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Chonin supports her conclusion that "a woman's body has no right being bared unless it is for the purpose of arousing a man" by alluding to the "hoopla" and "condemn[ation]" that attend images of breastfeeding and pregnancy on magazine covers.
She is thereby claiming that her rights are denied not by a prohibition of these images but by any expression of disapproval that any such image might possibly inspire.
Images of women and men sexually displayed are routinely covered up on magazine stands and are strictly regulated by law. Entire careers are built upon not only the condemnation of these images but upon their legal eradication.
Her "interesting" argument is that a woman does not have a right to do something unless she may do it 100% criticism-free. Naturally she permits herself the liberty to condemn images of her choosing. Her assertion that her rights are being denied when others do the same is a claim against your liberties and mine.
