Cheryl Tiegs Criticizes Sports Illustrated Full Figure Swim Suit Cover

Clearly, this is a planned "critique" to call attention to SU every year.

Had to laugh at Tiegs, though. Another queen of plastic surgery in her late 60's (in miniskirts and low cut tops)....and she's quoting Dr. Oz? Too funny.

How many "covers" do they do each year for the swimsuit issue? I found three - one skinny and naked - one (Rousey) that I consider normal size and the plus size, all of them are beautiful.

That is so the deal.

An' from a marketin' perspective, we prolly only got ourselves to blame for loadin' the dice in favor of the slimmer figure in the past so sumthin' that should never have been an issue for perfectly beautiful bigger gals kinda became one.

Gotta remember, back in the day when they had artists an' paint, they loved their plump gals.

Flesh kinda oozes from the canvas, an' you can feel the artists' generosity in the positive ways the images are rendered.

When da Vinci painted Leda an' the Swan, gotta figure he wasn't pullin' a shame deal on the gal by pointin' up the carbs she was packin' away down at the pizza takeout.

We are gettin' better at bein' inclusive now, which is so cool cos alla us are here, but there will always be a debate about where to draw the line.

What are we to do with excessive weight (or the lack of it?)

How are we to be inclusive without also advocatin' ill health an' abuse?

The world is kinda wobblin' offa its axis right now thanks to alla the bootylicious twerkin', an' models from the willowy end of the spectrum ought to provide inspiration for those of us able to pirouette in most stores without fear of our extremities trashin' the goods on display, but I gotta tellya those ultra skinny gals scare the sh*t outta me.

There is the same kinda deal goin' on there as bodybuildin'.

I am not beyond appreciatin' a well-honed torso, but I figure livin' studies of beautiful form lose all their allure when the transition from hero to superhero happens.

So for example, I find Chris Hemsworth (the guy with the hammer in alla the Avengers movies) really frickin' sexy.

He is in truly adorable shape.

But does that mean I want morea that?

Oh yeah, gimme Thor with 10% more curvaceous pecs an' a spine you gotta press down real hard on to hit on any bone.

Would that work any better?

Prolly we can pump the guy up till his blood cells hammer on the insides of his swollen arteries like Alien bustin' outta a stomach an' his calves are curvaceous as watermelons.

Problem is, that is jus' kinda weird an' ugly imho -- a niche view of form sustained by a highly evolved chemical an' behavioral regimen.

No one looks like that by accident.

But we know people gain an' lose weight for all kindsa reasons, an' we gotta keep 'em in the loop even if onea those reasons is bein' irresponsible.

I guess what I am tryin' to say is that it is easier right now to be overweight than underweight.

Makes me wonder if Tiegs gets paid by SU for starting a controversy that makes people LOOK at the cover photos....and maybe buy the issue?

The country has an epidemic of stupidity as well, and I don't see anyone complaining when the scantily clad, moronically stupid are plastered all over magazine covers.

You see thats the other part of the hilarity of this. You are right. Its Sports Illustrated but that actually vastly weakens the health point. We now all know that football leads to brain damage. Si puts that right bam! on the cover several times a year.

So wheres this concern for health? Shucks the super bowl is like a national holiday - can;t get more glamorous than that - and we actively glorify the big hits that we KNOW are unhealthy and end the lives prematurely of the people playing.

its all just hypocrisy. If we really cared about health we would go into an uproar every time sport illustrated put that on its cover. We don't because its far more fun telling women they are fat than telling guys the sport they love is unhealthy.. Now if SI decided to forego all the unhealthy things they cover and promote then yeah - legit complaint to have an overweight model on the front cover.

I just do not think she looks unhealthy or fat.

Of course, Iam a guy who likes some meat on them bones. Not overtly fat. But curves.

Nothing turns me off more than a girl who is ripped and hard with a really big time six pack abs.
Thats what I have ( minus the six pack abs lol). So why would I want that ??

I grew up where woman were not supposed to look that way.

Curvy, some softness and something to hold onto, everyday of the week I will take that

As far as I can see she just doesn't look fat. May be should could be sucking her stomach in. I don't know.

But the picture itself ( which is all I have to go on) she looks really fine

It's weird when I was single there were woman who I went out with that were 5' 10 and 150 who were just fat.

Then I went out with several women who were 5'9 180 lb who were really fine.

Some women ( and men too) can hold there weight really well. It's not fat but the bone structure and the way the flesh is situated on those bones and different areas of the body that makes all the difference in the
World lol

It's very tragic that those young women died from their eating disorders, but those photographs seemed like BS to me, so I googled and they're fake:

Emaciated Models : snopes.com