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nomorenomore08

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83. If nothing else, it would demonstrate the sheer silliness of the whole thing. n/t

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Miss Kansas shows tattoos at Miss America pageant [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP

Umm, it's a Scholarship pageant. Ron Green Sep 2013 #1

Indeed An_enlightened_soul Sep 2013 #58

Um....yeah...so are men. FreeJoe Sep 2013 #68

True. Just doesn't seem relevant to a scholarship. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #76

That was my point. It's tits and ass, and really not much more. Ron Green Sep 2013 #79

I don't understand what bathing suits have to do with scholarships... MADem Sep 2013 #2

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

Why not have them run two miles, do fifty sit ups, and a few dozen push ups? MADem Sep 2013 #5

I didn't decide the rules jmowreader Sep 2013 #21

I think that you are correct about the ratings angle. MADem Sep 2013 #38

Oh, I have to tell you this one... jmowreader Sep 2013 #40

That's not sick, that's fucking awesome! nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #46

Hilarious! People get it, that's grand! nt MADem Sep 2013 #61

You can't airbrush this snooper2 Sep 2013 #53

Is that Aaaaaah-nuld in the Numbah One spot? MADem Sep 2013 #60

Those shoes make me cringe and think of footbinding. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #51

I thought they had more of a Frankenstein vibe.... MADem Sep 2013 #62

My feet scream just when I look at them. I know a young woman who kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #64

All that for wearing a shoe that makes one's foot look deformed! nt MADem Sep 2013 #67

Those shoes look ridiculous. Owl Sep 2013 #75

Want to help break female stereotypes? Stop participating in these stupid fucking pageants. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #6

THANK YOU Skittles Sep 2013 #9

..and do as you are told! jberryhill Sep 2013 #11

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

+1 treestar Sep 2013 #70

Good for her... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #7

She looks like a thug. B Calm Sep 2013 #8

ROFL snooper2 Sep 2013 #55

GO ARMY! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #10

Not a tattoo fan myself. nt Logical Sep 2013 #15

I'm not, either. phylny Sep 2013 #48

the insignia of the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her left shoulder--thats sexy! Kolesar Sep 2013 #12

When I was a clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania PCIntern Sep 2013 #13

Lets hear those great stories. woolldog Sep 2013 #43

One involved Bubba Smith, a lady, and a rotating wicker basket suspended from the ceiling... PCIntern Sep 2013 #49

Are all the words in the prayer spelled correctly? baldguy Sep 2013 #14

Will the words even be readable in 50 years? PADemD Sep 2013 #16

Yep. Just below her hemline. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #17

I once took a bus trip to Atlantic City with tatooed seniors. PADemD Sep 2013 #19

There is going to be a lot of buyers remorse with the current generation. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #20

I have always hated them. duffyduff Sep 2013 #26

Someone will develop a tattoo that replicates natural colored skin. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #36

Who cares? She can't read it herself. IdaBriggs Sep 2013 #18

Not sure but I'm sure glad malaise Sep 2013 #73

Jesus, I'm not an expert on tattoos, but that spot's gotta hurt. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #22

I generally don't like tattoos with writing. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #23

Kansas. You just have to be meth free to win there. TeamPooka Sep 2013 #63

LOL! LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #80

Military dentst GreatCaesarsGhost Sep 2013 #24

Disgusting duffyduff Sep 2013 #25

I agree Logical Sep 2013 #27

The sociology of the current tattoo fad. earthside Sep 2013 #31

What kills me is I know of people who are in my age bracket (late fifties) duffyduff Sep 2013 #32

Our 60s influence. earthside Sep 2013 #33

I think you may be right. n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #41

Tattoos In The 60s... KharmaTrain Sep 2013 #50

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Ignore the nay sayers about the saggy nonsense MattBaggins Sep 2013 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Sep 2013 #78

I love those rugged individualists Link Speed Sep 2013 #35

Is she trying to break the 8" pump barrier? Coyotl Sep 2013 #28

Those paragraph tattoos crack me up. RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #29

i have never seen a tattoo that added anything to anyone ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #30

Same reason most women wear them... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #45

That'll pop some conservative heads! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #34

Braille wasn't an option? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #37

I am not sure why it's being sold as some sort of positive thing. LisaL Sep 2013 #39

wow she is solid SwampG8r Sep 2013 #42

Short of an actual bad tattoo... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #44

Mmmm MintyWriter Sep 2013 #52

Pageants are plain stupid. HappyMe Sep 2013 #56

If a pageant is, at least in part if not completely, about aesthetics... Silent3 Sep 2013 #57

She's got two really nice LittleBlue Sep 2013 #59

"Her platform is helping women overcome stereotypes and break barriers." You mean as long as liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #65

Ay-yup. Iggo Sep 2013 #66

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

Can't she remember the prayer without Ilsa Sep 2013 #72

My first thought upon reading this was...... llmart Sep 2013 #74