Despite being named Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, fans of Serena Williams are pissed that the magazine supposedly edited her figure to appear slimmer for the her cover shot. For the record, here’s what Serena Williams looks like via her Instagram account, with these images presumably not having been edited:
#SerenaWilliams is the exceptional athlete of the year. Period.#SISportsPerson pic.twitter.com/10OIaohmko
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) December 14, 2015
Now here’s Serena’s Sports Illustrated cover:
It’s pretty obvious her legs have been edited to be thinner, as is the norm for most any magazine cover photo (or any photo in any magazine anywhere, really). And while I’m pretty blasé about it since EVERYTHING is ALWAYS Photoshopped and it’s become an industry standard that I really don’t care enough to complain about, people on Twitter are pretty pissed:
They photoshopped the shit out of #SerenaWilliams' thighs for that #SportsIllustrated cover. Geez.
— Josh Saavy (@JoshSaavy) December 14, 2015
I don't like that cover photo of Serena Williams on SI because they made her thighs look nonexistent. 👎🏾
— . (@iUglyBad) December 14, 2015
Wait did @serenawilliams lose weight or did @SInow photoshop her cuz i don't ever recall them thighs ever being that small
— prezidentyoung (@prezidentyoung) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/oged07/status/676719321805139968
Real talk, they did photoshop down the thickness of #SerenaWilliams thighs and butt. If they didnt, those mags world have sold out by noon
— Dr. medBrotha MD (@medbrotha) December 14, 2015
Lw pissed at @espn why did you photoshop @serenawilliams on the your cover? Her "thickness" is apart of what makes Serena, serena. Smh
— SourPatch (@JaeBuick) December 14, 2015
They got Serena Williams looking good on that Sports illustrate magazine but the Photoshop tf outta It!!!!
— BoiishortKilla (@BoiiShoRt_Killa) December 14, 2015
People ALSO seem to be mad that American Pharoah didn’t win the award from Sports Illustrated despite coming in first place for the readers’ poll:
@SInow @SI_ChrisStone @serenawilliams American Pharoah is the winner-hands down. You people are ridiculous.
— Looise (@Looise1) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/AshleyZayat8/status/676395671801458689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
However…
So y'all wanted the horse to win sports PERSON of the year instead of #SerenaWilliams ? Y'all need to quit lol smh pic.twitter.com/qQGCllwaD4
— Etan Thomas (@etanthomas36) December 15, 2015
‘Nuff said.
[H/T Daily Mail & LA Times]