EDITED: This is an EDITORIAL written by Marty Waddington that expresses her belief that a separate pageant is not longer needed @ Penn State.
Miss Black Penn State pageant not needed
I often hear people complain about reverse racism. If there is BET then why can't we have WET. Black history month is February. How about making March white history month? We even have our own "reverse" racism here at Penn State with the Miss Black Penn State Pageant. This event is different from BET or black history month because it has become an unnecessary event, unlike BET or black history month whose necessity could be proved. Congratulations to the 2003 winner Naomi Williams; maybe she can compare notes with the other black pageant winner, Carly Hughes. Oh wait, Hughes isn't the winner of a black pageant. She is simply the winner of the annual Miss Penn State Pageant. The fact that an African-American contestant won the Miss Penn State crown is proof that there is no need for the Miss Black Penn State contest. Doesn't Williams feel cheated? Maybe she could have been the one to make history like Hughes did, becoming the first black Miss Penn State, instead she is just another Miss Black Penn State. Hughes proved that a person of color can in fact win the pageant, Williams only proved that she would rather participate in a racist event.
Marty Waddington
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive...-letter-06.asp 
Miss Black Penn State pageant not needed
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