Last week, Huffington Post writer Yashar Ali published an exposé on the leadership of the Miss America pageant that resulted in the resignation of its CEO, its president and COO, and two additional board members. The article included a series of incredibly creepy emails between CEO Sam Haskell and various board members in which some former Miss Americas were called "cunts," others were fat shamed and otherwise degraded. Upon the death of one Miss America, Haskell wrote that he "wished it were Kate Shindle" -- a former Miss America who wrote about her own (bad) experiences in the pageant -- and who by the way was
They know their audience, and it does not bother them. Someday if we ever reach some kind of enlightenment, they will declare them illegal if not immoral.
Ooh! Ooh! I know who can help to tell them!Let's see, contact somewhere (rummage, rummage)Well, I found this:https://www.youcaring.com/j...Turns out, Bush (the sr, I think?) helped bring trafficking victims legislation to our country - but not for Americans. I guess we are exceptional?
Fun fact about Tammy Haddad -- she was Larry King's executive producer at CNN back in the 80s. When she went off on someone you could hear it all over the building. I felt sorry for her staff, but Larry seemed to like her. After she left CNN, she spent a moment at the Today Show and then popped up as a judge at Miss America. I didn't know she was on the board.
I'm absolutely certain they are appealing to real pedos and it scares the shit out of me.
They know their audience, and it does not bother them. Someday if we ever reach some kind of enlightenment, they will declare them illegal if not immoral.
I agree tarting babies up to look fuckable is horrendous. I bet they have stories to tell and I wish they would.
She doesn't (I do though). But I meant the objectification. "You look more fuckable with a little more meat on your bones," is not a good compliment.
Ooh! Ooh! I know who can help to tell them!Let's see, contact somewhere (rummage, rummage)Well, I found this:https://www.youcaring.com/j...Turns out, Bush (the sr, I think?) helped bring trafficking victims legislation to our country - but not for Americans. I guess we are exceptional?
Bush the grabber?
No, not really a joke. The woman can write, though.
I'll check it out, thanks.
I concur with "why are beauty pageants still a thing?" Let them die.
I'd boycott these shows, but I already don't watch them. Bet I don't buy anything from any sponsors, either.
She was just a horrible, horrible person who was Director of the Miss America Pageant from 1941 to 1977.
Every year, she was praised in terms that would have made Stalin blush until she was finally unhorsed.
She was, during her dictatorship, the architect of the phony "scholarship" pitch and much else.
She would come out every year, drip pure evil for awhile and go back to her annual duties.
Well, yeah, of course.
The Hawt Homeless Women Pageant.
It's perfect for TLC.
With Josh Duggar as the Celebrity Host.
I do as well remember the sexually precocious children in the Calvin Klein ads?
And just like the Lottery in _Nineteen Eighty-Four_, it's rigged so the proles never really get into the ruling class.
Fun fact about Tammy Haddad -- she was Larry King's executive producer at CNN back in the 80s. When she went off on someone you could hear it all over the building. I felt sorry for her staff, but Larry seemed to like her. After she left CNN, she spent a moment at the Today Show and then popped up as a judge at Miss America. I didn't know she was on the board.
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