The lunacy of kicking ‘beauty’ out of the Miss America pageant

The lunacy of kicking ‘beauty’ out of the Miss America pageant:
The Miss America Organization announced this week that it will no longer judge women on their “outward physical appearance.”
...If you hadn’t noticed, physical beauty is a huge part of our economy and our culture.
And before you go on about this showing how sexist or “lookist” American society is, physical beauty is a huge part of literally every culture on earth and has been for all time.
...Moreover, this is not because it’s a “man’s world.”
The glossy women’s magazines are run by women and read by women. 
...The point I’m getting at is that beauty pageants are competitions over who is the most beautiful of the bunch.
...No one asks bodybuilders how they would bring about world peace. 
Hell, I offer my opinions for a living and I’ve never been asked that question.
Contestants on “American Idol,” ‘‘America’s Got Talent,” ‘‘American Ninja Warrior,” ‘‘Top Chef,” ‘‘Shark Tank” and “America’s Next Top Model,” not to mention Olympic athletes, hope to be the best at what they’re there for.
They aren’t graded on how they answer questions about the Mueller investigation or the Charlottesville white supremacist rally, as happened at the Miss America pageant last year.
...In other words, they want to prove that women — attractive or, presumably, otherwise — can be smart, confident activists and leaders.
Did we not know this already?
Why not just call it the Woke Olympics and be done with it?..."
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