tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post110721944123432174..comments2005-08-08T00:11:06.146+09:00Comments on Riding Sun: Did they include the swimsuit issue?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108442272601677872005-02-15T13:37:00.000+09:002005-02-15T13:37:00.000+09:00I agree with everyone who said this shouldn't even...I agree with everyone who said this shouldn't even be an issue. Make this an issue when all the other problems in the world have been solved, like poverty, like illiteracy, AIDs epidemic, hunger, cancer, stupid politicians (GWB, looking straight at ya...voted for Kerry), etc. Who cares if women are portrayed "sexy" or not sexy more often than men? There are male models too, and guess what, they don't choose their own pics either, AND they get a hell of a lot less money than do females. Yes, you get a pic of a naked woman breast feeding the kid in public now and then... big deal... if men breastfed kids, you'd see that too. You also see tons of pics of starved naked African boys with bloated stomachs and little willies. Are you gonna bitch and whine that the "Africans people" are portrayed as the poorest nations in the world? Because they ARE... so get over nudity and women... go on to solve more important world problems. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://ridingsun.blogspot.com/2005/02/did-they-include-swimsuit-issue.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="dpindrik at gmail dot com">Dima</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108392242629423092005-02-14T23:44:00.000+09:002005-02-14T23:44:00.000+09:00Boys, boys, boys. The most important debate here ...Boys, boys, boys. The most important debate here is whether sexy pictures of men or women are even worth debating in the first place. So much time and effort is spent worrying about the natural image of the human body. Remember the Janet Jackson fiasco? All over a breast! Hello, it's just a BREAST! At the same time, we allow teenagers to play ultra-violent video games, and watch "reality TV" shows that glorify lying, cheating, stealing, and selling your dignity. Where are our priorities?!?<br /> <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>Stevie TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108354272036450702005-02-14T13:11:00.000+09:002005-02-14T13:11:00.000+09:00"it promotes the idea that their only purpose is T..."it promotes the idea that their only purpose is TO look sexy" - Smarter Boy<br /><br />You have to think that in order to make it that way. If you didn't think that way there wouldn't be a problem. This is much like the way diversity is championed, but the second we notice someone is a different color than white, then we are wrong. FUCK YOU AND YOUR PC FRIENDS!!  <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://ridingsun.blogspot.com/2005/02/did-they-include-swimsuit-issue.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="ohnoyoudidnt at hotmail dot com">Smarterest Boy</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108337219656393582005-02-14T08:26:00.000+09:002005-02-14T08:26:00.000+09:00Yes. Some might LIKE looking sexy. But do the mo...Yes. Some might LIKE looking sexy. But do the models choose which photos go to press? Or is that the editors job? The point is, it makes women sexual object; though the models might like looking sexy, it promotes the idea that their only purpose is TO look sexy. The researchers aren't that these women were forced, against their will, to pose in these sexual ways - they're simply saying that its sexist to have a gross misrepresentation of women in only "sexy" portrayals. Think about things before you talk next time, ok? <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>Smarter BoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108321245055631302005-02-14T04:00:00.000+09:002005-02-14T04:00:00.000+09:00I love how in order to prove their politically cor...I love how in order to prove their politically correct point they completely remove any consideration for free will in the women being "portrayed" that way. I don't know if they've noticed, but a hell of a lot of women LIKE looking sexy. What's the farking problem here, you psycho utopians? <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://heterophobic.org" REL="nofollow" TITLE="boy at heterophobic dot org">boy</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108318524811452972005-02-14T03:15:00.000+09:002005-02-14T03:15:00.000+09:00they should also have included the category of whi...they should also have included the category of which sex gets paid more. if power and money are one in the same, then in that context, women actually have more power in that profession. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://fowlball.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">matt</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108316742089781162005-02-14T02:45:00.000+09:002005-02-14T02:45:00.000+09:00Coincidentally, I've just read the issue following...Coincidentally, I've just read the issue following this and I especially liked a letter which read (I paraphrase):<br /><br />Dear Sir,<br /><br />Re: your article on nudity. As a recent subscriber, I feel cheated.<br /><br />Yours, etc <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://poetry.nanvaent.org/vl/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">Fluoronaut</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108315953957825442005-02-14T02:32:00.000+09:002005-02-14T02:32:00.000+09:00Their issue reviewing the problems with corporate ...Their issue reviewing the problems with corporate mergers had a picture of two camels humping on the front cover. Who says economists can't have a sense of humor? <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://ridingsun.blogspot.com/2005/02/did-they-include-swimsuit-issue.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="nobody at nowhere dot com">Nobody</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108312730205236792005-02-14T01:38:00.000+09:002005-02-14T01:38:00.000+09:00Am I so horny because I read the Economist? or do ...Am I so horny because I read the Economist? or do I read the Economist because I'm so horny? Now, there's a conundrum! I should mail that one in to The Economist and see what they think! <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://mark.denovich.org" REL="nofollow" TITLE="foo at bar dot com">Lord Smartingford of Braintonshire</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9395124.post-1108310704719532552005-02-14T01:05:00.000+09:002005-02-14T01:05:00.000+09:00The economist is hot stuff. I always spill my seed...The economist is hot stuff. I always spill my seed by the time I get to talks about third quarter profit forecasts.. Every other economic magazine out there has to resort to cheaper gimmicks, like discussing fiscal responsibility, before I even get hard. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://ridingsun.blogspot.com/2005/02/did-they-include-swimsuit-issue.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="greenspan at gov dot us">A. Greenspan</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com