Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing collapse of U.S. journalism

Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:09AM (#39130321)

> I mean, one of the covers for the swimsuits this year was Martha Stewart. Who is that for?

I mean, it'd fit the demographics of anyone still buying Sports Illustrated swimsuit magazines pretty well. Anyone under 60 presumably just... finds porn online.

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Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by horns4lyfe on Thursday January 25, 2024 @11:17AM (#39131168)

Old dudes don’t all of a sudden stop wanting to see young women in swimsuits though. There was also a trans woman on one cover. So again, who is that for, that would actually pay for it?

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Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by tim333 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @12:02PM (#39131803)

Yeah I'm not sure that would have been a big win with the subscribers.

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Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 25, 2024 @02:48PM (#39134212)

I'm sure they lost some subscribers when Tyra Banks appeared on the cover in 1996, too.

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Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by horns4lyfe on Sunday January 28, 2024 @12:04AM (#39162754)

I doubt it, she’s still a beautiful woman in a swimsuit. Comparing her to a trans woman or an 80 year old is silly.

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Re:Sports Illustrated implosion shows the ugly, ongoing coll... by Gibbon1 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @02:59PM (#39134376)

I seem to remember a sports illustrated calendar in the late 80's with a black model. The usual suspects at work were really butthurt that month because they'd flip it over so you couldn't see her and people kept flipping it back.

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