First of all, let's be brutally honest ... Sports Illustrated had been moving more and more openly leftist in its outlook over the past many, many years. And lately, it went full bat-sh!t crazy with its insistence on gleefully putting rotund hippos and mentally ill boys dressing up as girls in its swimsuit editions. The people behind Sports Illustrated were intentionally shoving a thumb in the eyes of their magazine's subscribers ... and BEGGING for the quick demise of their publication. Well ... they got it.
But, of course, when they get what they so desperately wished for ... you nutty woketards bitch about "Conservatives" saying "we told you so."
Conservatives Cheer Mass Layoffs at Sports Illustrated
http://www.newsweek.com/conservatives-cheer-mass-layoffs-sports-illustrated-1862442
By Rachel Dobkin
Newsweek
January 19, 2024
Conservatives on social media rejoiced on Friday after Sports Illustrated announced mass layoffs, as critics revived backlash that the magazine faced after it partnered with trans model Kim Petras for its 2023 Swimsuit Edition.
Awww ... the poor lil' snowflakes need a tissue because the chickens of their very own insanity are coming home to roost ...
After a tumultuous past several months in which the magazine also endured an AI-scandal, it will lay off a huge portion, if not all, of its staff. As the print magazine struggled to transition into the digital media landscape, a November report by Futurism, a science and technology news site, accused Sports Illustrated of publishing AI-generated articles. The magazine said the claims were "not accurate" after the story broke.
On Friday, the Sports Illustrated Union and The NewsGuild of New York announced in a joint statement that the magazine's employees were notified earlier in the day that The Arena Group, publisher of Sports Illustrated, "is planning to lay off a significant number, possibly all, of the Guild-represented workers at SI."
The decision was a result of Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which bought Sports Illustrated in 2019, "revoking Arena's license to publish SI."
Earlier this month, the Arena Group failed to pay ABG $3.75 million, which was a breach of its licensing agreement. ABG told Arena Group in a letter on Thursday that it was terminating the Sports Illustrated license.
After the layoffs were announced, conservative podcaster Tim Pool wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "They put a dude with t**s on the cover so I'm not surprised."
No, Rachel ... that wasn't a celebratory cheer, dearie ... that was simply a statement of fact and acknowledgement of expected consequences.
X user @ace_indy_biz, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, wrote, "Go woke go broke. Sports Illustrated has been trash for the last 10 years."
Again, Rachel ... just a dispassionate assessment based on the facts of Sports Illustrated's reckless actions.
In May, Sports Illustrated was under fire for featuring Petras, who is also a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, as one of the four models who had their own cover in the 2023 Swimsuit Edition. Petras was photographed in waist-deep water, wearing a gold bikini top.
What's the matter, Rachel ... don't you think the American public has the right to formulate and express their own opinions? Oh, yeah ... that's right ... you're a Democrat ... so, no, you don't.
Besides consumers criticizing companies that partner with the trans community or promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity, lawmakers in several states have fought against LGBTQ+ rights, particularly targeting trans youth.
In 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union tracked 510 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the U.S. The bills included efforts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth, prohibit trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender with which they identify and restrict trans people from using public bathrooms and locker rooms that didn't align with their birth gender.
Nah, Rachel ... legislators were not trying to prevent "gender affirming care," but rather prevent the abuse and mutilation of children, dearie.
X user @WallStreetSilv posted a photo of the Petras magazine cover, writing, "How it started: Sports Illustrated put a trans dude in a swimsuit on the cover of their 2023 annual swimsuit edition.
"How it's going: All of the staff at Sports Illustrated was fired today. Go woke, Go broke ... strikes again."
Yet again, Rachel ... just an impassive statement of the facts.
X user @BuzzPatterson wrote: "Sports Illustrated Bud Lite'd themselves. Nobody wants to see trans dudes and fat chicks in the swimsuit edition," referring to conservatives boycotting Bud Light after the beer brand partnered with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney in April.
Ah, poor lil' Rachel ... still no detection of overly celebratory remarks. Sorry you got your lil' feelers hurt, dearie, but this is just simply the inevitable consequences of "play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
Newsweek reached out to The NewsGuild of New York via email, but it did not comment on whether Sports Illustrated's decision to put Petras on the 2023 cover contributed in any way to the layoffs.
Of course it contributed, you silly lil' girl ... but it was just one of many straws that ultimately broke the camel's back, you dingbat.
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