Whovian Wrote: Supporters of the pageant will say that it empowers women to work hard at an array of skills. It encourages a strong ethic to provide women with a role model to look up to. Also they are world's largest provider of college scholarships for women. This encourages and provides women with more opportunities.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver actually tackles this whole claim of "world's largest provider of college scholarships for women" as the trumped up claim that it really is. A great breakdown that I really recommend checking out:
I agree that the pageant is definitely an outdated and sexist relic. I have personally never watched the show and never plan to because I think that it perpetuates the countless stereotypes we have against women. It's definitely time for the show to meet its end, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Yes, it promotes sexist stereotypes but honestly, if women want to do that and aren't being forced or pressure to do so, then more power to them. That is their choice, and I'm behind it.
But personally, I don't find it entertaining at all. And it's just as corrupt as most entertainment industries, like NCAA and FIFA etc.
SciFi Nerd Wrote:Yes, it promotes sexist stereotypes but honestly, if women want to do that and aren't being forced or pressure to do so, then more power to them. That is their choice, and I'm behind it.But personally, I don't find it entertaining at all. And it's just as corrupt as most entertainment industries, like NCAA and FIFA etc.
SciFi Nerd Wrote:Yes, it promotes sexist stereotypes but honestly, if women want to do that and aren't being forced or pressure to do so, then more power to them. That is their choice, and I'm behind it.
I think I would have more respect for it if they just dropped all pretenses of depth and just said something along the lines of "Yeah, of course it objectifies women, it's a damn beauty pageant. If it was a male beuaty pageant, then it would objectify men. That is how beauty pageants work. Contestants enter because they choose to."
It's like a hot dog eating competition. Nothing about the contests will be dignified, but people pretty much know exactly what to expect when they enter.