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I am watching the Miss America show on TV with my friends... and I do not understand.

These women are to get money for playing a piano and walking in a bathing suit? They look the same, all of them, and I do not understand that one will get a crown for being the most pretty. Angel is saying it is a contest, but I think contests are for who is fastest, or who can eat the most hot dogs.

I enjoy America very much, but sometimes it is a strange place. Like now.

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[x-cable.livejournal.com]

I'm thoroughly confused by beauty pageants, too. I know too many beautiful women, and none of them match the ones that prance around in bathing suits competing for crowns.

[x-dust.livejournal.com]

Maybe we must make crowns for the women in the mansion... I think they are more deserve of them than the women on TV. Do you think Doctor Moira will like one?

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

I think that she would be very tickled by a crown.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

And the thing is? Cookie cutter woman are hella boring. And okay, they're hot, but GOD, can they say anything except "What we really need is world peace?"

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Harsher punishment for parole violators?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Hey, that was a good movie, and Sandra Bullock is -hot-. And Jay made me watch it.

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Excuses, excuses.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Like I'd have watched that on my own?

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

Intelligence and a sense of humor, that's what's important. If that comes along with 'knock you off your feet' beauty, so much the better... I'm just realizing what a lucky man I am, actually.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

Beauty Pagents are an antiquated American tradition that used to be a way for a girl to get money for college. Now's it's a useless ritual that Americans are unwilling to give up for the sake of "Americana"

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

We should have an Xavier's pageant. The boys could play too. But Marius would have to compete as a girl.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding me? He'd relish it. And probably win.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

My legs are far better than yours.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

I beg to differ. I've SEEN you in women's underwear.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

I perceive that the root of your hostility is directly related to your jealousy at the results of comparing our leghair.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Wait, Marius is a GUY?

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

In my experience, yes.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Do you have... aw, crap. What's that term Forge uses? Imperical evidence? Emperical evidence? Crap, where's my dictionary?

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Well, I had it at the time. These days I think my husband would frown on me getting more.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

Jen, I should get out my notebook. This would be what is known as "a proper lady."

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

Julio has been telling tales, and so it behooves me to point out that some of us didn't need an x-factor to achieve a growth spurt.

[x-rictor.livejournal.com]

He was short! Like 5'6"! I could stuff him in my locker!

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I totally fail to see your point. I'm tall here and now -and- I can still hand you your butt nine times out of ten.

[x-aerial.livejournal.com]

Beauty pageants are not limited only to America. They take place all over the world.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

but here they are something of a useless tradition, since women have other opportunities to go about getting an education.

It stresses beauty and looking good in bathing suit to get you ahead in life instead of your brain.