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Rachael Finch Miss Universe

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I love it how women are constantly demanding recognition on the basis of their ability or characteristics other than gender and yet they still participate in spectacles such as this.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good optic nerve at all the quality rattlers and bus passes on display, but these moronic pageants do little to overturn the adage that you looks and brains are generally mutually exclusive.
 
she now has the status of earning $10mill after finishing 3rd, 4th or whatever it was.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'd parade around in a bikini and proffer stupid answers for $10m too. Hell, I'd probably even smoke Donald Trump if I had to.

My dig was not at the contestants, it was at society's continued deference to slim achievement.

Koby Abberton is a B-grade celebrity in this country. There is something seriously wrong with that.
 
Surfer35 said:
Koby Abberton is a B-grade celebrity in this country. There is something seriously wrong with that.
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lol i remember seeing bra boys a while back mate, don't think his B grade 'celebrity' status will be updated anytime soon, for good reason
 
Surfer35 said:
Koby Abberton is a B-grade celebrity in this country. There is something seriously wrong with that.
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If you think an intelligent, capable and attractive young lady like Rachel Finch is less deserving of celebrity status than a thug like Abberton you've got your priorities mixed up imo.
 
Not sure how many women you've been exposed to (or if you even go for them (not that there's anything wrong with that)) but the only attribute you list which these women can lay claim to is attractive. I work around highly capable, truly intelligent good sorts and they don't have to parade around in bikinis and high heels giving idiotic answers, belittling themselves and their gender in the process. If you represent the majority and hold beauty contestents as intelligence benchmarks, then our regression as a society deeper into mediocrity is happening faster than I thought.
 
Surfer35 said:
Not sure how many women you've been exposed to (or if you even go for them (not that there's anything wrong with that)) .
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surfer35 said:
Don't get me wrong, I'd parade around in a bikini and proffer stupid answers for $10m too. Hell, I'd probably even smoke Donald Trump if I had to.
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Sounds like you're the one that might be a bit conflicted. :rolleyes:

If you consider a bloke like Abberton to be worthy of A grade celebrity status then I find it a bit difficult to accept your claims that you
work around highly capable, truly intelligent good sorts
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I don't know Rachel Finch from a bar of soap but from the little I've seen of her in TV segments she seems to be a pretty bright and level headed young lady.
 
Cuttlefish, I think you missed my point which was that as a society we are tending more and more to elevate slim achievers and the non-worthy, such as the minor celebrity status of a tool like Abberton. One of the last arrests I made while still in the AFP was Abberton after he spat on an air hostess and then a few weeks later I see him in the celebrity pages of magazines. That's a societal issue and something we should be worried about.

Similarly, beauty pageant contestants (while not animals like Abberton) are feted as stars when their only contribution to society is looks. I guess what I was trying to say is that it is frustrating that people who really do make a difference to the way we live are largely ignored by a burgeoning pop-culture fed by a careless media which sadly has a large influence on our children.
 
Surfer35 said:
Cuttlefish, I think you missed my point which was that as a society we are tending more and more to elevate slim achievers and the non-worthy, such as the minor celebrity status of a tool like Abberton. One of the last arrests I made while still in the AFP was Abberton after he spat on an air hostess and then a few weeks later I see him in the celebrity pages of magazines. That's a societal issue and something we should be worried about.
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You're right I did misinterpret your point entirely - (no I'm not just saying that because you are ex AFP :D) - genuine mistake - apologies!
 
Solly said:
gg, I read in the Sunday Mail that Rachael has "kept her Townsville twang".

I find this an endearing quality and hope that this opinion is shared by the noble members of the adjudication panel.
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Solly, is this what you meant by "Townsville twang"? :eek:

Unfortunately this 'endearing quality' wasn't enough to place her higher than 4th. :eek:

Beauty queens under fire for condom stunt
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/855952/beauty-queens-under-fire-for-condom-stunt/?rss=yes

"Finch wowed the crowd by inflating a condom with her own breath until it burst ”” thus winning a challenge and provoking huge applause ”” but women's groups are now claiming the theatrics trivialised a serious matter."

 
Surfer35 said:
Cuttlefish, no worries!!

I'm certainly no fan of the Abbertons and their ilk.

Enjoy the weekend.
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That reminds me of when the "Bra Boys" held a press conference to back slap with the "Comancheros" bikie gang after the Cronulla riots. What a beat up, Sunny Abberton is no dummy, taking any oppurtunity at the time to promote their movie and brand name "The Bra Boys" and their clothing line "My Brothers Keeper".
 
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