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| They’re very close. They even switch bottoms. Or tops, not sure which. |
The video was picked up by Swim Daily.
Interesting. Boobs and butts are common territory, even
getting their own “cams” dedicated to them. And legs? They’re pretty quaint, as
objects of desire go.
But the aforementioned V-word is generally the unmentioned
body part in re: the swimsuit issue. This is interesting, considering the fact
that a woman’s bathing suit is essentially an arrow pointing to it.
My ongoing effort to track every instance of a girl wearing
a top but not a bottom drove home what a taboo that area is, the most overtly
sexual of the models’ sexual zones.
I do remember a behind-the-scenes video of Tori Praver in
this shot:
…talking about how a kid who happened to be behind them on
the beach at that moment was about to glimpse his “first female vagina.” I can’t find that footage anywhere, but I know I didn’t dream
it. I wonder if it was deemed too dirty by SI and pulled.
But then there’s this interview with Alyssa Miller, in which
she divulges one of the secrets of bodypainting: the pussy flap.
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| Somehow the missing “L” makes it even more apt. |
It allows for that area to look as smooth and harmless in paint
as it looks in a bikini bottom. It’s a rare instance of that part of the
anatomy coming to the forefront. We Americans have a squeamish relationship to
that organ, despite our fascination with the female body.
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| Exhibit A: the pussy flap. |
Anyway, one of the few other instances of this phenomenon is
this photo of Julie Henderson, posted on the SI Swimsuit Facebook page last
summer.
The (official!) caption reads, “One time, at band camp…”
Those of you who are familiar with the movie “American Pie” know the rest of
the line.
It’s yet another manifestation of my contradictory attitude
toward the swimsuit issue. Of course it’s sexual. But can’t you let me hold on
to my fantasy that it’s a little more innocent than that?
I guess not.
This is a good example of SI having its cake and eating it too. Officially, in Swimsuit Issue, they're pushing the envelope, but there are still lines they won't cross. But all this extra stuff: boob and butt pics, the pussy flap, and now Chrissy and Brooklyn's antics, it's just girls behaving badly, which is good for SI, but at the same time, SI gets a pass.
ReplyDeleteAn anecdote about the girls I went to high school with. They were wonderful. They looked nice. They dressed nice. Once in awhile, they'd get all prettied and sexied up. But I remember one of my gym teachers revealing that while the boys used a lot of soap in the shower, the girls hardly used any.