dman52 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 14 hours ago, Smarf said: Right, Carmella doesn't check the right combo of geriatric, fat, or dude in order to get in SI Swim 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt! Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 By Ian Passmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Instagram 🔥 📽️ Spoiler [2023.05.16] 10000000_792891415685720_4730659982807523412_n.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 8 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: Mella might generate some genuine excitement for the issue. We cannot have that! On 2nd thought, Mel shouldn't do SI Swim. They'll just figure out a way to make her look bad, if it's even possible for Mel to look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKBaton Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Crazy idea. Get enough people together that committ to actually buy enough copies of the swimsuit edition if they were to put Carmella in it. Sad truth is that sexy has not been a big driving factor in print magazines for a very long time. As sad as it is ... the voices complaining about SI putting unattractive people in their Swimsuit edition are either A) the minority and not enough to offset the expense or B) weren't going to buy it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I concur. Print is now obsolete, so the SI Swim edition can no longer compete when you can see IG models, like Mel, without the editorial middle-man. Mel 24/7 via IG vs. one print edition per year... the choice is simple. And the prestige of being featured in SI Swim is fading now that the publication is propaganda for DEI candidates as opposed to the embodiment of the ideal looking woman. Same could be said for VS and VSFS. SI Swim used to launch supermodels' careers: Elle, Heidi, etc. Now, they just feature a very loose definition of "models". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKBaton Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 My personal conspiracy theory is that they're either getting paid to put the people they're putting in their Swimsuit issue or they otherwise profit from it (like they can write off the expense as a business expense and someone does them a favor somewhere or sometime else). At the end of the day it's all marketing, there is a product to be sold and those models are only a vehicle to market and sell the product. Which is why I think that the supermodels of old are going to go the way of the dinosaurs and that in the future supermodels will also have to be influencers to be truly successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, DaveKBaton said: At the end of the day it's all marketing... As long as it's not Bud Light marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman52 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 hours ago, TheDude2k said: As long as it's not Bud Light marketing. Please tell me you're not one of those people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, dman52 said: Please tell me you're not one of those people. One of those people who follows the market and current events? I'm afraid so. And... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman52 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I say "one of those people" because I really don't want to have another conversation about transgender spokespersons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 @dman52 No worries... it just reminded me of that scene from Tropic Thunder. Back to doing what we do best: enjoying Mel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Heart of Sun Swim 2022 That first pose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Instagram Too funny Preview: 📽️ Spoiler [2023.05.18] 319232688_241873335104060_2298113172976300358_n.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Cannes Film Festival 'Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny' Red Carpet | May 18th, 2023 | Tagged: Getty Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheDude2k Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Ian Passmore Proof how dumb SI Swim is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Instagram 📽️ Spoiler [2023.05.18] 08432F9385030490F94E8423A4ED4795_video_dashinit.mp4 [2023.05.18] 328169885_163380840016541_6418881308015188681_n.mp4 [2023.05.18] 337028350_273898318328538_2583807641243647949_n.mp4 [2023.05.18] 342230787_1613690032447283_5949123603465359039_n.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyphile Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny" Red Carpet - The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival - UHQ If respoting elsewhere, please credit BZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude2k Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Thank you! @Prettyphile Great to see Mel attend these events. 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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