It's actually smart for SI to do this. In 2022, no one is getting excited over magazine covers and a few pages of an airbrushed woman in PG-13 style bikinis anyway. Last time it was even a discussion was with Kate Upton, and even then some guys were typing from their keyboards that she was getting too sloppy. The swimsuit issue isn't a thing in society anymore, so they put a thick woman on the cover to create interest. Don't like it? Well, chances are you weren't going to buy it regardless because you forgot SI and their annual model covers still existed, so no loss for the magazine there.