Rock and Porn Magazine

[mattp]

Several people commented on the salacious nature of the recent Rock and Ice magazine. Being the lecher that I am, and being intellectually interested in the issue, I had to go out and buy one. But the women pictured there are all fully clothed and nowhere do I see anything misogynous or even what I would think is mildly inappropriate. Sure there are women climbing, and one is pictured with lipstick on her face. But few of the pictures show body shape or skin, and I don't see what the big deal is. Is it just the fact that there are posed pictures where it might seem the object was simply to portray a female climber? How is that different from a pumped up sport climber dude with rippling flesh, cool sunglasses and a doo? I share a disappointment that the magazines have turned to hype and gloss, but its not a matter of sexism, is it? I find all the fascination with corporate sponsored "extreme" alpine climbing just as bad. And by the way, I showed "Rock and Porn" to my politically correct fiancee and she agrees.