Wiestlandia
16-03-2004, 07:18
This issue has my attention at present...
The Issue
Tsorfinn's upcoming hosting of a major international beauty pageant has upset some citizens concerned about the message it puts across.
The Debate
"These beauty pageants are a disgrace to women everywhere!" shouts feminist campaigner, Randy Nagasawa. "They objectify the female body and re-enforce negative stereotyping! They celebrate the appearance instead of the personality! What message is this sending out to our children? Do we want them to think shallowness and vanity are virtues? Ban beauty contests! We must focus the education of our progeny on ethics and equality or suffer the consequences!"
[Accept]
"I agree that the pageants should be banned," pontificates renowned moralist, the Ever So Slightly Reverend George W. McAlpin. "But purely in the name of moral decency! All those fashion stores that sponsor these contests make lots of money from this blasphemy and that is just plain wrong! These women wear revealing clothing that seek to entice and seduce young men. As such, we should go a step further, and institute a dress code! Long, plaid skirts for the girls, with necklines that never drop below the base of the neck! Only then will the women of our nation be cleansed of sin!"
[Accept]
"What in the name of all that's decent and good are you talking about?" exclaims Jazz Utopia, leader of the egalitarian civil rights movement 'Everyone Is Equal, Dammit'. "Obviously these pageants will always be sexist unless they're open to everyone. Admiring women only for their beauty is an insult to their intelligence and the beauty of men! It's dually sexist! Open up the pageant to both sexes!"
[Accept]
The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.
If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.
Issue by: The Second Protectorate of The Prelapsarian State
Editor: Sirocco
Right...but you're missing one option, and that's to
just have the beauty pageants without caring what people
think. It may not be a popular option, but it should still be
included, as it is an accurate reflection of some societies.
Just my opinon.
The Issue
Tsorfinn's upcoming hosting of a major international beauty pageant has upset some citizens concerned about the message it puts across.
The Debate
"These beauty pageants are a disgrace to women everywhere!" shouts feminist campaigner, Randy Nagasawa. "They objectify the female body and re-enforce negative stereotyping! They celebrate the appearance instead of the personality! What message is this sending out to our children? Do we want them to think shallowness and vanity are virtues? Ban beauty contests! We must focus the education of our progeny on ethics and equality or suffer the consequences!"
[Accept]
"I agree that the pageants should be banned," pontificates renowned moralist, the Ever So Slightly Reverend George W. McAlpin. "But purely in the name of moral decency! All those fashion stores that sponsor these contests make lots of money from this blasphemy and that is just plain wrong! These women wear revealing clothing that seek to entice and seduce young men. As such, we should go a step further, and institute a dress code! Long, plaid skirts for the girls, with necklines that never drop below the base of the neck! Only then will the women of our nation be cleansed of sin!"
[Accept]
"What in the name of all that's decent and good are you talking about?" exclaims Jazz Utopia, leader of the egalitarian civil rights movement 'Everyone Is Equal, Dammit'. "Obviously these pageants will always be sexist unless they're open to everyone. Admiring women only for their beauty is an insult to their intelligence and the beauty of men! It's dually sexist! Open up the pageant to both sexes!"
[Accept]
The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.
If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.
Issue by: The Second Protectorate of The Prelapsarian State
Editor: Sirocco
Right...but you're missing one option, and that's to
just have the beauty pageants without caring what people
think. It may not be a popular option, but it should still be
included, as it is an accurate reflection of some societies.
Just my opinon.