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both seem rather bland, tbh
Really, let's see what your woman looks like.
both seem rather bland, tbh
Really, let's see what your woman looks like.
You don't seem the sharpest tool in the shed: miss america should be set to a higher bar than people I'm poking. And as I stated previously, the current winner is clearly attractive. But as far as what I would expect from someone winning that contest? Not so much
You don't seem the sharpest tool in the shed: miss america should be set to a higher bar than people I'm poking. And as I stated previously, the current winner is clearly attractive. But as far as what I would expect from someone winning that contest? Not so much
You do understand how the contest works don't you?
The girls have to volunteer to enter the contest at a state level, and win their respective state.
Then, the winner of Miss America gets chosen from those.
It's purely voluntary.
Plus, there's more to it than just looks.
The 2014 winner is gorgeous.
You don't seem the sharpest tool in the shed: miss america should be set to a higher bar than people I'm poking. And as I stated previously, the current winner is clearly attractive. But as far as what I would expect from someone winning that contest? Not so much
This is what you said.
They winner can only be chosen from the people that are in the contest.
You acted like there must have been a dozen better choices that the girl chosen.
And there may be thousands of better choices, but if they didn't enter state-wide beauty pageants and win those, then they surely can't win the Miss America crown.
The judges are limited to those who are in the contest.
So in fact, the one who wins may very well be the "best" choice available.
1. Media attention doesn't cover the "why" you see more white girls getting covered by the news? It doesn't address the actual stats or the actual reasoning behind them. That's my issue here, you haven't looked into it you've just made assumptions based on your own preconceptions.
3. You don't know it for a fact if all you have are personal experiences to go on. I've never seen racism towards black people in my area but I have seen a lot of racial slurs directed towards white people so if I were to rely solely on my personal experiences then that would be the form of racism that exists. I think a higher level of accountability is absolutely necessary, you made a claim and you're trying to back it up based solely on your personal experiences which isn't enough unless you're omnipotent and omnipresent and even then people would still be asking for proof and I'm not saying that your claim is wrong, I wouldn't be surprised if it was right given how long we have been media bombarded with images of thin white women as being the 'ideal' beauty form but I'd need recent studies to back that up given how much society has changed where you have people like Hale Berry, Beyonce and Tyra Banks who have become front and center as examples of beautiful strong women.