Hmm. I will work on fleshing the argument out.
Thanks for the encouragement. :)
Journal, Diary, & Blogging / My First Rigorous Analysis of the Irrational
Theorem: the pageant should be concluded with “There they are Miss, America!”
Proof: “I buy it for the articles.”, or in the case of Miss America, “They give speeches.” These are nothing more than isomorphisms of a tired distraction from the truth of what frustrates men: addiction to beauty. Don’t get me wrong… I find escape in inspecting beauty as much, if not more, than the next guy. However, it remains repugnant to award women for an attribute they had little to no control over beyond gazing at their own navels to consider greater attractiveness. Many women are filtered out of the process who are far more “valuable” (dare I say it) for they offer peace or fierceness that transforms our putrid thoughts. Yet, those same women repel our pride and lust despite their great beauty. Therefore, Miss America; for all her displays of nearly perfected talent, intellectual pedigree, and social keenness…, it is still her physical specimen that wins the collective loin of the American male. Q.E.D.
Corollary: The women involved in selection of candidates either diminish their own personhood to maintain a certain parallelism or they have no personhood.
Proofs and refutations are expected and welcome; please submit them to my profile as well to Urbis.
Prolegomena to future rejoicing in my birth: If my birth is such a landmark as to be cause for celebration, then it should be celebrated everyday. My birthday is not celebrated everyday. So it is not such a monument after all. Hence, no celebration is warranted. I am merely in attendance so leave me to be entertained or entertain myself.
Thus begins my mathematical treatment of life and the living.
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pencil2008 reviewed Version 2 -
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The problem is, and remains that the female has been across time and cultures,a commodity in the societies that have reigned. And with continuing severity in modern times. Yes, the reason there is no equity in these “competitions” is bc of the beauty factor, and ALSO bc there is absolutley no equivelent for men. No, there’s not, not even close. There is no such thing as “a classy pin-up” for example, bc there is no way that subjectifying the sexual experience (which traditionally, and in healthful ways) has been private, in the public realm. Untill there is naked dick in my face as much as tits and ass, untill male presidental canidates are scrutinized for their clothing choices, untill a modicum of equity begins, Miss America is, at the very least, irrational.
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joancrown reviewed Version 2 -
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Interesting…but are you open to the idea of article rather than brief blog? I think the ideas are smart, apropos, but brief. Only one typo that hit me in the face: Therefore, Miss America, for all her displays… I’d like to read more.
mooki69 reviewed Version 2 -
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This is a good analysis of how all men truely view women as objects to set their lusting gaze. This was Well written and insightful, too long have I seen pigs who view women in such a disrespectful way. The line you wrote that talks about women being valued over one another really brings emence power to your arguement. Very well written I really enjoyed it
nelson1 reviewed Version 2 -
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I totally agree, they are bred in some sort of strange social class. I agree the less beautiful, but perhaps more intellegent/worldly persons loose out to these people. Men do like to think they own beauty and that lust is their weakness, when they can’t have what they want even from an average woman they get frustrated (but some woman are like this too). I like the honesty in this on both the male and female perspective. And no they should not be rewarded for their beauty but neither should those male models either. No-one is miss any country, they are a citizen like anyone else and should be treat as such. feel free to post on your profile.
Maygen reviewed Version 2 -
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THey’re glorified hookers or geishas. I personnaly think it’s empowering, because a man can never be as hypnotizing as a woman with good looks. And a man is far less likely to have power over another human being, just by using their sex appeal. It’s a great industry, and will NEVER run out of money.
I wish I could use my look for money and fame, but I’m not so lucky.
metaphoricalsimile reviewed Version 2 -
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I fail to see how this critique of beauty culture in the US is mathematical, as it does not deal with any statistics, and is based more on opinion than hard facts. I also think that for the most part the men of America are too focused on Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, and various other celebrities to really give half a shit about the Miss America pageant. I also know many men who have sought for a mate a woman who offers “peace or fierceness” rather than any sort of societally defined standards of beauty.
However, I do think that the implication of such events as the Miss America pageant that beauty is the most important attribute to define a woman by to be repugnant and old-fashioned.
Weaver reviewed Version 1 -
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I like that you say women with ‘peace or fierceness’ have more to offer than women who put all their effort into simply looking beautiful. I have to say that my own lust and pride are not repelled in the least by women who are interesting as well as physically attractive, rather than bland Barbie clones. I also like how you approach this topic as a proof; it adds a nice bit of irony to the whole discussion, with such a scientific/mathematical take on the Miss America pageant, of all things.
You could elaborate on that corollary about women selecting candidates a bit more; explain what you mean by personhood, and how they diminish their own.
In your next-to-last paragraph, “everyday” should be “every day.” I think that having two separate topics (pageants and birthdays) in this piece sort of waters down both of them.
onlywish reviewed Version 1 -
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The title in it’s self is a short story. The clever wording caught my eye. The truthful and subtle humor of the male interest in Miss America is a welcome change. Well written and very entertaining.
AstroBoyJ7 reviewed Version 1 -
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This entry was well written and I agree with some aspects of your post but disagree with other parts.
For instance, I feel that America’s Next Top Model objectifies and bitchifies women far more than any beauty pagent ever could. I don’t watch beauty pagents for various reasons, (mainly because they are boring.) I read Playboy for years and YES, I do read the articles as well. (For the price they charge, there had BETTER be some good interviews in there too because Hef’s current porn star fetish has sleazified he once great magazine.)
I love a beautiful female body but I don’t have time for high maintenance bitches or airheads. (Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton need not apply.)
I like what you had to say though!
TooCool12 reviewed Version 1 -
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I think you make a great point, as a teenage these days I can safely tell you that looks are a lot, but I can also tell you they aren’t everything. Having a personality and being smart are very important to some guys, and I know they are important for girls. I loved your piece but I found it just a little cliche. This is a topic that is explored all the time, but for such a worn subject you did a very good job and breathing life into it.
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