You WANT us on the cover - you NEED us on the cover!
So suck it up, Buttercup - say “thank you” and go on your way.
Posted on 05/17/2023 6:37:48 PM PDT by Schatze
Sports Illustrated came under fire on Monday for using Kim Petras, a transgender female pop star, as one of its cover models for the Swimsuit Edition.
It was Petras’ first time on the cover of the Swimsuit Edition. Petras joined Martha Stewart, Megan Fox and Brooks Nader as the other cover models for this year’s magazine.
"There is no theme [to this year’s issue]—rather, there is a vision, a sentiment, a hope that women can live in a world where they feel no limitations, internally or externally," SI Swimsuit Editor-in-Chief MJ Day said. "But the absence of a theme is not to say that [these women] don’t share certain common traits. They’re constantly evolving."
Day said of Petras, "The Grammy-winning pop star, a beacon of inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community, has blazed her own path to superstardom, but it has been anything but a straight line."
However, not everyone was pleased with SI deciding to use Petras as one of its models.
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The much anticipated Politipottamus issue.
If I have nightmares about that I’m going to hunt you down like a chicken-killing dog! :)
Barf alert.
You WANT us on the cover - you NEED us on the cover!
So suck it up, Buttercup - say “thank you” and go on your way.
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