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This is so creepy. Tara Conner, the Miss USA pin-up from Kentucky, is sobbing on TV right now, thanking Donald Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe franchise, for giving her a "second chance" after she was caught in Manhattan snorting coke, kissing a girl, and sneaking men into her hotel room on her 21st birthday. Scroll down here to see her photo. This young woman has been encouraged since the age of four to display her body on stage for panels of judges. Now the same system that fed upon her nascent sexuality snaps back in judgement, policing her adult sex and social life. Tara, lose these assholes. It's your body, your sex life, and your right to kiss a girl.

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totally.
By singhm Dec 19th 2006 at 11:59 am EST
Great post Dana. And it's also ridiculous because the whole kissing Miss Teen USA thing was probably encouraged by Trump-esqe, sex-obsessed men at the bar (you know the type- the ones who famously pin up the two blonde women kissing poster up in their dorm rooms). It's a horribly vicious cycle called our society.
Re: totally.
By Dana Goldstein Dec 19th 2006 at 1:39 pm EST
You are totally right, Madhu, the same culture that sexualizes little girls in beauty pageants encourages young women to perform in bars for men's entertainment. It's just a very negative cycle.
Re: totally.
By Superduperficial Dec 22nd 2006 at 6:36 am EST
It doesn't encourage it, per se - it merely rewards it.

Most men, like myself, have a fair amount of interest in seeing two attractive girls kiss each other.

If that happens to come along, I'll give it my attention.

And since what many girls want more than anything is attention...

1 + 1 = 2?

That's not 'a culture', it's basic biology.
  
Indeed
By August J. Pollak Dec 19th 2006 at 5:09 pm EST
Atrios and a few others have made this point as well: that entire press conference went depressingly quickly from "okay, sorry, here's a public apology" to "let's all put the evil skank in the stocks."

I find it disturbing that there seems to be far more outrage over female celebrites' private actions as "outrageous" and "immoral" than males.
Re: Indeed
By Superduperficial Dec 20th 2006 at 11:20 am EST

I find it disturbing that there seems to be far more outrage over female celebrites' private actions as "outrageous" and "immoral" than males.



They're different kinds of celebrity. Miss USA has a (ludicrously silly, we agree) moral component tucked in, whereas men's beauty pageants are little more than niche affairs by comparison.

The organizations exist because a supply of willing competitors exist.

The girl, Tara Conner, looks like a pretty normal Maxim swimsuit girl from the pics - her implants appear well-done, she can probably get modelling jobs at a decent clip, and you'll see plenty of girls like her around LA on a Saturday night.

She chose to enter a contest with a ludicrously silly moral component.

She then, after winning, chose to do coke.

Donald Trump, most likely evaluating his chances of sleeping with her at a later date, grants her a reprieve.

And all the world is in balance as usual.
  
Uh...
By Superduperficial Dec 20th 2006 at 11:16 am EST
...She was doing coke.

That's a pretty fucking huge no-no.

Weed is one thing, but you can't be a role-model for the kids as a coke-head.
  
totally agree...
By chicagogal Dec 20th 2006 at 4:02 pm EST
it's like she isn't an adult woman who can make her own choices. The whole idea of a Miss USA is 100x more offensive than a woman exercising her right to make independent decisions. Rehab? I know a publicity stunt when I see one.
  
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