My Problem With The Martha Stewart Magazine Cover

Not As Inclusive As It Pretends

This week I found myself repeatedly presented with the same image of a white, skinny, blonde woman in a bathing suit on Instagram. It was the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, the leading sports magazine in the US, and it was promoted by pro-ageing accounts as a victory for ageism. I had to do a double take because it said the model, Martha Stewart,…