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!
Whatever......
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Originally posted by gull80
Right, but as my dad once told me, as a parent you worry about everything.
That's why guilt was invented - so you can be there nagging in spirit when you can't be there in person. My mother's mother was a zen master at this.
Ms. Beard's magazine pix are nothing more than "looking out for #1." While it would be nice if she would use her celebrity status, such as it is, to further the position of women in society, I don't see that there is anything implicit in athletics that fosters such altruism.
-LBJ
Originally posted by gull80
Right, but as my dad once told me, as a parent you worry about everything.
That's why guilt was invented - so you can be there nagging in spirit when you can't be there in person. My mother's mother was a zen master at this.
Ms. Beard's magazine pix are nothing more than "looking out for #1." While it would be nice if she would use her celebrity status, such as it is, to further the position of women in society, I don't see that there is anything implicit in athletics that fosters such altruism.
-LBJ
