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Emily Sioma shuts my mouth

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:08:16 +0000

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Emily Sioma shuts my mouth for me - first from Miss Michigan 2018 to advocate for sex assault survivors to last night's "let me just come out & kick you all in the ribs" throwdown -

“From a state with 84% of the U.S. fresh water, but none for it’s residents to drink, I’m Miss Michigan Emily Sioma.”

Maybe Gen-Z's not all about financial security as purported.

As long as the majority of

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:02:46 +0000

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As long as the majority of the answers were "I want to help children", sanctity has been preserved and the world will continue to spin on its axis.

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artappraiser — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 03:33:53 +0000

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I can't find her "social impact statement" in the article, but here she is, as a santa bunny:

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— NYT Styles (@NYTStyles) September 10, 2018

Got me inspired to look for

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 12:44:45 +0000

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Got me inspired to look for articles on how pageant culture might have changed since like the days of Jon Benet Ramsey. Found some change, but not the kind I expected.

Here in a June 8 New York Times piece, Josephine Sedgwick collected some statements upon the news of the changes instituted by the Miss America organization as follows

We wanted to know what it feels like to participate in these pageants, and why many compete again and again. We heard from more than 170 competitors, from Tiny Miss Snellville 1974 to International Mr. Leather 2015. Here is a selection of their stories, edited and condensed for clarity.

and she included this one:

International Mr. Leather 2015

Patrick Smith also won Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2015 and Eagle LA Mr. Leather 2015.

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Patrick Smith winning International Mr. Leather in 2015.CreditInternational Mr. Leather

International Mr. Leather is a pageant for the (largely gay) men’s leather subculture, which has historically favored hyper-masculinity as the definition of sexy. The pageant includes 50-70 leather titleholders (who have won prequalifying rounds) from all over the world and features a physique round, which is analogous to the swimsuit round at Miss Universe. In this, the contestant wears only a jockstrap and is evaluated on their appearance.

It takes a great deal of hard work and discipline to prepare for these contests, and the experience of going through the pressure cooker and coming out proud of the person you’ve showcased is an exhilarating feeling.

What do you think about the changes to Miss America?

I wonder if it will be a token or symbolic change only. It will be much more difficult to change the culture surrounding pageants in general and to get the prequalifying contests to follow suit.

Well it took decades but it

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 12:32:41 +0000

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Well it took decades but it definitely looks like overall Miss America gals have finally flipped to the other side of the culture wars. What got me thinking that is running across this discussion thread just now @ Crooks and Liars inspired by something that Driftglass said: why waste so much time and effort on defining the Trump voter, it's clear he is Archie Bunker

Edit to add: I didn't check if any of the current contestants are wearing short hair styles, though. Wimmin are sposed to have long hair, and men short, it's in the Bible or something.