It’s not just about bikinis: Inside the battle for the future of Miss America

Washington Post / MSN ^ | July 26, 2018

[treetopsandroofs]

I saw something similar about sports:

“In the near future, women’s sports will be dominated by men.”

[stevio]

Liberal women’s heads would explode.

[mel]

When was the last time you ever saw a miss America at a local event it is as if they become miss America then disappear

[equaviator]

The killjoys take the fun out of everything, no? This isn't about women's self-esteem as much as it's about them trying to discourage heterosexual men and boys from acknowledging and following our natural-born instincts to be driven crazy by the intended-by-nature attraction to the adult female form (36-24-36!).

[TnTnTn]

They can have the pageant during the half time at nfl games...fitting end to both.....

[Tunehead54]

Umm ... no thanks ... what a world we find ourselves in.

May every “female” that hits on you have that little extra surprise. ;-)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

About the only thing I can recall reading in Playboy was a Daffynition one-liner:
Q: What do you call a washbasin in a whorehouse?
A: A Peter Pan.

[hecht]

I was reading the John Lennon interview the night he was shot

[hecht]

I was reading the John Lennon interview the night he was shot

[snoringbear]

“it all depends on how they can raise the scholarship money” It all depends on the TV ratings. This years pagent may very well show an uptick due to the curiosity factor. Next years rating will show how the viewing public actually feel. Personally, I can’t think of a reason why I would watch if no swimsuit contest. 😉....

[hecht]

i never even thought Karson to be pretty

[dsrtsage]

[BlueLancer]

Heck, they can keep from being objectified by taking it off the TV and putting it on the radio ... no one at all will see them then.

[Bonemaker]

“that their beloved pageant was in jeopardy amid the shifting sensibilities of the #MeToo era...”

Shove your 5 minute “#MeToo” fad.

[ronniesgal]

Gretchen reminds me of Polly Purebred in Underdog.

[nickedknack]

Carlson is “locker room poison.” She extorted fox for $25M and killed Roger Ailes, all because she was moved off the F&F curvy couch for a younger, more attractive female news reader. Now she’s taking apart the Miss America organization because of a judge’s offhand comment 30 years ago. Vindictive b*tch. Oh, and Carlson *is* chunky, and always has been, even as Miss America. She has thick ankles, calves, and thighs — genetics, but facts are facts.

[Dr. Sivana]

Something will fill in the void. How about “Co-Ed” College Bowl Quiz Show. Round One, the co-eds wear the evening gowns, round two, swimwear. (I am being facetious)

[smokingfrog]

[cymbeline]

There are bound to be foreign beauty contests that are pure showcases of beautiful and sexy ladies. Meanwhile over here we’ve got mainly our gorgeous newscasters (Rush calls them reporterettes and anchorettes).

[outofsalt]

There are lots to choose from,
https://www.poemhunter.com/shel-silverstein-2/poems/