Sagi when you first disagreed with Danica modelling you said this............
Hate to disagree with you RC; but, "using her s.e.x." to sell herself is fundamentally flawed
and deleterious to young women, in general.
If she's a good driver, that's what should do her talking for her. Not her gender.
Now you're saying it's ok if she models........in a bikini....so long as the pose is tasteful to you. You find it tasteful if she models provocatively but not if she is in a submissive or vulnerable position. This isn't real....she's modelling! She's adopting the pose her photographer/ artistic designer tells her to.
She doesn't need to only ever pose assertively to be on an equal footing with men. She IS on an equal footing. Who do you think is being exploited here? Who is laughing all the way to the bank with a multimillion sponsorship deal?
I didn't have a problem with her modelling, in the first place, as it's just the same as any other sort of endorsement. However,
I don't think it's necessary for her to "sell" products by "selling" herself as an object, which is what that particular shot of her is.
I know it's not real. But, as you well know, our youngsters today don't understand that. Most of our youngsters don't know who
she
really is or what she has
really accomplished as a race car driver. Most of our youngsters will only see her in that position,
and that's their
reality. And, that's who's
really being exploited!
But, you know what? Sure... it's all about the money! Who cares about principles, as long as there's a dollar sign attached, eh?