We have a winner!!:
Posted on 02/28/2007 7:27:38 AM PST by Millee
An alternative beauty pageant to be held in a remote Icelandic town will reward contestants' wrinkles, saggy breasts and other bodily imperfections and hopes to challenge Western ideas of beauty, organisers said Wednesday.
"Anyone can make the rules about what beauty is, we want to change the rules," one of the contest's organisers, Matthhildur Helgadottir, told AFP.
"We think it's just coincidence if you have big breasts. How come this is beautiful? We are trying to show how ridiculous this is," Helgadottir said.
The contest, scheduled for April 18, will be held in the town of Isafjoerdur, population 3,000, in the northwest of Iceland.
Men and women were welcome to register as contestants and while there was a minimum age of 20, there was no upper age limit.
The only other stipulation was that contestants had not gone under the plastic surgeon's knife for cosmetic reasons.
Prizes were as yet undecided but the "fun and honour" of taking part would be sufficient reward for contestants, according to Helgadottir.
Organisers remained undecided on how to rate participants.
"Maybe this (the alternative contest) is research, a way of understanding them (beauty pageants)."
The idea for the contest emerged while Helgadottir -- a self-confessed feminist -- was talking with friends in an Isafjoerdur pub.
As of Wednesday five people, three women and two men, had registered to take part.
Helgadottir remained optimistic that many more would sign up once news of the competition spread.
I'm sure that was a lively discussion.
"reward contestants' wrinkles, saggy breasts and other bodily imperfections"
Where do I sign up?
I'm sure Leifur will be there! ;-)
This poast has set an FR record, I believe: The First Post That Would Be Even More Useless WITH Pictures.
Let's go find out.
I have, however, found a way to work against the sagging and wrinkling: Just keep gaining weight to plump out those little nuisances.
;-)
Can only be done by direct injections of Formula X Testosterone Neutralizer into the human brain.
Europe is about 3/4 finished. ;)
How's the little one doing, btw?
Feminist contest organizers: Worried about the amount of jealousy you feel of the attention beautiful people get? It's really what's inside that matters, like in this case, possible bitterness, jealousy, discontent, & maybe some pride in 'intellicual' prowness as a consolation prize, to go along with a sour, deflated sense of humor. Whoops, blanked out there too, darnit.
The 'beautiful people on the inside' wouldn't even concern themselves with this tripe.
Don't bother. I've got this one in the bag.
You're right, we wouldn't. ;o)
We have a winner!!:
Of course not! Just fun to poke at it!
Yikes!
Hillary is up for the congeniality award. See exhibit A:
"F**k off! It's enough that I have to see you shit-kickers every day, I'm not going to talk to you too!! Just do your G*damn job and keep your mouth shut." (From the book "American Evita" by Christopher Anderson, p. 90 - Hillary to her State Trooper bodyguards after one of them greeted her with "Good morning."
"Get f**ked! Get the f**k out of my way!!! Get out of my face!!!" (From the book "Hillary's Scheme" p. 89 - Hillary's various comments to her Secret Service detail agents.)
"Stay the f**k back, stay the f**k away from me! Don't come within ten yards of me, or else! Just f**king do as I say, Okay!!!?" (From the book "Unlimited Access", by Clinton FBI Agent in Charge, Gary Aldrige, p. 139 - Hillary screaming at her Secret Service detail.)
"Good for you, everybody's a winner!"
What a princess! Did someone say she went to a prestigious finishing school? How revolting!
ROFL!!
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