Here is a harsh truism, straight from a Marine:
Obese women in bikinis and trans freaks in French-cut suits do not sell magazines.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT SCHLITZ
No. Body.
Now, you can’t say I’m being unkind or that I haven’t been consistent in my messaging. In fact, this past May I waxed poetic about my memories of past Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions…and offered my unvarnished but eloquent opinion of the 2023 issue – replete with fat bodies, transgenders, and geriatrics:
BARF
Golly. I could have told them what was coming.
Well, okay – I did (My family doesn’t call me “The Spook” for nothing.).
…Some women might be making all the proper “so inclusive, so diverse” noises, but they aren’t buying this. Men sure aren’t. Did any women outside of the U.S. women’s soccer team and their parents ever buy this rag on a regular basis to begin…