Why on earth anyone watches beauty pageants other than to tune in and pray that the contestants fall on their asses is beyond me.

But to actually be in a beauty pageant? Nooo, but thank you.

The NYTimes reports that these contests are much more superficial than you think, and that’s not saying a whole lot. It turns out that many of these girls are duped into thinking they’re gonna win a ton of money and scholarships of some sort, but they never reap the educational or financial benefits.

Ashley Wood, a pissed-off ex Miss USA who never got the money she actually won, said,

“You are talking about an organization that is promoting itself as the largest scholarship provider for women in the world….When contestants try to collect their funds, they encounter one obstacle after another.”

These problems have something to do with all of the local and state pageants that are scattered around the country being tied under the national pageants, and apparently, local pageant winners hardly ever collect - the states could take these local pageants to court, but they have limited control over them in the first place, and to even do that would cost more than what these girls are actually owed.

One girl was even told after winning a pageant that instead of the scholarship she was promised, she could just take home some gowns!! Are you kidding me? Read More »

Recently, Appalachian State University was in the news for winning a big football victory over Michigan. You may not have heard about it. It was also in the news because super smart Miss South Carolina talked about going there to continue her studies in “looking pretty, acting dumb”. You may not have heard about that, either.

But after today, you’ll never be in the dark about ASU ever again.

It’s not the biggest University in America, and it doesn’t have the biggest profile, but there’s something about Appalachian State that’s just…I don’t know…hot.

Miss South Carolina definitely didn’t do herself any favors when it came to answering a simple question about maps and education, but unfortunately, she’s not the only idiot in our midst.

Recently, TMZ took a break from reporting on Britney and Paris to showcase the some of the brainpower walking around San Diego State University. Christian author and activist (and fundamentalist-devil-conspiracy person) Mark Dice gave his “the devil is the REAL terrorist!” rhetoric a rest and tried to interview students at SDSU about the year 9/11 happened.

Maybe these students knew who the possibly insane Dice (“formally known” as John Conner) was and didn’t trust him, or maybe they truly were as stupid as they come across on his video.

Either way, I think this proves our educational system needs more than just geography lessons.

After her less-than-stellar answer to a simple question concerning maps during the “Miss Teen USA” pageant Lauren Caitlin Upton appeared on the Today show to redeem herself.

Matt Lauer and Ann Curry, ever the defenders, hand-fed South Carolina’s finest cartographer her dignity by strategically answering the questions they asked before Upton had a chance to.

Curry: “…And it was the first time you had actually been on national television. Here you were competing and it was…it was…just one of those moments when you were asked this question…I’m sure everything came at you at once.”

Upton: “Yes. Everything did come at me at once.”

Moments later Lauer chimed in with an assist:

Lauer: “Please don’t let it get you down. I mean…and I know the fact that it’s on YouTube and a lot of people are watching it right now probably has to be a double-edged sword. On the one hand you think it’s kind of funny; on the other hand it’s not all that funny to you, is it?”

Upton: “Um, no, but then again looking back on it I am sitting here laughing at myself.” Read More »

So, the Miss Teen USA pageant was on TV this weekend, and NO, I didn’t watch it, but I did watch this hilariously idiotic answer given by Miss South Carolina during the Q & A.

HAHA! Isn’t it ironic that a question regarding our country’s education is answered by some one who apparently needs a little help in that area? Do you see A.C. Slater’s reaction? Even this guy is about to crack up.

The question asks why kids today are so stupid and aren’t being taught correctly in school, and so, many of them are unable to point out our own country on a friggin map. She could have answered it any other way, liiiiiike…..

“Because our education system is f*cked.”

or….

“Our teachers need to do a better job.”

or even…

“Honestly, I don’t really know or care, but I LOVE this dress I’m wearing! How awesome do I look?!?” Read More »