.LZGranderson: 'Don't believe for one second that the reptilian brain's desire to glance at a woman's backside has been reasoned away' by a thought piece posted on Facebook The real reason the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is going away | CNNOpinion
LZ Granderson is a journalist and political analyst. He was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago and the Hechinger Institute at Columbia University. He is the sports and culture columnist for the Los Angeles Times and co-host of ESPN LA 710's"Mornings With Keyshawn, LZ and Travis." Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @lzgranderson. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.
There are those who will point to the decline of print to explain why Playboy magazine is a shell of what it once was, when circulation topped 5 million in the 1970s . And some will triumphantly point to the new push for diversity and inclusion in recent issues of Sports Illustrated's famed swimsuit issue for stripping the mag of must-read status.
LZ Granderson In the same way I'm sure some social justice warriors believe awareness and cancel culture led to Thursday's announcement that the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show would be no more.But I tend to believe there's a simpler explanation for the fate of these enterprises.
A Victoria's Secret model's diet 02:35The narrative that a more enlightened society has led to a change in viewing interests may feel good but I would suggest that the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show cancellation came about because Instagram models are more readily accessible than runway models . After all, record stores are all but deceased but we didn't stop listening to music. Travel agencies are essentially a thing of the past but we're still traveling.
Victoria's Secret model wipes out on runway 00:41Besides, Victoria's Secret's strict definition of female beauty—thin, bosomy, unattainable--is not only outdated, it was never accurate to begin with. Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Just because diverse voices have progressively become stronger over the decades and now challenge the Eurocentric image long held as the beauty standard doesn't mean that standard was ever accepted as fact among real people.
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