SI is done

[RoyalShock]

It sounds like all staff at Sports Illustrated was let go today.

RIP to what was once the premier sports publication, that also decided it would be a good idea to put a trans on the cover of the swimsuit issue.

[WuShock Reaper]

"Sports Illustrated’s Entire Staff Told Their Jobs Have Been Eliminated After Authenic Brands Revokes License To Publish; Union Vows To “Fight For Every One Of Our Colleagues”"

https://deadline.com/2024/01/sports-illustrated-staff-layoff-authenic-brands-arena-group-1235797884/

[Kung Wu]

RIP to what was once the premier sports publication, that also decided it would be a good idea to put a trans on the cover of the swimsuit issue.

They did what??

[RoyalShock]

They did what??

If what I read was correct, the last two swimsuit issues featured trans "women" and the one before that, a 'full-figured" woman. It's what happens when a business stubbornly refuses to understand their customers.

Go woke, go broke.

[Kung Wu]

Wow.

[pogo]

This is almost as bad as when the National Lampoon ceased to exist.

[WuDrWu]

Competition, winners and admiring beauty are so privileged and outdated.

[Shockm]

It sounds like all staff at Sports Illustrated was let go today.

RIP to what was once the premier sports publication, that also decided it would be a good idea to put a trans on the cover of the swimsuit issue.

Last March, SI also wrote an article supporting Trans women competing against other women (Olympics, etc.), so their evangelizing, went much further than trying to sexualize trans women. Their pathway isn't really any different than Disney, and I have heard that Disney is rethinking some of their recent movies, etc.

[WuDrWu]

Actually, SI had 4 Cover Models, just one of them a tranny.

I'm surprised they weren't cancelled for their lack of diversity, to be honest.


They also offered Brooks Nader, Megan Fox and Martha Stewart (yes, THAT Martha Stewart, who is 82).


You just have to wonder what goes on in people's minds sometimes.

[ABC]

Actually, SI had 4 Cover Models, just one of them a tranny.

I'm surprised they weren't cancelled for their lack of diversity, to be honest.


They also offered Brooks Nader, Megan Fox and Martha Stewart (yes, THAT Martha Stewart, who is 82).


You just have to wonder what goes on in people's minds sometimes.

K-State Eko Cat is one of the best examples of, "Who approved this?"

'EcoKat' Kansas State University's Environmental Mascot Gets Mixed Reaction | HuffPost College

[pinstripers]

Jason Whitlock @WhitlockJason

At Sports Illustrated, the people were a bunch of Ivy League graduates. Over time, their worldview disconnected from their consumers, the typical working-class sports fans.

[WstateU]

SI and Shockers related…

[ShockTalk]

SI and Shockers related…

Good find.

[Kung Wu]

Really good!