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In reply to the discussion: 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Revealed. [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)if it wasn't for the differences among everyone, there wouldn't be a board, there'd be an echo chamber.
Sports Illustrated isn't waging a War on Women- conservative Republicans and repression-minded religious fundamentalists (ding ding ding!) are. And they are far more likely to be in the "cover up and cross your legs" camp, than in the floss bikini one. Seems to me there's nothing at all contrary to womens' rights in 3 women appearing in bikinis on a beach. There is no push, implied or otherwise, for laws restricting their freedom.
One Presidential candidate in 2012 actively argued on the stump against sexy pictures of naked people. His name was Rick Santorum.
Now, "sexual ogling". Would you feel the same way if it was women looking at attractive men? How about men looking at men? Women looking at women? A lot of people here - men and women - are NOT offended by the picture, or the alleged 'sexual ogling'. By the way, the OP was posted by a woman.
It's also worth noting that the only vulgar comments I've seen regarding the OP have come from people complaining about it.
Other times, when people complain about things that they find offensive, they're accused of "whining" or "trying to silence".
As for what some people think does or doesn't constitute "mature and respectful behavior"... I also think- how shall I phrase this- that sometimes DU exhibits certain, shall we say, generational demographic peculiarities pertaining to the internet, the culture, trends and media. Polls here have borne this out, to a large extent.