This is only the most famous issue to people who have no interest in it for the rest of the year. The vast majority of SI readers barely register this thing...

Tangent: I don't know how I never realized this before now, but the fact that Cecile Richards is Ann Richards' daughter makes her even more awesome. Good stock...

Even if that made sense, it's apples and oranges*. The PP statement is akin to a hospital saying of amputations "we are proud to be able to offer amputations to those that need them." Does this make them "pro amputation"? By your faulty logic, yes. But in reality, it's an organization saying they are proud to offer a…

If only there was a way to get boots shipped in from other locations where they have stock on hand. Someday...

You are taking a snippet of a quote and twisting it to suit your own personal interpretation about how one should feel about abortions. Saying an organization is proud to provide a service to women who need it is not saying "la la la, abortions, yay!"

It may not change the minds of any bigots, but it is a huge symbolic gesture that will mean a lot to the thousands of kids out there who are afraid to reveal they're gay. His going public might make more kids feel "okay" or come to terms with their sexual orientation (no, it's not a preference). And that is something…

I've never encountered anyone or seen any news reports interviewing anyone has been like "YAY, ABORTION! Let's have more abortions—wheeee!" The people fighting to keep choice an option are very much about that: choice. The right to choose what is right for you. Sometimes that's adoption, sometimes that's keeping the…

She followed a strict diet mapped out for her by the show's nutritionist, then basically exercised all day, every day for the month leading up to the final weigh in (3-5 exercise classes per day). Click on the link within the story above—the one that calls out that she's a size 0/2—for more details.

She is 5' 4".

You've got your terminology all wrong: no one is pro abortion. It's pro-choice and anti-choice. Contrary to anti-choicers who have hijacked the term "pro-life," you can be both for life and pro choice. In fact, the only way to be for life is to be pro choice.

Good to know. Thank you!

Featuring these images without any mention of who the women are or what sport they compete in is contributing to the problem. Yeah, you're saying "this is crap." But why not actually ID the women and call out why they are bad ass—like, "Svetlana Kolmykova is a power forward for the ice hockey team, yet they just have…

The times, they are a'changing. Pretty great, right? :)

As the hed on this post says, this is the March "Spring Fashion" issue, typically the second most popular issue of the year (behind September). As the cover notes, this thing has 648 pages...that's a 5 pound magazine right there. It's BFD to be on this cover, no doubt.

Thank you for sharing this, it's very illuminating and helpful. I have a question for you: How would you have recommended Morgan, or any other journalist, explain the situation in a concise fashion (i.e. a caption or similar)? Obviously, a statement such as "was a boy/was born a boy" is incorrect, and offensive. What…

"...there's a lot of lag to go around and not calling it out will not move the conversation forward."

I don't disagree, but you seem to think I'm not aware of the original reference (the movie). Jay-Z did not make the blow job defense (to my knowledge, neither Beyonce or him has addressed the controversy). That is what some hip-hop bloggers have been saying.

Just pointing out that I said "...until VF has established a consistent pattern of equal gender and race representation on their covers..."

I'm not some naive fool who thinks the world is colorblind (I used to be a magazine editor, I know bias is rampant and often "justified" with sales numbers).

Hayek has been on this issue in the past, yes. As have Jennifer Lopez, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Eva Mendes, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Penelope Cruz, America Ferrara, Alice Braga, etc. It usually depends on who is hot in film that year.