Comments on: Are Transgender Pageants As Exploitive of Women as ‘Regular’ Beauty Contests? http://www.queerty.com/are-transgender-pageants-as-exploitive-of-women-as-regular-beauty-contests-20100215/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Merrill http://www.queerty.com/are-transgender-pageants-as-exploitive-of-women-as-regular-beauty-contests-20100215/#comment-270126 Charles Merrill Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:20:31 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=84798#comment-270126 The pageant might boost the confidence of the winners. but “unattractive” contestants are unlikely to win, no matter how talented, poised, intelligent, educated, resourceful or socially conscious they are. The pageant might boost the confidence of the winners. but “unattractive” contestants are unlikely to win, no matter how talented, poised, intelligent, educated, resourceful or socially conscious they are.

]]> By: Uki http://www.queerty.com/are-transgender-pageants-as-exploitive-of-women-as-regular-beauty-contests-20100215/#comment-270103 Uki Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:47:24 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=84798#comment-270103 Wow...this is the first time i see my country in queerty :) The main purpose of this kind of pageants in Indonesia isn't the same as Miss Universe or similar. This just to boost their confidence. Because most transgender are becoming hopeless and they are constantly being abused and ignored by the people and authorities. because of their constant discrimination, many of them have never gone to school or never graduate junior high. Many will face difficulties if the contest is all about brain and smart talk. Wow…this is the first time i see my country in queerty :)

The main purpose of this kind of pageants in Indonesia isn’t the same as Miss Universe or similar. This just to boost their confidence. Because most transgender are becoming hopeless and they are constantly being abused and ignored by the people and authorities.

because of their constant discrimination, many of them have never gone to school or never graduate junior high. Many will face difficulties if the contest is all about brain and smart talk.

]]> By: merkin http://www.queerty.com/are-transgender-pageants-as-exploitive-of-women-as-regular-beauty-contests-20100215/#comment-270066 merkin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=84798#comment-270066 There's a real difference between these two kinds of pageants, and its how society views these two groups. Bio-women are ENCOURAGED to parade around as sex objects for men to judge. By participating in a pageant, they're feeding into what the predominant culture wants. Trans women or transvestites are unwelcome--especially in traditional cultures like Indonesia. By presenting themselves in such a public way, they're rejecting what society wants them to be, which is hidden from view. While i dont know if its activism, its certainly an act of self-determination. There’s a real difference between these two kinds of pageants, and its how society views these two groups. Bio-women are ENCOURAGED to parade around as sex objects for men to judge. By participating in a pageant, they’re feeding into what the predominant culture wants.

Trans women or transvestites are unwelcome–especially in traditional cultures like Indonesia. By presenting themselves in such a public way, they’re rejecting what society wants them to be, which is hidden from view. While i dont know if its activism, its certainly an act of self-determination.

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