2019 SI Swimsuit

I dont understand why models like Barbara or Lais want to be associated with SI these days.

The PC-mess has officially destroyed SI for what it was with the inclusion of Hunter. Flaws like obesity shouldn't be glamorized. Seriously SI, get a grip. DUH!

I thought this was a swimsuit issue? Why are they posting nudes?

MJ Day has got to be fired. This issue is a travesty. A bunch of fatties, ugly sports women (sorry but true) and filled with average models. The few actual super models, Barbara and Lais, stand way out of from the crowd and aren't even featured. Hell Danielle Harrington had a bunch of cover worthy shots too. Their videography has turned into quick cut garbage now and the photoshopping is still egregious. They need to fire MJ and try a new direction or just kill the issue if this is the best they can do after an extra 4 months to work on the issue.

@Prettyphile are you gonna do the interview with Mj? or she doesn't want to do it anymore?

I remember thinking how annoyed I was when May 8 was announced as the release date because I knew that was a very busy day for me and I wouldn't have much chance to browse through the material (obviously no fault of SI). Now that I have more or less gone through it, they can feel free in the future to schedule it on a busy day.

Worst issue in SI history.  The pics either feature bad suits, bad poses, or unattractive models.  The videos, usually the stronger part of the material every year, are garbage.  They've regressed to an old weakness which is too many quick cuts.  The clips are too short.  If you have longer clips, you don't need the quick cuts.  Plus the videos are just all over the place on the site... not organized well.  I wish each model would just have one video, maybe 5-6 minutes with all of the worthy footage, instead of scattershotting them among different small clips.

Highlights (relatively speaking) and lowlights

Lais and Barb had good shoots.

I like Tyra's cover and shoot.  They kept it simple, which worked, and to me she's still very attractive.

Paulina looked great too.  

there were some other Ok shoots, but most were just unmemorable.  

And I have no idea why Sam still has a job here.

I'm cool with the diversity thing to a degree-- I mean, Raine might be my favorite from the model search.. but jeez, there has to be a line drawn and needs to be well before Hunter.

I've been fairly diplomatic on MJ, but this is junk.  Which is a shame because I think the first 2 years she was fully in charge was 2014-15 and those years were quite good IMO.  But the rot clearly set in-slowly, then bottoming out with this.  

And the problem is, even if MJ gets fired (unlikely), the diversity genie is already out of the bottle and can't be put back.  That's not all bad, but, once again, SI took a well intentioned idea and ran it aground.  

peace, out.

1 hour ago, peroxideblonde said:

@Prettyphile are you gonna do the interview with Mj? or she doesn't want to do it anymore?

She just spoke to Pheno two days ago and it's still good to go. They've been very busy and haven't had the time.

“There she blows!-there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill! It is Moby Dick!” 

― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

On 5/8/2019 at 7:30 PM, Stromboli1 said:

 

SI & VS both suck now and have nowhere near the clout they used to have. 

VS lost clout because they're not inclusive enough and SI is losing clout for being too inclusive. I think Ed realizes he will be opening up the floodgates if he caves to the PC crowd. MJ has got to be trolling with those photos of Hunter. 

On 2/13/2018 at 4:23 PM, RIP_Cabrini_Green said:

Well.

 

There’s always hope for next year......

Looks like the high hopes of 2018 have been torched by 2019...