10 Ways Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Disrespects Women

By: American Decency Staff

First this comment from one of our readers: I think it's time that this country grow up from adolescence to adulthood and say "Enough!" to Sports Illustrated!  Why?  Haven't we had enough with their Playboy issue (isn't that what the "swimsuit" issue is)?  It was a contrived upshot in the first place and has gotten totally out of hand, having absolutely nothing to do with sports or anything like unto it.  It is purely pornographic.  It has no place in decent society and should, if Sports Illustrated insists on recapitulating it, be ousted to the same forums that other licentious garbage is kept. I believe that if people would object, and let Sports Illustrated know that they will not stand for it, Sports Illustrated would capitulate and drop that issue, reaping the added benefit of increasing subscriptions to sports enthusiasts!  Let's stand for something and tell Sports Illustrated "No More!" Robyn– By the way, I appreciate your website and plan to visit more often! Did you know there's a toll free number "Sports Illustrated" subscribers can call if you want to avoid the Swimsuit Edition?  It is 1-866-228-1175 Top 10 Ways Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Disrespects Women 10.       Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women through sex-discriminatory coverage of women’s sports. (Fewer than 10 percent of Sports Illustrated pages are devoted to women’s athletic achievements.) 9.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by displaying demeaning stereotypes of female sexuality.  The swimsuit issue features women models posed not as athletes of strength, skill, and endurance but as playthings – in costumes no one could possibly swim in competitively. 8.         The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue DISRESPECTS women by showing women’s primary value to be their value as sex objects. 7.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by photographing their bodies as if they are merely body parts – breasts, buttocks, and crotches. 6.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by encouraging boys and young men to view women as sex toys and by turning voyeurism into a sport. 5.         Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue DISRESPECTS women by imitating an idea of women that originates in pornography.  Mimicking magazines like Playboy and Penthouse, Sports Illustrated spreads out women’s bodies on the page for male “readersâ€Â to ogle at. 4.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by numbing men to women’s humanity. 3.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by exhibiting women to men as the “otherâ€Â – as if women were a different species from the “realâ€Â athletes who are men. 2.         Sports Illustrated DISRESPECTS women by sending a message to girls and young women that no matter how much they excel in athletics, all that matters is how they look to men. 1.         The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue DISRESPECTS women by directly contradicting Time-Warner’s corporate hype, which claims the magazine stands for serious sports journalism and respects the ability and dignity of women and girls in athletics. [From Media Action Alliance, Circle Pines, MN] ======================================================== Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition at Walmart Express your indignation to Walmart below. https://americandecency.org/take_action_form.php Contact information for WalMart: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Michael T. Duke – President, CEO, and Director 702 SW Eighth Street Bentonville, AR 72716-8611 Phone: 479-273-4000 Fax: 479-277-1830 email link:  http://walmartstores.com/contactus/feedback.aspx Michael T. Duke – President, CEO, and Director Email: Michael.Duke@wal-mart.com Stephen Quinn – Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Wal-Mart U.S. Email: Stephen.Quinn@wal-mart.com William Simon – Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Wal-Mart U.S. Email: Bill.Simon@wal-mart.com Your support is important to our ability to make a difference: donate online at: https://secure4.afo.net/ada/main.php?f=donate/display9 American Decency Association Bill Johnson, President P.O. Box 202 Fremont, MI 49412 ph: 231-924-4050 www.americandecency.org http://www.twitter.com/billwjohnson

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