I was wondering what people thought about the pictures that Amanda Beard posed for in FHM. I was talking to a friend a couple of years ago and she was telling me that she thought that Amanda had "sold out". At that time I was only aware that she was modeling for speedo and other sports related products.
I went into 7-11 this week and there she was on the cover of FHM and in my mind that definatly crossed the "sold out" line. It doesn't change the fact that she's a great athlete but I don't think I take her seriously anymore. What would you think if Gary Hall Jr. posed in a magazine like that in those poses? Would you be able to take him seriously or look at him the same way?
"She has signed a $1 million contract to advertise Speedo’s Axcelerate line. Throw in endorsement deals with Oroweat Bread, Red Bull and Penta water, and a signature line of fragrance products, and Amanda can earn up to $100 million by 2010." - FHM
I just don't understand with all the money that she's raking in already, why there was a need to pose..... How about Vogue Amanda? That's sexy!
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Originally posted by Xenadiva
There is a difference between using a little sexuality to sell a product and selling "sex".
Perhaps you've just awakened from a coma. If that's the case, then you need to understand that this is what the media is all about today. As the father of a teenage girl, I think it's sad that this is the message we are sending to our young women. Amanda is not the problem--I can't begrudge her taking advantage of a lucrative opportunity. I do find it ironic that we vilify the former president of Harvard for suggesting (off the record) that there may be gender differences in scientific aptitude, but passively allow the media to very blatantly treat women as sexual objects.
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Originally posted by Xenadiva
There is a difference between using a little sexuality to sell a product and selling "sex".
Perhaps you've just awakened from a coma. If that's the case, then you need to understand that this is what the media is all about today. As the father of a teenage girl, I think it's sad that this is the message we are sending to our young women. Amanda is not the problem--I can't begrudge her taking advantage of a lucrative opportunity. I do find it ironic that we vilify the former president of Harvard for suggesting (off the record) that there may be gender differences in scientific aptitude, but passively allow the media to very blatantly treat women as sexual objects.
