Donald Trump, an uncontrolled fit of morality, is threatening to strip Miss USA of her crown after allegations of underage drinking and bad behaviour. If we can move past the unfortunate word choice of "stripping" in conjunction with a beauty queen, I think we can move to the larger issue of pretty brats with full throated indifference. Beautiful people are allowed to be badly behaved, and in the case of young women, we should almost expect it. After all, if they don't have wild times as youngsters, what can they reflect on as they rot away in old age homes, forgotten by all but a few perverts? All these women have is their youth and looks, and when those inevitably crumble to dust they should be able to remember the halcyon days and be able to say "I did tequila shots at Marquee and fell face first into Janet Jackson." I mean, it isn't as though Miss USA has any actual responsibilites besides wearing a silly tiara and not falling down on television, so who cares if she get a bit sloshed in the week before her 21st?
Clearly, Lark-Marie Anton, the spokeswoman with the unenviable position of caring about these things, does. She is the one tasked with spouting platitudes like "Miss USA is a role model." To whom? I imagine some of the past "winners" are very nice and probably genuinely care about buying everyone in the world a Beanie Baby or something, but I've never seen Miss USA speak about Darfur, Tibet or the Kyoto Protocol. In fact, I don't have even the faintest idea what being Miss USA entails on a daily basis. I do think the very idea that we should reward people explicitly for how they look is a bad message for young women, who should be encouraged to develop brains and personalities that don't fit into 30 second sound bites. How can we so casually accept the practice of parading young girls on a stage to be ogled at, ranked and rewarded? I don't get it, but I do think that Donald Trump's indignation is hilarious, considering that he continues to get older and uglier while his wives get younger and prettier.
The whole things disgusts and amuses me.
Clearly, Lark-Marie Anton, the spokeswoman with the unenviable position of caring about these things, does. She is the one tasked with spouting platitudes like "Miss USA is a role model." To whom? I imagine some of the past "winners" are very nice and probably genuinely care about buying everyone in the world a Beanie Baby or something, but I've never seen Miss USA speak about Darfur, Tibet or the Kyoto Protocol. In fact, I don't have even the faintest idea what being Miss USA entails on a daily basis. I do think the very idea that we should reward people explicitly for how they look is a bad message for young women, who should be encouraged to develop brains and personalities that don't fit into 30 second sound bites. How can we so casually accept the practice of parading young girls on a stage to be ogled at, ranked and rewarded? I don't get it, but I do think that Donald Trump's indignation is hilarious, considering that he continues to get older and uglier while his wives get younger and prettier.
The whole things disgusts and amuses me.
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To be honest I found this piece a bit irresponsible. Of course Miss USA isn't a role model to you, or anybody with a fully functioning brain, however what about the children. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can never forget about the children. What about 7 year old Daisy from Texas who dreams of being Miss USA and now learns that as Miss USA its acceptable to parade around drunk while making out with every hot chick you encounter. This is clearly the wrong message to be sent and I hope they inflict the most severe penalty possible on this rogue Miss USA. Remember this is Miss USA not Miss Spring Break or some shit, not get it right
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