It doesn't belong in a sports magazine. Some students agree on its irrelevancy to sports but see it as simply a successful marketing measure. It definitely has nothing to do with sports. For senior Steve Hude, money and revenues are a valid justification for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. As long as it doesn't violate local obscenity laws, the swimsuit issue belongs because it sells.
Revenues have a lot to do with the swimsuit issue.
Some readers say it is one of Sports Illustrated's biggest selling points. For some, profit and legality have nothing to do with their opinions on the subject. A lot of things make money and a lot of things are legal. But we have Christian parameters and Gospel values. Denise Phillips, director of campus ministry said.