momz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2005
Not my thing, but I would never tell someone that their hobby was not important to them or has no value. I have to say though, through my special needs charity work, I interact with the Miss America and Jr Miss America contestants for our state quite a bit. Over the years, each and every one of them have been outstanding women, tirelessly dedicating their young lives to working for different causes that are important to them. So, maybe they do have some value. Maybe there is more to the pageants than just outward appearance.
I can respect charity work. But, i don't see that being a beauty pageant contestant is a prerequisite for charity work. I don't see how the two activities are dependent upon each other.
But, I admit I am biased. I am of the opinion that pageants promote standards of beauty that are unachievable to most women thereby placing undue value on appearance alone. Pageants are superficial beauty. True beauty has to do with more than make up, clothes and sex appeal.
Yup, I'm biased, no doubt.