Feminists have attacked a multimedia beauty pageant in which men cast votes on bikini-clad women. Sportsmodel.TV is using the lure of a career in modelling or as a television presenter to encourage hundreds of women to upload images of themselves posing in swimwear. Visitors to the competition's website can vote on those they consider most attractive.
The managing director of advocacy group Women's Network Australia, Lynette Palmen, said she was appalled women were once again being put on display. "We see it every day ... whether it's a billboard or a magazine, the exploitation of women and judging people on their looks will always be a drawcard for attracting men to a product or service," she said.
Pageant contestants who amass the most votes each month will be whittled down to a group of finalists. A final group of 20 will compete for a five-day training program at the "Sportsmodel.TV Academy" to polish their media presentation or modelling skills.
The man behind Sportsmodel.TV, Matthew Skene, said the 140-plus women already taking part ranged from finance workers to scientists. "Sportsmodel.TV offers a unique opportunity for talented and beautiful women to break into the increasingly competitive television and beauty industry," Skene said.
The managing director of advocacy group Women's Network Australia, Lynette Palmen, said she was appalled women were once again being put on display. "We see it every day ... whether it's a billboard or a magazine, the exploitation of women and judging people on their looks will always be a drawcard for attracting men to a product or service," she said.
Pageant contestants who amass the most votes each month will be whittled down to a group of finalists. A final group of 20 will compete for a five-day training program at the "Sportsmodel.TV Academy" to polish their media presentation or modelling skills.
The man behind Sportsmodel.TV, Matthew Skene, said the 140-plus women already taking part ranged from finance workers to scientists. "Sportsmodel.TV offers a unique opportunity for talented and beautiful women to break into the increasingly competitive television and beauty industry," Skene said.
OK, OK – at first, I didn’t think this was a story either. Just figured the headline needed translation: “Whiny, Ugly Bitch Complains Men Are Looking At Women Other Than Her”.
But then I spotted it – there’s something much more sinister going on…. This particular whiny, ugly bitch (photo here) is out to destroy the entire fabric of our capitalist economy. Look carefully: “judging people on their looks will always be a drawcard for attracting men to a product or service.” And she wants to outlaw it.
Whoa, whoa – slow down there, Stalin. If Palmen thinks she’s going to start turning back the clock to a world where people can’t promote their products, she’s got a battle coming. I mean what do you think destroyed the Soviet Union? Why are dictator-ridden African countries in ruin? All the women being ugly and not being used to promote anything. That’s why it cost a month’s wages for a potato – they were the only thing economically viable to sell with no good-looking people to promote them.
I mean it’s Economics 101 – ugly people pay big money to good looking people to do things so that the good looking people can become a) more attractive to look at and b) help the rich people become richer so they can pay even better looking people to do things. You start pulling on that thread Palmen, and you’ll fuck the delicate balance of the economy up for everybody. Credit crunch - that was nothing if this dangerous bitch's words have legs.
Palmen OUT NOW. You can do your bit by voting here: http://www.sportsmodel.tv/
P.S. How good was Matthew Skene’s reply? Apparently one of them was a cashier at a bank (“finance worker”), and another donated blood last month (“scientist”). I'm kidding - like he has any idea what they did for a living.
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