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In reply to the discussion: Miss Kansas shows tattoos at Miss America pageant [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)60. Is that Aaaaaah-nuld in the Numbah One spot?
I really think, if we're to be fair, let's do the same thing for young men of the same age, in the same pageant, and pick a Mister and a Miss at the end of the night.
The gents could play the piano, sing, or juggle, talk about world peace and the environment in response to a "Let's see if you can think on your feet" question, and they can parade up and down the runway in a tiny little Jantzen or Speedo Grape Smuggler to display their form to good advantage.
No weight lifting or body-building poses (after all, they have those contests for women, too) --just a "Vaseline on the Teeth" smile and a strut. Goose.....gander!
And a scholarship, a sash and a crown, and a public appearance schedule at the end of it all!
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MADem unfortunately its gonna take a long time until the male species on this planet is able to
busterbrown
Sep 2013
#3
It's supposedly so the judges can check the contestants' level of physical fitness
jmowreader
Sep 2013
#4
Want to help break female stereotypes? Stop participating in these stupid fucking pageants.
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#6
Pageants *are* pretty stupid though. I don't think anyone can deny that.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2013
#47
I don't know if people will really see it until they have concurrent ones for men....
MADem
Sep 2013
#77
Maybe once they have to see enough dudes prancing around in Speedos, they'll get the message...
nomorenomore08
Sep 2013
#81
Sometimes, people cannot relate to oppressive or humiliating circumstances until they are presented
MADem
Sep 2013
#82
If nothing else, it would demonstrate the sheer silliness of the whole thing. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2013
#83
One involved Bubba Smith, a lady, and a rotating wicker basket suspended from the ceiling...
PCIntern
Sep 2013
#49
There is going to be a lot of buyers remorse with the current generation.
TheCowsCameHome
Sep 2013
#20
"Her platform is helping women overcome stereotypes and break barriers." You mean as long as
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#65
You know what really creeps me out? the fact that so many Christians are sexual purists and yet many
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#71