I'm just going to put this here bc I want fellow Gamecock opinions. This is trashy to me. I'd be MORTIFIED if anyone on our WBB team did this. I'm sorry. Maybe it's just me. I thought we were trying to ADVANCE women's sports...NOT objectify them.
If one of the players on your team posed for a similar SI swimsuit pic, what would you do? Stop following the team or THAT player? We can all have an opinion. I respect yours. We all have morals and a code of ethics. Ours may not be theirs, and theirs may not be ours. It's done. Angel is hot right now, and she's cashing in on the NIL opportunites that are put before her.
I'm sure she's not going to do ANYTHING her mother is not comfortable with, or that could be deemed in bad taste. If she decides to visit Myrtle Beach for the day, and dons this swimsuit in public as she enjoyed a day in the sun with family/friends, and you bumped into her, would you be still be mortified?
There numerous promotional pictures like the this one of
Hip-Hop divas/performers with more clothes on and revealing more skin that looked even more provocative. She knew this would get national exposure. She knew exactly what she was doing. If she and her mom were ok with it, who are we to judge her?
Other athletes, movie stars, recording artists and famous models have gone down this road before her. So why can't she? Live and let live.