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| Agree | 65% | 416 votes | Total: 641 votes | |
| Disagree | 35% | 225 votes |
Agree
by Carol Gioia
Created on: June 10, 2008
Beauty contests by their very nature and design are sexist. They are open to only one gender and promote
Created on: May 13, 2008
Most people would probably challenge the notion that beauty contests are sexist because if they were
Created on: August 19, 2010
Beauty contests are the result of the double standards held for male and female behavior.
Men are not
Created on: May 06, 2009
Hard to believe maybe, but as a red blooded American guy, I can say without a doubt that beauty pageants
Created on: May 05, 2008
I entirely agree that beauty contests are sexist and find it unfortunate that so many young women line
Created on: January 23, 2009
Are beauty contests sexist?
Isn't that question a bit redundant?
Look at all the beauty contests that
Created on: July 18, 2007
Only women can be in beauty contests, and they absolutely have to partake in stereotypical female behavior.
Created on: July 31, 2009
I'm going to take a different look at this issue than most of the other articles by focusing on who
Created on: August 18, 2008
From my experiences of watching a bikini beauty contest during the 90's on a television program which
by Kim Robinson
Created on: October 29, 2007
NOTHING BUT A BARBIE DOLL
Despicable. This is the word, which comes to mind when I think of beauty contests.
by G E Barr
Created on: September 23, 2008
BELITTLING CAPTIVATION
Historically, men have enjoyed displaying beautiful women, less as brilliant and
Created on: March 25, 2008
When thinking about beauty contest, I always reflect back to JonBenet Ramsey. She was a beautiful, blonde
by Susan Cronk
Created on: March 26, 2008
It is time for America to put its best foot forward, to check its obsession with outward appearances
Created on: August 27, 2007
For all intents and purposes, beauty contests, whether they focus on feminine curves, or masculine biceps,
Created on: August 22, 2007
The basic idea of a beauty pageant is to gather up a bunch of women and have them compete to see which
Disagree
by K. Bella
Created on: August 18, 2008
It seems inherent to the age-old issue of feminism that a woman is either beautiful and stupid, or homely
Created on: September 14, 2007
Sexism is a belief that one sex is inferior to the other. It's harmful to individuals when their gender
by Harry Penn
Created on: April 20, 2009
Critics of the beauty pageants want you to believe that beauty contests are sexist. They force women
Created on: November 29, 2008
I checked out this site as a means to investigate beauty contest debates for some ridiculous class I
Created on: August 06, 2007
Beauty contests have been around for more years than I've been on this planet. I grew up watching "Miss
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