Does This SI Cover Of Lindsey Vonn Make You Think Of Sex?
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I mean more so than you normally would upon seeing an attractive, fully clothed, woman on the cover of a popular magazine. That’s what sports blogger Nicole M. LaVoi apparently feels is the message here. She thinks that Sports Illustrated, which admittedly does not have a stellar track record where these things are concerned, has intentionally put Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn in a sexualized pose for their cover.
Over the last 60 years researchers have shown that about 4% of all SI covers have portrayed women. When females are featured on the cover of SI, they are more likely than not to be in sexualized poses and not in action–and the most recent Vonn cover is no exception.
Um, isn’t this what downhill skiers normally look like when they are downhill skiing? Is this maybe a case of the viewer seeing what they want to see? I mean if they had her posed in a bathing suit (and lord knows I wouldn’t necessarily put it past them) then, yes, the author would very much have a point. But otherwise I think I am missing the source of the outrage here. Anyone else?
[h/t Business Insider]
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i’m not seeing it….
now…if she were on all fours…ok. the lady would have a point, but she is a down hill skier!
now I feel kind of bad for the girl, because it will become a big deal, and she will probably end up feeling creepy because of it.
I get the magazine, and it didn’t occur to me until it was pointed out in this article. I guess I take it as a sports pose first, then let my imagination catch up later, or never. Does this give “rise” to the “Posture Police?”
You would have to be depraved to find something sexual in sports like this. Now post a video of female tennis players in scoop neck collars and short skirts as they shriek and grunt . . . so I can make objective criticism of their ground stroke.
After seeing the picture I was then surprised when I heard the controversy. I do think there is way too much in the way of suggestive poses out there, especially with people who would be considered role models. However, all I saw here was an athlete posing in a manner related to their sport. She does appear to be on a ski slope there. I think we have so much smutt out there that people see things that aren’t there. In this case I think some mean people are trying to be hurtful. I feel bad for Lindsey Vonn.
I saw a thing about this on the Yahoo! homepage last night and after reading their treatment, along with the blog excerpt and after viewing the previous cover of a male skier… the first thing I thought was a play on the word “tuck”. Then, I wondered how hard it must be, if a woman can’t be photographed demonstrating her sport.
HELL NO!!! That is just outrageous to even…I said no, right? Is that clear…no, dammit!!
This Nicole M. LaVoi “person” needs to “get a life” BIG TIME. I am a male and saw absolutely NOTHING sexual with the SI cover picture and I am NO prude nor a sex addict. This person is either jealous (most probably) or is just an attention grabbing idiot!!! Some people (like the NAACP and the ALCU) have to make something controversial out of everything when in reality there is NONE!!!!!!! Leave Lindsey Vonn alone. She does not deserve this insulting negativism. She is a great athelete who is to be greatly admired, not mired in controversy by some small minded jerk!
Yeah, I’ve given it some thought and I’m pretty sure the answer is no.
No
Now, if she was in a thong bikini, then there’d be and issue.
Hell, Ms. LaVoi didn’t say anything about the word on the ski boots did she? One can see sexism anywhere you want to see it if that is all you look for and Ms. LaVoi obviously looks very hard.
Personally I think this is just another publicity stunt by a smart blogger looking for readers.
Lindsey Vonn is a great athlete.
Why shouldn’t people think of sex when they see this picture? There’s nothing wrong with getting a SCHWING! reaction when you see a woman who is not only cute, but has nice legs and a firm, round butt in tight pants.
@NewHampste: Sports blogging seems prone for this type of virality. (note: made-up word)
During the last Winter Olympics, I wrote a couple of profile posts about some of the athletes for the blog, I was doing at the time. They were quickly picked-up by aggregators running a keyword over Technorati and suddenly those posts were deluged with referrals.
My experience has been that there’s usually people operating fan sites, who use Google Alerts to find news and links about their “stars” and the same goes for sports teams, franchises and especially events like the Olympics, which all opens a post to a wider base.
I don’t know enough about Ms. LaVoi to know whether she did it for publicity, but considering that the athlete’s name, the sport, the magazine and the Olympics all have folks whom regularly run blogsearches and who have programmed Google Alerts, it’s only natural that her thoughts found a much larger audience.
PS) Ms. LaVoi – If you’re reading this comment… congrats.
Uuuhh… I don’t even see a skier in that photo.
Allriiiiight.
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