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Rima Fakih becomes Miss USA and Neocon Xenophobia 2010
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 Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:26 am Posts: 648 Gender: Anime Girl 
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Several conservatice groups are angered because of her South Lebanese origins. South Lebanon is the base of Hezbollah's power.
Edit - I am aware that calling it xenophobia is not nice, but it seems to be the only apt definition to me to describe the level of mudracking that occurred. (I'm on the fence whether I should link that. I'm not fond of spreading libel.) Also, I am saying the xenophobia is neo-conservative, with which I mean it is propagated by several neo-conservative media outlets. I am not saying every neo-conservative is a xenophobe, nor any other qualitative claims about neo-conservatives whatsoever.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... rima-fakih _________________  |
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| Thu May 27, 2010 7:55 am |
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 Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:38 am Posts: 6670 Location: Darkest Antartica Country: 
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People make too much a fuss about such things. It's not like she's funding terrorists. Conservative Muslims would probably call her a slut anyway.
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| Thu May 27, 2010 12:54 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:26 am Posts: 648 Gender: Anime Girl
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I don't really know whether they would, there are also Miss elections in the Arabic world, after all.
Here's another blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... rima-fakih _________________ |
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| Fri May 28, 2010 8:14 am |
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Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:38 am Posts: 6670 Location: Darkest Antartica Country:
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Conservative muslims watch beauty pageants. That's the first I've heard of it. _________________ |
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| Fri May 28, 2010 10:02 am |
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Legendary Ghost  Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:42 am Posts: 12630 Location: Belgium Country: 
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I'm really trying not to imagine a competition of women dressed in burqa. It ain't working. _________________ Play Smite with me? (It's like LoL or Dota, but less frustrating)  "Jesus promised the end of all wicked people. Odin promised the end of all ice giants. I don't see many ice giants around." |
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| Sat May 29, 2010 3:16 am |
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Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:26 am Posts: 648 Gender: Anime Girl
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This might help you out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Lebanon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Egypt However, those are the only Arabic countries participating with the main Miss pageants, according to Wikipedia. _________________ |
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