Afterellen’s Hot 100 list came out earlier this week. Maxim’s came out a day later. AE published a hilarious comparison of the two a day later.
Salient features of the AE list:
- Portia is #1!
- Lena Headey’s request was answered (#3).
- The separate 10 hottest WOC, woman over 40, and out women lists predictably caused the 100 list to contain more people from those categories.
- Jill Bennett’s stay in the top 5 was short-lived. (Yes, it was a bit weird having her there, but I’m still sad!)
- Math Geek alert! I think Jennifer Beals and Leisha Hailey are now tied (at 3.33) for highest average.
- This page contains the hottest photo of Lucy Lawless ever!
I’ve already commented on the futility of comparison between the AE and Maxim lists, and I still think it still stands. Yeah, yeah, we know, gay women watch gay TV shows, and Maxim editors make their picks while drunk. (Another interesting tidbit from that page – one of their criteria is ‘hotness’ as in ‘how hot is their career?’ So… the popular people are guaranteed to win!)
I have just three further observations:
A. Certain AE readers: It’s just a couple of silly lists. There’s no way anybody can say that one list is ‘hotter’ or ‘narrower’ than the other. And the relative hotness also is not a personal insult to you! So just look at the pictures and be happy, please?
B. All of the Maxim pictures were of the women in lingerie. Which isn’t as hot as they think it is. It’s just boring. And objectifying.
C. Sarah Warn must feel really weird counting the votes. AE staff exclude themselves from the list, of course, but you just know people vote for her (and Lori), anyway. I’m imagining her sitting in front of her computer, deleting her votes, <Sarah Warn voice>”Dammit people! Stop voting for me!</Sarah Warn voice>