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Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
edited August 2007 in A Moving Train
Upon first viewing, all i could think was "wow," then i kind of felt sorry for the girl. Her response ranks up there with the worst of Bush's gaffes. What is going on down there in South Carolina? Can anyone speak to what kind of schools they have?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

Translation
Question (Aimee Teegarden): Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on a world map. Why do you think this is?

Answer (Caitlin Upton; 2007 Miss Teen USA South Carolina): I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because, ah…some people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and ah, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like, such as…and. I believe that they should, our education over here, in the US, should help the US; or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries. So we will be able to build up our future for our children.
And no one sings me lullabyes
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Oh were so pretty oh so pretty vacant
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  • JuberooJuberoo Posts: 472
    thats just sad
    Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense.

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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i caught a bit of this the other night. i can't help but think of that dateline predator show. seeing some of these girls... how can anyone wonder how these guys start to sexualize younger and younger women? we parade 16 year old girls around in bikinis on national tv... then flip out when a 28 year old dude online thinks it's ok to hook up with a girl that age coming onto him on chris hansen's orders?
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    DarkStar wrote:
    Upon first viewing, all i could think was "wow," then i kind of felt sorry for the girl. Her response ranks up there with the worst of Bush's gaffes. What is going on down there in South Carolina? Can anyone speak to what kind of schools they have?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

    Translation
    Question (Aimee Teegarden): Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on a world map. Why do you think this is?

    Answer (Caitlin Upton; 2007 Miss Teen USA South Carolina): I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because, ah…some people out there in our nation don’t have maps, and ah, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like, such as…and. I believe that they should, our education over here, in the US, should help the US; or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries. So we will be able to build up our future for our children.

    She's got a lot on her mind.
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  • StereotypeStereotype Maribor, Slovenia Posts: 885
    Damn and all that effort that went into trying to memorize the fucking "feed the hungry", "peace on earth"......and then this..
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  • DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
    Stereotype wrote:
    Damn and all that effort that went into trying to memorize the fucking "feed the hungry", "peace on earth"......and then this..
    yeah...definitely seems that she had expected a different question...for which she had prepared. i'm not always so smooth when on the spot, but this is pretty bad. she ended up as the third runner up. :rolleyes:

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....
  • Innocent_BystanderInnocent_Bystander Posts: 615
    the iraq
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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    and all those countries such as :)

    the feminist movement just lost a point...although weve lost 22 since bush has been in office
  • MLC2006MLC2006 Posts: 861
    her answer should have been, "why the fuck would you need a map to find America if you're already IN America?". I mean come on, good looking chicks are SUPPOSED to be stupid. but my god, it's a stupid fucking question too.
  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    I think her reply answered the question perfectly by accident.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    did you see the host trying so hard to keep a straight face while she was blabbering on about south africa? lol...
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  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    i promise that most people from south carolina are not that dumb,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
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  • rarghrargh-brownstarrarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    soulsinging wrote:
    i caught a bit of this the other night. i can't help but think of that dateline predator show. seeing some of these girls... how can anyone wonder how these guys start to sexualize younger and younger women? we parade 16 year old girls around in bikinis on national tv... then flip out when a 28 year old dude online thinks it's ok to hook up with a girl that age coming onto him on chris hansen's orders?

    Totally!! its the culture....it freaks me out sometimes because when I was that age I thought things would change in 10 years- and they havent. I have many little girl cousins and it saddens me. Its whole vulnerability issue. Same thing with seeing young boys with their shirts of in ads. Not empowering at all...

    If a person isnt responsible for their actions than who is?? Even if its for pure exploitation, I dont think that means they are only on for men to watch them. No matter how deluded, a lot of people view this as family-entertainment. Are you saying that the pageants "taunt" adult men??? Are you saying that we should be outraged at pageants as well, or just condone the pedophile behaviour because society/culture glamourizes young females in sexual fashion???

    Coming on to them? Um, the loser guys arent the ones who go into those lil rooms?? Searching for it. Come on....thats pretty weak.

    I remember those girls being 12-14 on that show- from what I have seen of it.
    B/C youre younger I am usually more lenient with you. :p
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  • rarghrargh-brownstarrarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    Also, I think she is very pretty. As entertaining as it is...shes a kid. Probably just got nervous.
    Rarghstarfarian.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    rarghrargh-brownstar wrote:
    Totally!! its the culture....it freaks me out sometimes because when I was that age I thought things would change in 10 years- and they havent. I have many little girl cousins and it saddens me. Its whole vulnerability issue. Same thing with seeing young boys with their shirts of in ads. Not empowering at all...

    If a person isnt responsible for their actions than who is?? Even if its for pure exploitation, I dont think that means they are only on for men to watch them. No matter how deluded, a lot of people view this as family-entertainment. Are you saying that the pageants "taunt" adult men??? Are you saying that we should be outraged at pageants as well, or just condone the pedophile behaviour because society/culture glamourizes young females in sexual fashion???

    Coming on to them? Um, the loser guys arent the ones who go into those lil rooms?? Searching for it. Come on....thats pretty weak.

    I remember those girls being 12-14 on that show- from what I have seen of it.
    B/C youre younger I am usually more lenient with you. :p

    you've lost me... it sounded like you agreed and then quickly changed your mind and accused me of making excuses for pedophiles?
  • DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
    soulsinging wrote:
    you've lost me... it sounded like you agreed and then quickly changed your mind and accused me of making excuses for pedophiles?
    that's what i read too. double R-B...what are you trying to say?

