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And really, you missed the point of where I went with my reply, but that's ok.
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Where is the Sarah Whitmore pic with her "star" tattoos? I love the pic, and the tatts. And it made me a fan of her racing efforts. So "exposure" (pun intended)can be a good thing.
Thats going to piss someone off.
(The rest of this post isn't really a direct response to the post I quoted, just my thoughts on the rest of the thread.)
Anyone who wants to take their clothes off for a camera is welcome to do so. But given the fact that professional female athletes don't get taken very seriously to begin with, it doesn't seem like posing in swimsuits would improve that situation, and that's the part that bothers me. And given many of the disparaging remarks I've heard about Jessica Patterson's appearance, it's obvious to me that a lot of people give more of a shit about how these girls look than how they ride, and that bothers me a lot too.
However, I would purchase a "Women of the WMA" calendar as long as just as many of the pics were of actual racing, and not JUST bikini poses.
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Here's a link to her transworld pictures
[url]http://motocross.transworld.net/2008/08/08/wma-star-katie-mcguire/[/url]
She's a good looking girl
Do you remember the picture of Ricky Johnson, on the crapper ?
That simply came off as comedy...sure O'Ger, probably didn't like it, but is was funny.
What about the videos of Pro men at the river, in swim suits...Open your mind, you'll have a different view.
Katie, has been my friend since we met, a little over a year ago, then we became closer over the Matty Dowell, crash.
Katie, is the Queen, of Women's Motocross...If she had Balls, she would be King !
If the gals want to pose like that, more power to them. I just don't want them to lose respect as riders. Then again, if more people are drawn to watch them, maybe more people will also realize that several of them can really haul, and more spectator $ could lead to better things for the WMA.
testosterone dripping males are the target market for MX magazines = hot girls almost naked
Again, Katie was just going along with what the guys asked her to do. If they hadn't asked her to wear the bikini, prior to going riding as it appears, and she was just running around wearing it and they snapped some shots, that would be different. She wanted coverage in TWMX, exposure for herself, the WMA and her sponsors and may have felt pressured (I don't really know and I am probably getting too speculative but I do know women feel pressured and are pressured constantly). Swap should have done that for her without the need for bikini shots.
Please note, this is nothing against Katie. Swap did it to drive his own business with no regard for hers.
Let the models model. Let the ones out there that want and can make it on their looks alone do whatever they want to do. But if you have someone that pours their heart into what they do, day in and day out, training and practicing for moto, let them be known for that, not for being cute in a bikini.
Don't exploit the sport's young stars (and this goes for all sports, not just moto) just to get some extra page views.
As for the issue of target audience - I'm well aware of the concept, I studied advertising in college. But I'd be willing to bet there's at least some female readership lost by the magazines and the advertisers due to their extreme emphasis on hot chicks with big tits.
I'll oil up my body, and submit some photos...I guess that's what all of you are getting at.
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