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A Vancouver transgendered woman who was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada competition says she is seeking legal guidance.

In a statement, Jenna Talackova said she is very disappointed with the decision taken by the beauty pageant organizers, who say she does not meet requirements.

Writing on the Miss Universe Canada website, organizers claim Talackova lied about her gender status on her entry form, but say they respect her goals, determination and wish her the best.

Competition rules stipulate that contestants must be what the pageant describes as a "naturally born female". She was born male and reports say she had sex reassignment surgery a couple of years ago.

Talackova hopes to turn this situation into a positive, so other people in a similar situation are not discriminated against in the future.



http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/26/bc-transgender-miss-universe.html

no justice no peace

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hopefully this being publicized will help the cause of ending transphobia. maybe people will see it and say wow. shes very pretty. what difference does it make if she was born male. that would be cool. thats what i think
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imo shoulda kicked her out because shes from vancouver... place is full of fuckin jerks LOL
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discipline posted:
there should be no such thing as a "beauty contest"

why not. beauty is a thing that exists. seems like fun to say wow that person is really beautiful or whatever. most people in the west still base their relationships on who they find attractive, including their looks. do you hate fun?

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the problem with beauty contests is they're really boring and formulaic. it woul dbe more compelling if they had super specific ones like Softest Hair/Prettiest Eyes (American Eyedol?) or Miss Ideal Hip To Waist Ratio
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Miss Rhizzone (I win)
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perhaps when patriarchy buckles we will have even more beauty contests, because our view of beauty will widen, and everyone will win their own award for their own unique thing they bring to our little planet.
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Most Breasts
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you could have a Miss Ideology pageant like Miss Universe and then subcontests for each groupuscule
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gyrofry posted:
you could have a Miss Ideology pageant like Miss Universe and then subcontests for each groupuscule

that's sorta unfair to people who aren't hoxhaists, since hoxhaists will always win an ideology contest.

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Miss Passable
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babyfinland posted:
Miss Passable

hahahaha you're such a smarmy asshole

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Forget the possible transphobia in this particular case, does anyone else see the blatant misandry in excluding men from the Miss Universe Canada pageant in the first place? How is this ok?
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Meursault posted:
Forget the possible transphobia in this particular case, does anyone else see the blatant misandry in excluding men from the Miss Universe Canada pageant in the first place? How is this ok?

come over to the men's beauty contest rights subreddit. we've got a team of autodidact legal experts going over founding father statements on this exact issue, and we're wikiing a report on it.

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my beef with this shit is that its excluding potential extraterrestrials. its a bit presumptive to say some lady on earth is the most attractive being in the universe, is it not
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getfiscal posted:
come over to the men's beauty contest rights subreddit. we've got a team of autodidact legal experts going over founding father statements on this exact issue, and we're wikiing a report on it.


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im bringing back emptyquoting btw
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also: hot twinks cum daddys im gay cum
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EmanuelaOrlandi posted:
Miss Rhizzone (I win)



ahem

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getfiscal posted:

discipline posted:
there should be no such thing as a "beauty contest"

why not. beauty is a thing that exists. seems like fun to say wow that person is really beautiful or whatever. most people in the west still base their relationships on who they find attractive, including their looks. do you hate fun?



check your privilege

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futurewidow posted:
ahem



you heard me. are we gonna get catty about this, gurlfriend?

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futurewidow posted:
check your privilege

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getfiscal posted:

gyrofry posted:
you could have a Miss Ideology pageant like Miss Universe and then subcontests for each groupuscule

that's sorta unfair to people who aren't hoxhaists, since hoxhaists will always win an ideology contest.

trafficking of albanian women is no joke

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futurewidow posted:

getfiscal posted:

discipline posted:
there should be no such thing as a "beauty contest"

why not. beauty is a thing that exists. seems like fun to say wow that person is really beautiful or whatever. most people in the west still base their relationships on who they find attractive, including their looks. do you hate fun?

check your privilege


nice female privilege you got there

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who cares
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futurewidow posted:
who cares


i care

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a professional beauty queen, decked out in pageant makeup and the best plastic surgery money can buy and you can still look and say "yup, that's a dude"
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lol zhes six foot one
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Goethestein posted:
a professional beauty queen, decked out in pageant makeup and the best plastic surgery money can buy and you can still look and say "yup, that's a dude"


i dont think id be able to tell. that doesnt really matter though. you still have to be nice even if they look real dudey

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Goethestein posted:
a professional beauty queen, decked out in pageant makeup and the best plastic surgery money can buy and you can still look and say "yup, that's a dude"



not really?