body-type that looks equally good in yoga pants or a tight clingy sweater-dress. But that doesn't mean that I don't realize that I, like most people, am somewhat a product of a lifetime of marketing of such body-types. And it doesn't mean that I don't realize that it's a pretty screwed up situation for young women and girls.
My last girlfriend was a size five or six depending on brand, but I think Ashley is a beautiful woman.Ashley Graham, size 16. To each their own. As for me, she makes it move. Damn!
He's trolling. He probably won't admit and might not even realize it himself. But he's trolling. Don't get baited.
Follow up poll question:
What are the chances that, depending on which cover you get, your wife will throw it out when you are not looking?
For me:
Hailey Clausen 100%
Ashley Graham 67%
Rhonda Rousey 33% (though if she realizes that Rhonda is wearing body paint this will increase to 50%.)
What are the chances that, depending on which cover you get, your wife will throw it out when you are not looking?
For me:
Hailey Clausen 100%
Ashley Graham 67%
Rhonda Rousey 33% (though if she realizes that Rhonda is wearing body paint this will increase to 50%.)
I am not at all. Having a bigun on the cover of SI swimsuit addition is preposterous when you consider what the objective of the SI swimsuit is all about in the first place. More dumbing down of America. I get now it isn't a joke, but it should be. Fatness, let's celebrate it!
Trolling and having a potentially valid point are not mutually exclusive. I do it myself sometimes.
Just below the surface, even though you won't admit it for some odd reason, you know I am right.
yes she is thick and while I prefer #1, I would absolutely with #2 and 3. Wouldn't even have to think for a second about it. She has a cute face and they are real and spectacular.
Of course I'd admit it. I have no problems admitting I'm wrong ever. And I'm wrong all the time. Just not this time.
Yes, generally speaking, leaner is healthier. But this is SI and the SI cover is about attractiveness in a bathing suit. About perception. Not about health. I don't think it's a joke. Do you have a daughter? Do you know any young women who are not genetically predisposed towards being slender and fit?
My daughter is genetically lucky body-wise. Although she'll find it harder and harder to maintain when she hits her 40s. My ex sets a great example by very consistently working out, running and eating well. I set a good example of remaining active in sports (not so much in the eating well department and I'm starting to pay for it). All our kids played multiple sports and saw examples of athletic parents.
But not all girls are so genetically lucky. I know some girls (from coaching mostly) that played sports and eat like pigeons and still couldn't remain slender due to genetics. They do everything right but it doesn't matter. Should they be made to feel less beautiful because magazines and TV and movies and American culture places such a premium on a certain body-type?
I'm close with some of my former players and I got to see them struggle with eating disorders, with self-perception issues and all the resultant psychological issues. Including some girls who were tiny and underweight.
I don't agree that SI is dumbing things down. I think you're just not particularly empathetic about this issue. SI seems to be making an effort (kind of a lame one, IMO, but still better than nothing I suppose).
I must have missed that in the mission statement, or is that what you want to stick in your mind when you look at the pages
Ha ha. Trolling me now, fvcker. [winking]
I'd fall for it, but I'm off to check out some skinny chick porn for awhile.
