Miss South Carolina on Education

David Jimerson said:
I don't think beauty contestant answers have ever really been the bellwether for the state of education. It's possible to read a little too much into something.

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They should be able to answer basic questions with complete sentences, though. What does it tell the younger kids when someone like her still manages to do so well in life despite being completely uneducated, simply because she's beautiful?
 
Well . . .

It's actually a valuable lesson that they're going to learn one way or the other. Sad, but true. Not likely to change, either.

Still, it doesn't speak to the state of education in general, which is all I was getting at.
 
It's obvious what happened. She practiced for the Question portion of the competition and had certain responses all prepared. Just like we do for job interviews. She didn't hear the question well, then got nervous, and just put all her prepared responses together. "I personally believe" and "Iraq" and "South Africa" and "for the children".

But she'll get more publicity from her mistake than the winner will ever get. (Who did win?)

Reminds me of Miss USA (or America), Vanessa Williams. She is the best known and most successful winner of the contests history. Mainly because they "stripped" her title after some naughty photos turned up.

I guess we find losers far more interesting than winners.


Edit: Even though I sympathize with her, she obviously failed the question. And the fact that she came in 4th shows how little the "Intelligence" portion of the contest matters and how degrading and pathetic all these beauty contests are. Eventually pageants like these will become history and we will be embarrassed that we ever had women walk on stage as we scored them on their beauty. Or, at least, I hope we will be embarrassed.

pk ...... not a fan of beauty contests
 
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How does this not speak to the state of education? And how is this a lesson learned when this woman still came in 4th? She's still Miss South Carolina, she's still got lots and lots of exposure and people falling all over themselves to make way for her (Today show hosts answering her questions, for example). People like her are role models for younger kids and they see this kind of "Don't learn, just be beautiful!" attitude, and you know what? It works.
 
mrWr0ng said:
How does this not speak to the state of education?
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As I said above, answers given by pageant contestants have always been vapid, with some exceptions. If you only looked at academic competitions (quiz bowls, that sort of thing), you might come away with a different perception about the state of education. It's all about the general pool you're drawing water from. In more modern times, pageant organizers have said they value academic skills above "beauty," but come on now . . . who really believes that?

Now, this is an extreme case, but its extremeness ought to bolster what I'm trying to say -- it's the individual, and not necessarily indicative of the whole system.


And how is this a lesson learned when this woman still came in 4th? She's still Miss South Carolina, she's still got lots and lots of exposure and people falling all over themselves to make way for her (Today show hosts answering her questions, for example). People like her are role models for younger kids and they see this kind of "Don't learn, just be beautiful!" attitude, and you know what? It works.
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It's a lesson learned, because it's generally the way the world works. Beauty gets you a long way, even in the complete absence of any other marketable trait.

Do I prefer it that way? Of course not. But it's how the world has always been, and is likely always to be. Pretty people simply get themselves in doors more easily.
 
Do I prefer it that way? Of course not. But it's how the world has always been, and is likely always to be. Pretty people simply get themselves in doors more easily.

Fer sure. Look at me, for instance. :)


That being said, and not having seen anything of her other than the pageant question, that...um...answer...really wasn't indicative of anything other than a real lack of the ability to think on her feet.

I honestly don't think I would have done much better. Although my response to being sideswiped by a question would most likely be drool and obscenities, rather than nonsense.
 
I wouldn't have done much better for, as I stated, I would be too distracted by the source of the statistic.
 
PK Gillock said:
Edit: Even though I sympathize with her, she obviously failed the question. And the fact that she came in 4th shows how little the "Intelligence" portion of the contest matters and how degrading and pathetic all these beauty contests are. Eventually pageants like these will become history and we will be embarrassed that we ever had women walk on stage as we scored them on their beauty. Or, at least, I hope we will be embarrassed.
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Bingo. Nicely put.
 
Question 2 of 20

Which of these cities is the setting for the original television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?
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Huh? I've never seen the series, what has this question to do with geography??
(I know, I'm late :) )
 
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Put an end to such inhumane practices as wet t-shirt contests as well. Humans are such vile beings. Back to sitting on logs I say.



I think the CSI question may be a separate poll to itself regarding correlations to pop culture VS. geography awareness.... mayhaps?
 
HAHAHA!! Who could possibly out dumb "dumb americans"?? Why the FRENCH of course! :grin: :evil:
Oh that's funny.


I love the host's face at 1:58 ... he's got that "you have got to be kidding me" look.

- Mikko
 
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