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Major Nikon

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22. I'm not sure very many people are going to consider someone with a 7 figure income as a victim
Sun Feb 8, 2015, 10:30 AM
Feb 2015

Cheryl Tiegs was on the cover 45 years ago and is still working as a celebrity today. William (Refrigerator) Perry hocked his Superbowl ring and was working as a bricklayer at one time. So there's plenty of examples of successes and throw away people any way you stack it. Were some of them victimized? Perhaps, but no more so than your average McDonalds worker and arguably considerably less.

The concept of "objectification" can just as easily be applied to wage slaves. When virtually everyone is objectified, the term is basically meaningless. The only reason it gets any air time is because the concept is applied to sex, and sex sells. The guy who came up with the whole idea of applying it to sex (and yes it was a guy), thought women were being "objectified" if they had sex outside of marriage. It was the original free milk/cow line of Victorian thinking.

Nothing says sports like a woman with her WhiteTara Feb 2015 #1
really? backwoodsbob Feb 2015 #2
If you take the icky notion of sex out of it, the whole argument kinda falls apart Major Nikon Feb 2015 #4
Well written, and a great point. TBI isn't a hazard for the SI women. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #8
When someone sacrifices "their mind and body for WhiteTara Feb 2015 #14
I'm not sure very many people are going to consider someone with a 7 figure income as a victim Major Nikon Feb 2015 #22
Well said. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #6
Wouldn't know what all the fuss is about TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #3
The swimsuit edition goes back to the days when SI couldn't sell magazines in the winter Major Nikon Feb 2015 #5
50 Shades comes out this week....that will be meaningful!!! nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #7
Pitchers and catchers report on Feb 19 AngryAmish Feb 2015 #9
Lol, baseball and golf, the slowest sports ever nt Logical Feb 2015 #10
Anything an 80 yr old man can beat me at is not a sport Major Nikon Feb 2015 #11
I always figured anything you can play while drinking rurallib Feb 2015 #18
I love golf backwoodsbob Feb 2015 #12
Playing is great, watching is not! nt Logical Feb 2015 #13
When Gourmet magazine has an an annual edition betsuni Feb 2015 #15
Well said. crim son Feb 2015 #19
Actually, I've not seen any wars. cwydro Feb 2015 #16
Seriously? ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #17
So a guy who calls himself backwoodsbob gets to be the Decider of meaningful battles? CrispyQ Feb 2015 #20
Locking In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #21
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