Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

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  • sponger
    sponger 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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  • sponger
    sponger 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 Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I'm just glad AC Slater is still getting work!:D
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 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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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging 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.
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Do you think she rehearsed that answer?
  • DarkStar
    DarkStar 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.

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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,234
    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).
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer 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...
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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree 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.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    i have $20 that says she cant point to "the iraq" on a map

    any takers?
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,234
    my2hands wrote:
    i have $20 that says she cant point to "the iraq" on a map

    any takers?
    I'd put $20 on at least 40% of the United States' population under 20 couldn't point to Iraq on a map.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'd put $20 on at least 40% of the United States' population under 20 couldn't point to Iraq on a map.

    why "under 20"

    i bet any age group couldnt do it regularly
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,234
    my2hands wrote:
    why "under 20"

    i bet any age group couldnt do it regularly
    true, there are always going to be some in any age group that couldn't do that, but I said under 20 because of how Americanized society has become and how socially unaware most kids are now
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,108
    you can bet you're bottom dollar that backstage the bitch mother & and cluless dad were like screaming in the poor girls ear as to how could she fuck that up. and really all the blame should be place on both parents i bet they could care less about her education but as long as she can do the walk and wave at the same time all will be good fucking morons ......pagents should be outlawed ......
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,249
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'd put $20 on at least 40% of the United States' population under 20 couldn't point to Iraq on a map.

    I betcha I could find it however it get's worse for some to try and find Iran.

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  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,784
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'd put $20 on at least 40% of the United States' population under 20 couldn't point to Iraq on a map.

    You win!

    http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/02/geog.test/

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    my2hands wrote:
    why "under 20"

    i bet any age group couldnt do it regularly
    ...
    Iraq... Iraq... it's somewhere in the Middle East... therefore, it must be near Iowa... which is in the Mid-West...
    ...
    Now... where the hell is Iowa?
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Indifference wrote:
    You win!

    http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/02/geog.test/

    i bet those kids parents would score about the same...

    we always like asking the younger foolks these questions, i bet we would find the same results if adults were asked

    50 million adults voted for Bush in 2004, so thats good enough evidence for me

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