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Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent; racist tweets flow
CNN ^ | September 16, 2013 | Leslie Bentz

Posted on 09/16/2013 5:59:27 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

(CNN) -- No sooner had the tiara been placed atop her head than a barrage of racist tweets flooded the Internet.

"If you're #Miss America you should have to be American," said one.

"WHEN WILL A WHITE WOMAN WIN #MISSAMERICA? Ever??!!" screamed another.

Nina Davuluri is American. She just happens to be of Indian descent. In fact, she's the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss America.

But the tweets that followed the 2014 pageant in Atlantic City on Sunday night didn't focus on how it's the second consecutive year that a Miss New York has taken the crown, or about the judge's questions (including ones about Miley Cyrus and Syria).

They were about Davuluri's heritage.

"Well they just picked a Muslim for Miss America. That must've made Obama happy. Maybe he had a vote," vented one person.

Not that it bears pointing out, but Davuluri's not a Muslim -- and the president didn't have a vote.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: beauty; davuluri; indianamericans; missamerica; ninadavuluri; pageant
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To: toldyou

Sparkling tiaras always make you look fat.


41 posted on 09/16/2013 6:48:44 AM PDT by kenavi (Debunk THIS!)
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To: 1rudeboy

Exactly. Don’t put it past any Democratic Party activist to pose as a Republican and post derogatory material on a political blog or any chat room just to make us look like a bunch of racists and hatemongers.


42 posted on 09/16/2013 6:48:50 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: dfwgator

Agreed.


43 posted on 09/16/2013 6:53:10 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: DoodleDawg

How did Miss Kansas do? While she was my favorite contestant going in, she did not finish her song well. Good through the first 3/4, she went off pitch at the end. The talent portion was the biggest portion of the points, so it makes sense that she didn’t get past that point.

This was the first Miss America pageant I’ve watched in years, mostly because of Miss Kansas. The winner really did do well, and the picture posted did not do her justice. She really is a babe, and her performance dance was extremely well performed.


44 posted on 09/16/2013 6:54:59 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6RJY5Isv4Y

“Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.”

What?


45 posted on 09/16/2013 6:56:13 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: Utah Binger
“Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.” What?

No Whites Allowed.

46 posted on 09/16/2013 6:57:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Amen!


47 posted on 09/16/2013 6:58:53 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: kenavi

LOL...

I caught the very end of the “pre-show.” She said that once she won, she pigged out after having to be on a diet to compete last year. She said she’s 5’6” and went up to 158 lbs.

I love to eat also, but you would think that if you’re chosen to be Miss America, you would have more respect for the position. At least watch what you eat for the year of your reign! It’s only a year! THEN pig out.

Let’s face it, photos put weight on you. And wherever a Miss America goes, she’s photographed constantly and videotaped because she’s always in the spotlight. In that pre-show, she said she was on the road every single day for the year....that she didn’t even have an apartment because she lived in hotels across the nation.


48 posted on 09/16/2013 7:03:10 AM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Disgusting. She is a lovely girl, certainly worthy of the crown.


49 posted on 09/16/2013 7:03:25 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I haven’t paid attention to Miss America pageants since that first black M.A. who had an ugly “spread” in Penthouse Magazine. The pageant was such a nice thing until it was ruined forever by her and her racist sponsors. Oh, and she was ugly with clothes on too.


50 posted on 09/16/2013 7:03:32 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: equaviator

She is a Hindu. born in the USA.


51 posted on 09/16/2013 7:05:33 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: dfwgator

52 posted on 09/16/2013 7:07:19 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: dfwgator
She is an American what is going on I wonder if these people who are complaining voted for Obama. She is more American than he is.
53 posted on 09/16/2013 7:10:33 AM PDT by angcat
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To: 70times7
Proof read... FAIL!!!

2nd paragraph should read:
"Miss Kansas' performance, while not perfect, was amazing, and significantly better than the St. Vitus dance done by the winner..."

55 posted on 09/16/2013 7:11:55 AM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: jdsteel
Watched for the first time in a long time as well, for the same reasons.

Agree with your assessment. Well stated.

56 posted on 09/16/2013 7:12:35 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Utah Binger

wtf does that mean?

I swear I am going to apply for government grants with proposals that say nothing else but gobbledygook with the words “cultural” “diversity”, and “sustainability” in it and I bet I get $millions


57 posted on 09/16/2013 7:15:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: Hoodat

We the Jury find ... NOT GUILTY


58 posted on 09/16/2013 7:15:06 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

We are a conquered people, and things like this (times a million) are just a way of rubbing our noses in it.


59 posted on 09/16/2013 7:21:50 AM PDT by Nea Wood (When life gets too hard to stand, kneel.)
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For those who were curious but didn’t want to give CNN a hit:

“Davuluri’s platform was “Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency.” For the talent portion of the competition, she performed classic Indian dances fused with Bollywood moves.”

What dancing in a style used in Bollywood movies has to do with diversity or cultural competency, I don’t know. I doubt the judges know, either.


60 posted on 09/16/2013 7:22:00 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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