Bikini babes: Beautiful and boring

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Sunday, February 20, 2005 | Tom Purcell

[Willie Green]

It's not working for me this year. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue just isn't working.

We're told this issue will generate $50 million in ad sales, calendars, television shows and other spin-offs, but I think more people are thinking and feeling precisely what I am: The concept is tired and played out.

Surely you've heard about the history of this issue. In 1964, the editors wanted to do something to draw readers during February. With football over and baseball not yet begun, readership usually plunged.

So on Jan. 20, 1964, they launched the first swimsuit issue -- a cover shot of a model in a one-piece swimsuit, and an eight-page pictorial on the inside. In the first issue, the models dressed modestly, but still some attacked the publication for exploiting and objectifying women.

Well, 41 years later, look at what the publication has become....

[Free and Armed]

Nonsense!

[tje]

The concept is tired and played out.

How true, at least as far as major media is concerned.. Sexy women are out and gay is in.

[gpilot]

Jon Stewart (of The Daily Show... Comedy Central... yeah, its a liberal laugh fest, but gives me the chuckles..) refered to the SI swimsuit issues as; "Quaint, almost... Amish" (ie, by comparison to the day-to-day flesh fest we see everywhere!)

[thefactor]

Marisa Miller is the hottest thing on this planet. And possibly any other planet in the galaxy. I don't but this issue, but I spent about 20 minutes staring at it in Barnes & Noble the other day when I had some time to kill.

[uglybiker]

Could be worse...

[Tijeras_Slim]

What's this guy know about babes? He's from Mt. Lebanon fer crissake!

[tje]

Damn! I have to wonder how long it will be before the SI swimsuit editiion includes a guy and his package..

(yeah it's lame responding to your own post...)

[FactsMatter]

Have you every seen ESPN magazine? If there are more than 2 pictures of females in it you are lucky. Almost every ad has a half dressed man in it, it's like they are targeting gays almost exclusively.

[evolved_rage]

Is that Chris Farley with the red hair......puke.

[Bob]

Now, that was totally uncalled-for.

[paul51]

I may never eat again

[cyborg]

LOL! You saved me the trouble :o)

[cyborg]

I'm going out for a jog.

[tje]

I used to get Esquire.... but I couldn't take it anymore.. talk about gay, it used to be a man's magazine..

[theFIRMbss]

[ChildOfThe60s]

Once they get a boob job, that's it. As far as I'm concerned they are damaged goods.

[Trueblackman]

I'm blind, I'm blind!!!

[MikefromOhio]

well what would you expect from the four letter network?

[tje]

Thanks for reminding me why I have a pool.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Now tha's more like it! Nice.

[paul544]

Then you should like this .... http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/000693.html
(NWS)

[uglybiker]

Is that Chris Farley with the red hair......puke.

Hey man! Don't you be goin' round dissin' Laz's woman!

[cyborg]

The girls are pretty. I'll just leave it at that. I'm going to try be nice for a week..errr a day...maybe a minute even ;o)

[traumer]

No pics ?

[Willie Green]

No pics ?

This is one of those solicitation threads where everybody is supposed to contribute something.

[Conservatrix]

Man! And I thought I was fat....

[Richard Kimball]

Back atcha!

[vetvetdoug]

This reads like a Gay man griping about a magazine that shows beautiful women. Let's let the marketplace make the decision, not some PC fudgepacker.

[kpp_kpp]

there's a relief for sore eyes (sore after seeing the other pictures in this thread)

[Duke Nukum]

I don't buy it. I just saw the words "Bikini Babes" and I clicked on the thread.

'Course, if fat chicks and wrinkle prunes are going to be behind every "bikini babes" link, I my stop clicking out of learned helplessness.

[kpp_kpp]

ah, the perfect people to use as interrogators a Guantanamo

[traumer]

OK...

[RichInOC]

I have one complaint, and only one complaint, about the SI Swimsuit Edition. How much would it be worth to Time Warner never, ever again to run a swimsuit pictorial with either of the Williams sisters? There are attractive black women in the world. There are attractive women athletes in the world. There are even attractive black women athletes in the world. At least as far as I'm concerned, Serena and Venus Williams are not among them.

[Torties]

She looks like she's 14 years old...isn't this child porn?

[Willie Green]

Nice try. Actually, it's a VERY nice try...
But unfortunately, it's not a bikini.
We'll let you have a second chance, though.
Afterall, your heart seems to be in the right place.

[cyborg]

I think they are attractive when not playing tennis, especially Serena. Not everyone has to look like a black version of Kate Moss.

[traumer]

"We'll let you have a second chance... " :o)

[theFIRMbss]

>She looks like she's 14 years old...isn't this child porn?

"Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.
Lo-lee-ta; the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps
down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

"She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in
one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was
Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita. ...

[cyborg]

[Drango]

With football over and baseball not yet begun,

Duh...it's hockey season!

What? Oh, I didn't know.

[wardaddy]

nice paint.

go for micro-thongs next..lol

[Willie Green]

Well, I guess you don't understand the word "bikini"...
(((sigh))) I was hoping for soooo much more...
You had great potential, but fell flat on your face.

[theFIRMbss]

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[bjs1779]

Now why did you have to do that! ?

[cyborg]

Okay that's nice but I posted the pic because this is a swimsuit issue isn't it?

[ThePythonicCow]

Here's the cover of this years Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue:

[Boazo]

Ha

[Boazo]

Do they take that out of the casket every year for a tan touch up?

[traumer]