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Is it just me or does anyone else believe she's apart of that fifth of americans?
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Screw it...she looks hot...

    She'll pop out a bunch of cutesy babies, and America will be complete.

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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Her response is likely indicative of the priorities of her home environment.
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Lauren Elizabeth Lytle

    http://misssouthcarolina.com/images/queens/LaurenLytle57-8x10.jpg

    Hometown: Inman, SC

    Parents: Dana Lytle and Angela Pheffer

    Platform: Being A Positive Role Model through AIM: Awareness, Interaction, Mentoring

    Talent: Irish Step Dance

    Family: Father and Step-Mother: Dana and Michelle Lytle; Mother and Step-Father: Angela and Douglas Pheffer; Siblings: Meridith Pheffer, 10; Morgan Pheffer, 8; Logan Grace Pheffer, 7; Drake Lytle, 10; Mason Lytle, 4; Lane Lytle, 2

    Sponsor: Miss Greenville Scholarship Program, Greenville, SC

    Education: Boiling Springs High School

    Career Ambition:
    To become a Pediatrician

    Scholastic Ambition:
    To attend Wofford College and obtain a medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina

    Scholastic Honors:

    * Beta Club, Renaissance Member, Who's Who Recipient, Honor Roll Student, Presidential Achievement Award


    Other Accompishments:

    * Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Key Club Officer, National Dance Champion, Mentorship Award for working with mentally handicap, Student Council Officer
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    One thing I gotta say in her favor besides that she gives me a major stiffy is that it's difficult to answer a question like that without getting into a major diatribe about the state of american popular culture. I think these pageant girls are trained to get up there and say something positive no matter what they are given. So, the last thing she is prepared for is a question that forces her to take a critical stance. Beauty pageants themselves are premised on the culture of keeping up appearances. If you ask me, it's really a trick question. It's like asking her why this country sucks.
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    soulsinging wrote:
    we parade 16 year old girls around in bikinis on national tv... then flip out when a 28 year old dude online thinks it's ok to hook up with a girl that age coming onto him on chris hansen's orders?

    not quite...the men in to catch a predator are under the impression that they are hooking up with 12-14 y/o's.
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I'm just glad AC Slater is still getting work!:D
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Lauren Elizabeth Lytle

    http://misssouthcarolina.com/images/queens/LaurenLytle57-8x10.jpg

    Hometown: Inman, SC

    Parents: Dana Lytle and Angela Pheffer

    Platform: Being A Positive Role Model through AIM: Awareness, Interaction, Mentoring

    Talent: Irish Step Dance

    Family: Father and Step-Mother: Dana and Michelle Lytle; Mother and Step-Father: Angela and Douglas Pheffer; Siblings: Meridith Pheffer, 10; Morgan Pheffer, 8; Logan Grace Pheffer, 7; Drake Lytle, 10; Mason Lytle, 4; Lane Lytle, 2

    Sponsor: Miss Greenville Scholarship Program, Greenville, SC

    Education: Boiling Springs High School

    Career Ambition:
    To become a Pediatrician

    Scholastic Ambition:
    To attend Wofford College and obtain a medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina

    Scholastic Honors:

    * Beta Club, Renaissance Member, Who's Who Recipient, Honor Roll Student, Presidential Achievement Award


    Other Accompishments:

    * Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Key Club Officer, National Dance Champion, Mentorship Award for working with mentally handicap, Student Council Officer



    Further proof that your GPA, test scores and after school activities mean absolutely nothing when it comes to intelligence. I've really got to read more.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    sponger wrote:
    not quite...the men in to catch a predator are under the impression that they are hooking up with 12-14 y/o's.

    how old were the youngest girls on this show? still seems a bit contradictory to me... encouraging high school girls to act like sex symbols on national tv then act like it's insane when guys suddenly start to think maybe it's ok to sleep with high school girls cos they know what they're doing.
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Do you think she rehearsed that answer?
  • DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Do you think she rehearsed that answer?
    i think maybe she rehearsed an answer that had something to do with South Africa and Iraq...and tried to use it to answer a question that had nothing to do with South Africa and Iraq.

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,173
    DarkStar wrote:
    What is going on down there in South Carolina? Can anyone speak to what kind of schools they have?
    It depends on where you are in the state. Just like any other place, if you live in an affluent area, you are more likely to have a better school system. There are some school districts in the state that are excellent, but there are also some very bad school districts. The school districts in the more rural parts of the state are more likely to have lower standardized test scores, a lower emphasis on public education, and need more funding (that they probably won't receive).
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    wait a sec...

    apparently if you google "miss south carolina" click on the second link and go to "miss south carolina teen" You get Lauren..and the wrong girl.. i.e. http://misssouthcarolina.com/ ....go figure...

    This site (third link and the correct one) is entirely different and the right girl...

    http://www.misssouthcarolinausa.com/missscteenusa.html

    odd...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    I think her reply answered the question perfectly by accident.


    Yeah. A grand illustration.

    That was embarrassing.

    I really don't want to slam this girl, but neither do I want to make excuses for her.

    terrible.

    Maybe she was extremely nervous and had a panic attack...or something. Some people simply don't do well in a public-speaking, big audience situation.
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