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In reply to the discussion: Sports Illustrated cover - practically porn? [View all]adigal
(7,581 posts)objectification?? I'm really curious. Is it to teach us about exercise that gets us healthy? Is it to sell a swimsuit? Is it to show the benefits of waxing? Is it to discuss the effects of global warming on farms like the one she is at?
If not sexual objectification, then WTF is the point????
I think what bothers me most about this thread is the complete denial of the purpose of this magazine, closely followed by the denial of any effects a picture like this being openly displayed in supermarkets, etc. would have on young girls and boys, all of whom are in the process of discovering who they are and how they fit in this society.
And with that, I am done. I think some of the people here are trying to flame bait the few women who see this as I do. And if acceptance of this in the supermarket line is liberal, then I am certainly not.