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Plus-sized model Ashley Graham lands Sports Illustrated swimsuit gig

Does anyone even look at Sports Illustrated anymore?
 
Not PC.... she's downright hot... after looking at her photo

the PC stuff is just an extra bonus on the side they get to feel all good about, when the real reason is that she is HOT...

She wears the weight well(most woman don't)... she would probably look slightly better if she lost a little, like a size 14.... but that's being picky
 
Beaudreaux said:
Had no ides who she was, so I did a quick Google Images search - still don't know - however, she looks to me like most of the women I see IRL (body size that is). Maybe that's what SI is going for?
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Then why? Pinup mags are not for what you see all the time IRL for free.
 
clownboy said:
Then why? Pinup mags are not for what you see all the time IRL for free.
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Hell if I know? I stopped asking why a long time ago when it comes to nekid or damn near nekid women. I've learned to just stay quiet and ...

(NAKED means you don't have any cloths on - NEKID means you don't have any cloths on and you're up to somethin')
 
She's hot. That's why she's in the magazine.
 
Dragonfly said:
Plus-sized model Ashley Graham is SI swimsuit model - CNN.com



Well this should be fun.

Is SI just being pc here? Or perhaps the times they are a changin'?

Thoughts?
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Could be worse.

Serena posed naked a couple of years ago.
She could be full frontal in body paint.

Hey everyone has the right to be comfortable in their own skin no matter their size but with a modicum discipline she could lose 15 pounds. She's attractive for a larger woman but not SI material.
 
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nothing has changed, it's still very unhealthy to be obese, and is as much if not more of a burden on the healthcare system as tobacco use. very sad that calling a fat unhealthy woman a fat unhealthy woman is now somehow discriminatory, as if the truth is now unmentionable.
 
QuadpolarNutjob said:
nothing has changed, it's still very unhealthy to be obese, and is as much if not more of a burden on the healthcare system as tobacco use. very sad that calling a fat unhealthy woman a fat unhealthy woman is now somehow discriminatory, as if the truth is now unmentionable.
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She's not yet crossed in to being obese. I'd just say she's big. I'm sure she's beautiful to the right person and that's all that matters for her. Has no place in SI swimsuit edition though.
 
One of the metrics that is thought to correlate with attractiveness is waist-to-hip (WHR) ratio.

This lady is a plus size, but you can easily see her waist is smaller than her hips. There is still that hourglass figure, and that's what people find attractive. It's been related to general health, fertility, estrogen levels and even intelligence of offspring. Far more accurate than BMI, dress size or waist size or anything like that.

Whilst you might see more and more plus size ladies in these magazines, I doubt we'll be seeing ladies without that same figure in them.

As tempting as it is to think this is about being accepting of woman with a bigger weight number (or a bigger BMI number, or dress size number) all I think this will really become is is another number by which to judge feminine beauty by.
 
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CLAX1911 said:
I don't see women that look like her all the time.

They do it because it sales magazines. That's why.
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Then you don't get out much. Hey, neither do I anymore, but when I do I see tons of women who are about 20-30 pounds from being attractive as they could be. Heck, go to ANY beach, anywhere in the world during summer and you'll see dozens just like her, some wearing even less clothing.
 
Huh, so that's plus size??? :shock:

I guess bigger than size 12 is called Walmart sized???

Looks like normal size to me. But I live around women who brush after every meal, not throw up.... :peace
 
She looks healthy...period....healthy is sexy for people who are into health and reality and hold no preconceived notions about what "should" be.

We have to get away from the "she's too thin, she's too fat" comments...
 
_Sal said:
She looks healthy...period....healthy is sexy for people who are into health and reality and hold no preconceived notions about what "should" be.

We have to get away from the "she's too thin, she's too fat" comments...
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That only makes her suitable for the centerfold of a lifestyle magazine. Commercial sexiness is all about preconceived notions.
 
QuadpolarNutjob said:
nothing has changed, it's still very unhealthy to be obese, and is as much if not more of a burden on the healthcare system as tobacco use. very sad that calling a fat unhealthy woman a fat unhealthy woman is now somehow discriminatory, as if the truth is now unmentionable.
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I certainly don't think obesity should be encouraged but that isn't the case here.
 
There isn't a damned thing wrong with Rubenesque and a figure like that is a good indication that she can cook too!
 
Soho gator said:
Could be worse.

Serena posed naked a couple of years ago.
She could be full frontal in body paint.

Hey everyone has the right to be comfortable in their own skin no matter their size but with a modicum discipline she could lose 15 pounds. She's attractive for a larger woman but not SI material.
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Why would she want to be smaller? She obviously has had great success as a plus-size model. Stick with what works, I say.
 
Lutherf said:
There isn't a damned thing wrong with Rubenesque and a figure like that is a good indication that she can cook too!
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Yes, "the ugly wife is a treasure in the home" as the saying goes. But SI doesn't sell issues based upon guys thinking these are the women they want to marry. :mrgreen:
 
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