Posted on 09/18/2013 8:56:08 AM PDT by newb2012
Some stuff still leaves me puzzled here. How can a 'Bollywood 'dance sequence be considered 'Miss.America's' talent? If someone’s born an American and claim to be all American, wouldn’t they have some original American talent to show and win the prestigious Miss.America title? Does a nation have to become so diverse that it'd loose its own identity? The most sad part is the dance number the winner performed - in no way shows how beautiful Indian fine arts are either. I find the performance to be more of mockery of classical form of the art.
I don't honestly think that any girl of non-Indian descent would have been crowned Miss.India in India or for that matter in any other country. Sonia Gandhi is from the Gandhi family which is still India's first family. Gandhi’s family had been loved and kept on high pedestal by the people of India through her fight for independence and thereafter. They celebrated the family's political victories and mourned each time they lost a Gandhi to extremism through generations. And each time they elected someone from the family to succeed their deceased leader. Yet, because of her Italian origins, Sonia Gandhi is taking a back seat when it comes to leading the country unlike any other person from that family. And that decision is expected and respected by the nation and most leaders.
Each country has its own talent and people capable enough to represent and lead the country. It is important for America to remain America and India to remain India. It’d be lovely see people from any country to stand their ground and take pride and humility in what and where they are from and represent their own country in its originality with its strengths and setbacks. We dont want to see ‘Miss.The Most Diverse Nation On The Planet”, but certainly love to see Miss.America without having to miss America.
Yes, I miss America
Would you have considered an Irish jig or Italian opera aria equally offensive? A nice German polka?
Can’t we just be grateful we live in a country where women can enter beauty pageants without fear of being stoned to death by a government? Isn’t that enough?
I find it very difficult to get worked up about a non-event like this.
President Calvin Coolidge stated these words in 1923 and they're applicable today:
America must be kept American. For this purpose it is necessary to continue a policy of restricted immigration. It would be well to make such immigration of a selective nature with some inspection at the source, and based either on a prior census or upon the record of naturalization. Either method would insure the admission of those with the largest capacity and best intention of becoming citizens.
Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America.
What’s American “dance,” anyway? Square dancing?
Political Correctness. Wait until a transgendered freak wins.
Here’s my take — Like it or not, America IS a nation of immigrants. Initially, for the first 350 years from parts of Europe, and then slowly from other parts of the world.
However, we are and should be held together by some SHARED VALUES — Love of Liberty, the Constitution and English.
As long as a person shares these values, I don’t have a problem with him or her sharing something from his heritage, be it an Italian Opera, an Irish jig/Indian dance, or playing a Chinese Er-hu.
Ancestral land stuff has been featured in the talent portion for decades. The big difference here is she went for something more pop culture than traditional. But it’s also something many American are familiar with, heck a movie has Bollywood dancing behind the closing credit won a bunch of Oscars not long ago. I don’t have a problem with Miss Most Diverse Nation on the Planet, this person of German ancestry who’s planning on having Italian food for lunch thinks that’s one of America’s greatest strengths.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOYN9qNXmAw
Sorry I totally disagree. The US has been “the most diverse country” for centuries, by choice. I will be the first teo tell you that our current policy of importing terrorists and uneducated Democrat voters is really stupid, but I have no problem with immigrants from India or Bollywood music. And BTW, are you also offended by bagpipe music?
So do I!
Pageant contestants all have bony faces and huge teeth, like sharks, these days.
I can think of one: Hip-hop, aka "rap" music. Is that what you want to see in the talent competition?
Why is this even an issue for you?
Pretty girl won.
I agree and if not all of them, most of them could be Miss America, the selection in the end is rather arbitrary, it just says who the judges thought would be a good selection, not really who is the best. 10 or more every year could probably be given the title.
It may have been a big event at one time but doesn’t seem like that so much any more.
I did enjoy Fox showing the picture of Gretchen Carlson as Miss America. I never knew she was. And she was well-attractive at that.
http://www.missamerica.org/library/images/history/c89a.jpg
I am an American square dancer and I resemble that remark. Sarcasm tag.
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