Arin Thompson
Daily Egyptian
This one is for the girls. We've been waiting long enough. We've had to deal with the explosion of Maxim, Stuff, Playboy, Hustler and the list goes on and on.
Now, it's not to say that we never had the opportunity to gaze at the naked, tanned and taught bodies of greased males, but Playgirl isn't exactly "tasteful" entertainment. We need our own Maxim, our own Stuff - we need a swimsuit issue!
And we've finally got one. Sports Illustrated Women is unveiling its men swimsuit issue June 24, so ladies line up now. The issue will feature Olympian studs and New York Fire Department heroes, all of which will be donning the latest sexy swimwear for the season. There are 81 athletes featured in the issue and some of the hottest the sports world has to offer.
While men get the chance to read the interesting, colorful pages of Maxim at their own free will, women have had to endure the drab content of Cosmo and Good Housekeeping.
Dennis Quaid pulls off his shirt in the issue and gives the world a peak at his fant-AB-ulous stomach. This time we're not the only ones being exploited and in light of that fact, Maxim can get away with it now because women are finally getting an upper hand.
The only chance women get to guy watch with the same intense extreme as the photos shown in men's magazines is on the beach, and we only get the chance to do that during the summer. Now how is it fair that men get 12 full glorious months of babe watching and we must wait for one little magazine in the month of June?
The next obvious step is to create our own Maxim with its own sparkling articles and humor. I'd do it, but I have no money because I'm a college student. But I do have a concept.
The magazine could be called STUD and it would feature scantily clad males dripping with sweat and seasoned with sand - just how we like 'em.
Arin Thompson can be reached at athompson@dailyegyptian.com.
Published on 11/17/05; 12:24:44 PM
