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In reply to the discussion: Are there women here who are not offended by the SI cover or Kate Upton's spread? [View all]etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I thought some human beings were stating that a magazine purportedly devoted to sports had a wealth of accomplished female athletes that they may have chosen if they truly wished a cover to be an homage to women... some expressed concern that beautiful women were photographed and then airbrushed and posed to achieve unrealistic looks (when real women are beautiful "as is" ... I saw some posts concerned that the discussion was better suited for the lounge or other forums. I do not recall any of the posts criticizing the choices of other women (they may be there, but that was not the spirit of the debate)
... but ma'am, I respect your right as a feminist and a woman to feel however you feel about a subject and to express it. We don't all have to agree on every detail of every issue ... we just need to respect one another as autonomous beings