Michael Hardner Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Posted September 23, 2014 What's next...a rant over silly cat/dog/horse pageants shows ? That won't happen. The animals in those pageants are treated with dignity ! Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Boges Posted September 23, 2014 Report Posted September 23, 2014 That won't happen. The animals in those pageants are treated with dignity ! ACTUALLY!!!! Breeding for Dog Shows can often be considered cruel. Mighty AC started a thread about it awhile back. Quote
Big Guy Posted September 23, 2014 Report Posted September 23, 2014 Personally, I have no problem with any competition where the contestants are all volunteers. Each to, his/her own. I have seen a body building competition which I found grotesque but there were a large number of people in the audience so it is popular for some. Try everything legal once. If it feels good, keep doing it! Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Moonlight Graham Posted September 23, 2014 Report Posted September 23, 2014 I see no gender inequality happening here. Just a beauty pageant nobody takes very seriously minus the contestants. So whatever. To be honest I think they should take out the stuff like question portion and talent portion, nobody cares, I want to see who is the most physically beautiful person and I don't care if they're stupid or can't play a musical instrument etc. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
guyser Posted September 23, 2014 Report Posted September 23, 2014 "Just a beauty pageant nobody takes very seriously minus the contestants"...and their handlers and family and the Drs amd tyhe coaches. It is big business, not sure why, but there ya go. My daughter would not ever sign up for one of these (IIHO)....one of us would die. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Posted September 24, 2014 It's a holdover from a bygone era, where women were valued chiefly on their looks, poise, and purity. Just ridiculous. If I knew anybody who watched such things seriously, I would ridicule them to their faces. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Guest Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 I find them ridiculous too, but then, the same applies to professional wrestling, and any one of a thousand reality TV shows. Quote
jbg Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 I am proud of New York. And that Miss New York has won for the third time in a row. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
On Guard for Thee Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 I guess if you can't get your jollies any other way! Quote
Michael Hardner Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Posted September 24, 2014 I find them ridiculous too, but then, the same applies to professional wrestling, and any one of a thousand reality TV shows. Anachronistic ridiculousness has a whiff of denial about it, though. Like the participants refuse to look at a calendar. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Posted September 24, 2014 I am proud of New York. And that Miss New York has won for the third time in a row. Are you proud of Donald Trump ? I'm from Toronto. We have Rob Ford (for now), Mel Lastman, [had] Harold Ballard.... Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 It's a holdover from a bygone era, where women were valued chiefly on their looks, poise, and purity. Sure....we all know that women are no longer "valued chiefly" on their looks. Products and fashion are no longer marketed and sold to women seeking to get a valued look. Boob jobs and other plastic surgery have never been less popular. That was a bygone era..... Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
jbg Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 Are you proud of Donald Trump ?Donald Trump's activities have not been unmixed. He has generally been a constructive force, however. He can act as a bit of a buffoon. I'm from Toronto. We have Rob Ford (for now), Mel Lastman, [had] Harold Ballard....I'm sure you're proud of Rob Ford </sarcasm>. I don't know much about Harold Ballard. As far as Lastman, the only think buffoonish I remember was calling out the army for the snow. I did look at the record of that storm. Wasn't it mostly rain? On the other hand there was a lot of snow left over from early storms with which to contend, and New York City could have used such help with the February 9, 1969 storm, otherwise known as the "Mayor Lindsay" storm. I don't think the Boxing Day storm of 2010 could have been handled by anyone given the wind speed and the dry, blowing nature of the snow. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
guyser Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 t As far as Lastman, the only think buffoonish I remember was calling out the army for the snow. I did look at the record of that storm. Wasn't it mostly rain?That wasn't buffoonish, it was smart albeit subject to ridicule from small towns folk the country over. His big gaffe was the getting boiled in a pot comment when he was to go to Africa. Quote
Hal 9000 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Posted September 24, 2014 If a beautiful person has an opportunity to get on TV, they'll take it...man or woman. Let's not bother blaming society or Donald Trump, these people are there doing what they're doing because they can get something out of it. I agree with Mighty AC, it's the little girl peagents and the mothers that promote them that disgust me. I thought Bad Gramdpa showed it for the disgusting spectacle that is really is. Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Michael Hardner Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Posted September 24, 2014 I agree with Mighty AC, it's the little girl peagents and the mothers that promote them that disgust me. I thought Bad Gramdpa showed it for the disgusting spectacle that is really is. Well, sure. Maybe we can get rid of those things first, then Miss America. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Hal 9000 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Well, sure. Maybe we can get rid of those things first, then Miss America. why do you want to get rid of it? Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Michael Hardner Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 why do you want to get rid of it? It's so awful that it shouldn't exist ? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 Have you never wanted to kill something ? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Have you never wanted to kill something ? You want to "kill" the Miss America pageant ? Why...are you forced to watch it in Canada ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Hal 9000 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 It's so awful that it shouldn't exist ? Oh, more censorship from the left! Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Michael Hardner Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 No, we have the freedom to choose ... Don Messer or Donald Trump Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 Oh, more censorship from the left! The left ? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 The televised Miss America pageant probably draws a better audience share than the CBC in that prime time slot. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
WestCoastRunner Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 why do you want to get rid of it? Oh, plenty of reasons: Children are trained from a very young age to compete in these pageants and they rate their self worth on their looks, As they grow up and mature, they may lose their looks and end up in a tremendous downfall resulting in eating disorders and body image problems. Young girls are sexualized while being groomed for competitions in beauty pageants, resulting in emotional and mental development problems. It is a terribly offensive business by parading women on stage to be judged solely on their looks with a few psuedo intellectual questions. The fact is whoever has the most flawless beauty wins the prize. These pageants do absolutely nothing to move women forward and does more harm than good when women are fighting to obtain equal pay for equal work, reduce domestic violence etc. The pageants continue to objectify women and promote men as patriarchy. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
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