EPISODE · Nov 2, 2023 · 52 MIN
The History of Beauty Pageants
from The World According to Jen & Carolyn · host Jennifer Patricia and Carolyn Jay
Send us Fan MailAdmittedly, we know next to nothing about beauty pageants and a lot of what we do know is dark and salacious! Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the history of beauty pageants. We'll also examine why some folks consider them to be an antiquated patriarchal exercise in amplifying external beauty. But, are they more than just racist, sexist contests that have no place in modern times? You be the judge! Beauty Pageant Origins and Culture | American Experience | Official Site | PBS.A Look Back at the Sexist, Racist History of Beauty Pageants - Rackedhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/22/beauty-pageants-embarrassing-even-if-name-right-winner-miss-universeFeminism can't kill the beauty pageant - UnHerdThe Miss Universe Pageant: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Brown Political Review.No Matter How Diverse Beauty Pageants Become, They Are Still SexistEnd Child Pageantry | A Psychological NightmareBeauty Pageants: Degrading or Empowering?Beauty Pageants: An Extension of the Patriarchy or the Feminist MovementChild Beauty Pageants: What are we teaching our girls?Protecting Pageant Princesses: A Call for Statutory Regulations of Beauty Pageants
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Send us Fan Mail Admittedly, we know next to nothing about beauty pageants and a lot of what we do know is dark and salacious! Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the history of beauty pageants. We'll also examine why some folks consider them to be an antiquated patriarchal exercise in amplifying external beauty. But, are they more than just racist, sexist contests that have no place in modern times? You be the judge! Beauty Pageant Origins and Culture | American Experience | Offici...
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