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403365

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Posted: 16 years ago

Beauty contests and top model telecasting have become a trend, be it in the east or west.

What are the views on it? Are they harmful? Or on the contrary are they benefitting?

(I would love to hear views on it and I will provide my own opinion also later on the topic)

Thanks!

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Posted: 16 years ago

Don't want to ponder over the harms or benefits right now but I do know that they make a pretty good eye candy. It is also fun to see some successful beauty queens now, like Aish and Sush, and compare their current look to the look they carried during the contest. One can see how success changes people.

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sameer khan

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Posted: 16 years ago

good for 2 types of ppl:

girls who want to show their body

guys who want to see their un-clothed body as much as possible.

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Posted: 16 years ago

My views are scattered on this issue.

Firstly the pageants and beauty contests that are held these days are utterly superficial and completely pointless. What are the contestans judged on-- How beautiful they are? How well they can carry off a swim-suit? How well they can carry a smile? Hou much more skinnier they can get? Very repulsive indeed. If that's the criteria, then lord save us from it! Young girls that are already concious in this shallow world form an unrealistic image in their minds and then attempt to follow the models. It would be wrong for me to say that all of the eating disorders that exist in this world is due to beauty contests, however, such exhibitions do contribute fairly to the situation. Heck, I would also stop eating if I constantly saw those long-legged ladies with flat stomachs on the ramp every week! Thank God, I don't. 😆

Secondly, another aspect of these contests that distract me are the questions contestants are asked and then judged accordingly to that. The diplomatic questions such as "What would you do to eliminate poverty" or "How is the education system" are scope-full questions but a few lines given by the contestants on these vital issues are not enough. Mind you, but I have not seen a single winner go out of their way to fix poverty or the education system. Thus, simply adding in questions in a beauty contest does not suddenly bring in intellecutality to the contests.

I have seen refutations on this issue and many argue back stating that beauty contests are a step toward equality for promoting feminism and it showcases the confident generation of women in this century. Please! I do not even know what to say back to the feminists. Yes, it does show the progress of the women, but just one sector out of four. The other three sectors of women are not represented clearly and I believe that many girls develop inferiority complex due to such TV shows.

Ok so may be I am cynical, but I would like to hear out the positive side to the story as well.

Thanks. 😊

Edited by zainab25 - 16 years ago

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403365

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: sam_84

good for 2 types of ppl:

girls who want to show their body

guys who want to see their un-clothed body as much as possible.

😆😆😆

Three cheers to you.

You speak of guys on this issue which I clearly did not think about. I was associating beauty contests with women.

Hmm, I wonder if the standards are different for men and women.

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366774

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: zainab25

😆😆😆

Three cheers to you.

You speak of guys on this issue which I clearly did not think about. I was associating beauty contests with women.

Hmm, I wonder if the standards are different for men and women.

@Sam_84: LOL

@zainab:nice interprtation gal.👏

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return_to_hades

@return_to_hades

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Posted: 16 years ago

It's not a beauty pageant. Its a scholarship program.

Beautiful things are good, I see know problem with it.

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Believe

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: sam_84

good for 2 types of ppl:

girls who want to show their body--- its new trend...but its hard to stay with new trend..everyone ready to pick it up..

its importent to stay true to urself...hav fun with fashion...insted of letting dictate!!😃

guys who want to see their un-clothed body as much as possible.---Dont blame guys!! if you get a rose who not try to smell it!!😉

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_Angie_

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Posted: 16 years ago

The cosmetic industries, beauticians, dieticians, fashion designers , cosmetic surgeons, dentists , media – all stand to gain from this beauty paegents as it means big business for them 😉

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Smitakshi Guha

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Posted: 16 years ago

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its gud for doze type of girls hu want 2 expose demselves in front of da world... and want 2 show hw nice figure dey possess...

n its also gud for those public...who loves 2 see da same!

in short its gud for ppl belonging 2 da same mentality of showing n seeing "exposing ".... wich unfortunately also involves nowadays....persons hu doesnt belong 2 dat category...for example kids and pre-teenagers,..... cuz of da tv channels.... wich displays diz nuisance...wich s a business for dem bt a bad element for kids and teens!

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