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......
Amanda pics
I'm going to bed
Speedo never had a picture like this!
FHM AMANDA
This is silly....
JK - out....
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I just looked at the Amada pics, my goodness who would want to look at that. I put it in my Favorites to show everyone how terribble those pics are. If any one else wants them again here they are www.fhmus.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp
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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 gull80
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.
OK - but please let us continue to treat men as sexual objects. That is, IF they look like Massimiliano Rosolino!! :D
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Originally posted by kokkole
OK - but please let us continue to treat men as sexual objects. That is, IF they look like Massimiliano Rosolino!! :D
It is a shame I have offered my pics for sale and no one has offerred to buy them yet. What does Massimiliano Rosolino have to offer, I have much more to offer at least a hundred pounds of body.
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Originally posted by Xenadiva
You're welcome to your opinon....
But,
Ever see Kate Moss pose for FHM.....
Even a coke head has her standards......
In FHM Amanda is selling her sexuality... For Speedo she's selling their product... I see differences......
Holy cow . . . that is the most ridiculous analogy/comparison that I could possibly imagine. You somehow think that Kate Moss carries more dignity than Amanda?
Wow . . .
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I thought she was selling the concept that she's no longer the "little girl with the teddy bear"...
Thank you, seagurl! I couldn't agree more. Wish I had said it myself.
We are all, in effect, working 2 jobs - 1 as a swimmer and one that we can earn a living at. There are few members of the swimming community who actually make money directly from competition.
Even great swimmers like Amanda will not make great money directly from swimming. Endorsement deals and modelling have long been the way the premier athletes in our sport have made serious money.
Selling out means that she has compromised her own ideals. Only she can answer whether she has done that. As seagurl points out she is comfortable in her own skin. I think generally people spend too much time worrying about other people's morality, especially in situations that we can just choose to ignore.
Live and let live.
