Sports Illustrated's 'empowerment' issue is nonsense - there's nothing feminist about hyper-sexualising women for pleasure of menIf your beach body is still indiscernible from your silly season body, then steady yourself: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will be unleashed upon us this Tuesday. To minimise damage, ahead of its publication the magazine is on a mission to ensure that despite still existing solely for male consumption, the Swimsuit Issue is here to empower women. MJ Day is the editor of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and mastermind behind the new-look departure. It insists that, despite the models being stark naked, the photo shoot has "handed over the control to the women who are our brand". Instead, she continued to peddle the convenient myth that hyper-sexualising women for the pleasure of men is doing one for the sisterhood.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2018 22:07 UTC