Fraternity puts on Plus-Sized Beauty Pageant at WKU.

[jadis96]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Plus sized women, fat-big boned-or-athletic, generally can't compete with "regular" pageant winners in many people's minds. It's not an implication - it's a fact.

Yes it is a fact, at this point, but these guys seems to be making a start at trying to change a preconcieved idea of beauty and kudos to them for it. I am larger (and before you ask no, not telling you how big, but I often refer to myself as a fat chick) and I see nothing wrong with this as long as it is done with taste. It seems like these men are taking it seriously and trying to make a point that beautiful doesn't have anything to do with big or small. This is no different then having a special beauty pagent for an ethnic group or a lifestyle in my opinion. Frankly I see this as something great. It is showing that people can be valued and judged by different standards of beautiful. Think what a great message this is sending to kids, you don't have to fit a stereotype to be beautiful.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

It's weird what people latched onto in my post. I said I liked the idea of the pageant and I salute the group for having it.

Did you want people to only latch onto that part of what you said? Or the whole post? It's not weird. It's GC. You've been a member since 2006. You should be used to it by now.

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Plus sized women, fat-big boned-or-athletic, generally can't compete with "regular" pageant winners in many people's minds. It's not an implication - it's a fact.

Exactly.

Originally Posted by James

Are you sure they aren't doing it as a subtle joke?

I was kinda wondering the same thing, but if not I think it's awesome that they are putting their time and effort into something like this.

Originally Posted by macallan25

I hope you fall in a fire ant bed.

I love you.

Originally Posted by jessicaelaine

I watched Miss USA also, and I all those women looked like they ate. Just because they are not over weight does not mean they don't eat. Just because they don't look like the 64% of Americans that are overweight does not mean they need to also look like that. They all looked very healthy to me and I admire them for that. Just because the majority of people are overweight does not mean it's normal or healthy to be overweight. If it was your job or life dream to be Miss USA I'm sure you could devote your time to having their figure too. But everyone has their own priorities and there isn't anything wrong with that too. But don't act like women who are completely healthy are somehow incorrect.

Get over yourself. You need to watch the MTV episode on overweight people. There was a girl on there who was into pageants.... she starved herself by eating only cottage cheese all day. It may not be normal or healthy to be overweight (even tho NORMAL could mean anything nowadays), but it's definitely not normal or healthy the way most of those pageant girls take care of themselves.

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Get over yourself. You need to watch the MTV episode on overweight people. There was a girl on there who was into pageants.... she starved herself by eating only cottage cheese all day. It may not be normal or healthy to be overweight (even tho NORMAL could mean anything nowadays), but it's definitely not normal or healthy the way most of those pageant girls take care of themselves.

And I'm sure MTV is really concerned about representing things the way they actually are and not the extremes for entertainment sake. They are after all an educational television channel.

I participated in a few beauty pageants when I was in high school and although the girls there were a lot more concerned with their appearance then many other girls, unhealthy eating was just as common as it is in the entire population of girls of that age, no more no less. Show me 10 young women, no matter if they are in beauty pageants or not, and I'll show you 10 young women with not so perfect eating habits. We are after all subjected to university cafeteria food.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by jessicaelaine

I participated in a few beauty pageants when I was in high school

Answers a lot.

Originally Posted by jessicaelaine

...and although the girls there were a lot more concerned with their appearance then many other girls, unhealthy eating was just as common as it is in the entire population of girls of that age, no more no less. Show me 10 young women, no matter if they are in beauty pageants or not, and I'll show you 10 young women with not so perfect eating habits. .

This doesn't make sense. I can show you 10 young women. So what? If I tried hard enough I could show you 10 hermaphrodites. Or 10 fingers and toes. Elaborate?

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

This doesn't make sense. I can show you 10 young women. So what? If I tried hard enough I could show you 10 hermaphrodites. Or 10 fingers and toes. Elaborate?

Obviously you do not understand this phrase. I was inferring that 10 out of 10 young women have bad eating habits. And by bad i don't mean they don't eat enough, but maybe they eat fast food 3 times a week or fry everything in sight or can't eat only 2 oreos, but have to eat half the bag. Unhealthy eating can be something other than anorexic, like those of an overweight person in a plus size beauty pageant.

[raggann03]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Get over yourself.

yeah I'm kinda feeling that

[Sock Puppet2]

I would like to see a Miss FUPA contest. Now that would be the tits.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet2

I would like to see a Miss FUPA contest. Now that would be the tits.

Or Miss Cameltoe?

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by jadis96

Yes it is a fact, at this point, but these guys seems to be making a start at trying to change a preconcieved idea of beauty and kudos to them for it. I am larger (and before you ask no, not telling you how big, but I often refer to myself as a fat chick) and I see nothing wrong with this as long as it is done with taste. It seems like these men are taking it seriously and trying to make a point that beautiful doesn't have anything to do with big or small. This is no different then having a special beauty pagent for an ethnic group or a lifestyle in my opinion. Frankly I see this as something great. It is showing that people can be valued and judged by different standards of beautiful. Think what a great message this is sending to kids, you don't have to fit a stereotype to be beautiful.

Did you mean to quote me and respond to my post or were you speaking in general? I've already indicated my support of such an event.

[IncontRHOllable]

Kudos to the Ques for this event. The only beauty pageant that I have ever heard of that caters to voluptuous women is the one hosted by comedian/actress Monique. Unfortunately, society standards of beauty do not come in full figured packages so since society refuses to acknowledge the beauty of curvy women, then why not create something, like Monique, where the beauty of curvy women will be celebrated. I highly doubt we will ever see a pageant where a size 1 and a size 22 can compete against each other. Heck, the modeling industry is just now starting to create plus size modeling divisions, which are still quite rare.

[jadis96]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Did you mean to quote me and respond to my post or were you speaking in general? I've already indicated my support of such an event.

I was agreeing with you actually.