I’m off to Las Vegas in a day or so…I’m going to meet the new Miss America, minutes after she’s crowned!
Obviously, I’m excited – it’s Vegas – but also, it’s Miss America! However, I was shocked to discover that there are many prejudices that exist about this competition, to this day.
Yes, it’s America’s oldest beauty contest, but what was once fair in its accusation of “objectifying women” (I hate that term), it’s anything-but now. Still, as I tell friends and associates I’m going to Miss America, they treat it as small better than a strip present.
I think the root of a lot of this misunderstanding is people misinterpreting the feminist movement. I mentioned to an old college friend that I’d be at the exhibit, and he’s like “Oh, my wife wouldn’t let me watch that. She’s a feminist.”
What does, then, feminist mean? Women not have given the opportunity to compete for scholarships to further their career? That could have not been how the pageant started out – but it’s where it’s become – and that’s a proud reflection of your evolution of American women.
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