SI Thoughts

I got the boyfriend a Sports Illustrated subscription

(mostly for the other perks - like a cheap Madden game for his PS3)

and he excitedly receives them every week in the mail.

Last week

when I got home with our naughty Valentine's meal,

he came running in from the mailbox

with the Swimsuit Issue in hand.

Look at Kate Upton's boobs! They're unreal!

It's true... they do seem unreal...

especially after looking at last year's cover

with "last year's body"

who's boobs don't seem nearly as large.

And - all around - her body seems bigger in general.

We looked at her Antarctican spread

and both decided that she looked rather soft&thick.

Absolutely beautiful, obviously

but not toned in the slightest.

The next day

sports-talk-radio-station were questioning its viewers

on their opinions of the cover&spread.

And basically everyone agreed that she:

"could have looked better"

and

"Sports Illustrated didn't do her any justice."

I yelled at the dashboard

(like I usually do when listening to other peoples' comments)

arguing that that is both Kate&SI's intentions:

to promote the "real woman."

I think she may have even put on a few pounds

since the last time she was attacked for her weight.

She's known for her curves.

Her "natural body" is marketable.

That is her brand ... and she's owning it.

Now, I personally prefer to be tiny

and I think bones are far more beautiful than

bumps&blubber.

But, to each their own, I suppose.

Long-story-short:

there is no way Kate let Sports Illustrated publish "unflattering" photos.

She knows what she's was doing.