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04-04-2007, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga
And, it think it might for the average pageant.
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This isn't an average pageant though - even if they had a regular pageant, it's still at a university, and likely to attract more normal-sized girls then the Miss USA/America crowd.
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04-04-2007, 01:40 PM
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This isn't an average pageant though - even if they had a regular pageant, it's still at a university, and likely to attract more normal-sized girls then the Miss USA/America crowd.
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I'm confused what average/regular is and what "plus size" is.
If by plus-size, they mean women who are not a size 1 with D-cup breasts (my guess on what the average Miss USA/America crowd is), then I don't know how I'd feel about that!
Like someone said I'd be insulted if "plus size" meant size 6-8 in this context, because I would guess that is the "average" person.
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04-04-2007, 01:46 PM
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Traditional definition of plus is 14 and up, although I've seen some brands/mags include 12s.
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04-04-2007, 02:02 PM
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so... the only way to break the stereotype that only thin women are beautiful is to create a new stereotype sending the message that only plus sized women are beautiful? doesn't this just separate plus sized and not plus sized women even more?
the fact is that some people find thin women attractive and some people find plus sized women attractive. the two groups will probably never meet and there is nothing wrong with having more than one standard of beauty because everyone is different and everyone likes different things. but don't try and pass it off as if you're breaking stereotypes.
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04-04-2007, 02:08 PM
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so... the only way to break the stereotype that only thin women are beautiful is to create a new stereotype sending the message that only plus sized women are beautiful?
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Wake up, that's not going to happen - and that's not what they're trying to do.
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04-04-2007, 02:11 PM
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Wake up, that's not going to happen - and that's not what they're trying to do.
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wake up. that wasn't my main point.
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04-04-2007, 02:37 PM
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wake up. that wasn't my main point.
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then....what WAS your point?
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04-04-2007, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jessicaelaine
wake up. that wasn't my main point.
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It seemed like you were trying to say that OMGZ TEH PLUS SIZE ONEZ WILL BE TEH HOT AND TEH SKINNY GIRLS WILL NOT BECAUSE OF TEH PAGEANT!!!11!!!!!!eleventy-one!!!11!
One pageant is not going to break any stereotypes or suddenly make plus the new thing. In fact, here on GC will probably be the most talk this story even gets.
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04-04-2007, 02:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jessicaelaine
so... the only way to break the stereotype that only thin women are beautiful is to create a new stereotype sending the message that only plus sized women are beautiful? doesn't this just separate plus sized and not plus sized women even more?
the fact is that some people find thin women attractive and some people find plus sized women attractive. the two groups will probably never meet and there is nothing wrong with having more than one standard of beauty because everyone is different and everyone likes different things. but don't try and pass it off as if you're breaking stereotypes.
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I know, right - don't we already have ENOUGH plus-size pageants televised worldwide??
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