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Originally Posted by disco2hse
You know, I couldn't watch this. I was cringing so much.
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Originally Posted by disco2hse
You know, I couldn't watch this. I was cringing so much.
yep - very funny - have a laugh at a vulnerable young lady suffering stage fright - sort of in a similar category to poking fun at a disabled person (and I don't think our politically correct rule-keeper mods would stand for that)Quote:
Originally Posted by disco2hse
yes - in my book anybody silly enough to take part in such a contest probably needs to learn some life lessons...
BUT, as for most "let's laugh at the poor unfortunate dumb girl" situations, there's apparently more to the story:
from the msnbc website: Miss Teen USA contestant tries to explain herself - TODAY News - TODAY.com
..........The question clearly caught Upton by surprise. She explained ... that she was so overwhelmed by the moment she barely heard any of the question.
“Everything did come at me at once,” she said. “And I made a mistake — everybody makes a mistake — I’m human. Right when the question was asked of me, I was in shock ... I would love to re-answer that question.”
Curry obliged, reading the entire question as it had been asked during the pageant. This time, Upton was ready.
“Personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on a map,” she said. “I don’t know anyone else who doesn’t. If the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography in our education so people will learn how to read maps better.”
She came back later in the show to deliver a flawless explanation of lunar eclipses.
~sigh~Quote:
Originally Posted by korg20000bc
I miss those guys. :)
What do you suppose it was that threw her?Quote:
Originally Posted by disco2hse
- She was confused by the questioner's use of two syllable words like "locate".
- She doesn't know what a map is.
- She hasn't heard of the United States or doesn't know the difference between America and Africa.
- She was concentrating so hard on keeping her shoulders back to emphasise her best features that she couldn't concentrate on the question.
- All of her brain cells were occupied telling herself to "breathe in, breathe out, breathe in ...", so she had none left to compose an answer.
- She couldn't persuade her mouth to keep that fixed smile and to talk sense at the same time.
Her demeanour at the end suggests either that she has the confidence and the ability to maintain her poise even when she has come across as a real airhead or else she doesn't realise how inarticulate she sounded.
TLDR. Start a new lets not laugh at poor, miserable, disabled, white, black, brown, yellow, pink, fat, skinny, tall, short, bald, hairy, ginger, blond, male, female, transgender, no-gender,.... people thread. Not here.Quote:
Originally Posted by 87County
Here's an obscure one!
How many of these can you pick (e.g. there are The Simpson's in there, as well as Asterix and Obelix....)?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/