Danica Patrick looks beautiful in her photo spread for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
But while the magazine had no quams posing this racecar driver in a bikini, across the hood of a car, or slightly bent over, it apparently drew the line at the ever-controversial lower back tattoo.
It’s known in some circles as a “tramp stamp,” and a Sports Illustrated spokesman broke the BS meter in his explanation for why Patrick’s was airbrushed out:
“The Swimsuit Issue emphasizes natural beauty. The freckles are left on and, in this case, the tattoos came off.”
So, just to summarize: a tattoo is too racy. But Brooklyn Decker nude, with nothing but body paint, is acceptable?
Don’t get us wrong. We’re happy about the latter, but shocked about the former.
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