Posted on 11/27/2017 7:59:03 AM PST by C19fan
Edited on 11/27/2017 8:07:24 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Nowhere is the gendered double standard more apparent than in the Miss Universe competition.
While women in all industries face professional hurdles, pageants are one of the only workplaces where they are required to wear ball gowns while doing so. In this annual competition, women are expected to be gorgeous, intelligent, and poised; to look good in a bikini, ace a question-and-answer segment, represent their entire nation and walk perfectly in high heels. Meanwhile Steve Harvey, the reigning male host, automatically exceeds expectations if he manages to read out the correct winner (and was somehow rehired after f***ing up his one and only job).
My mother always encouraged me to watch the pageants, she wanted me to learn about poise and good posture by observing young women who carry themselves nicely.
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