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In 2001 the only women featured on a Sports
Illustrated cover were the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders .4
This frankly disrespectful treatment of female athletes extends beyond
imagery . A Sports Illustrated article described Katarina Witt as
`` .fresh-faced , blue-eyed , ruby-lipped , so 12-car pileup gorgeous , 5
feet 5 inches and 114 lbs . of peacekeeping missile '4 Not only does
this undermine her ability as an athlete by focusing on her
appearance , it also reinforces the importance of body size and weight .
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