It sends the wrong message (looks are - almost - everything)
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Top 10 Reasons They Should AXE the Miss America Pageant
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They're antiquated/irrelevant
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#3
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They try to counteract how vapid they are by asking the contestants ridiculously complicated questions (Ex: solve ISIS in 20 seconds)
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#4
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Also, they only get 20 seconds to answer questions. How important could that portion of the show possibly be?
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#5
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If it's a scholarship contest, why do we need to see the contestants in bathing suits? (Butt glue, really???)
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#6
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The only women who qualify for this scholarship must 1) never have been married and 2) must never have been pregnant
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#7
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They claim to spend ~$45 million on scholarships, but based on research by John Oliver's team, they do not (although it still is the largest provider of scholarships to women in the world)
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#8
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There's no equivalent for men
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#9
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The talents in the talent portion are weird (ventriloquism?)
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#10
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Even the people at the head of the organization are disrespectful of women (and had to step down)
