Sunday, August 24, 2008
Must not mention ugly women
In my home State of Queensland in Australia there is a large mining town called Mt. Isa -- where men outnumber women 5 to 1. The mayor of Mt Isa thought he might do a bit to spread some happiness around by announcing that even ugly women would do well for themselves in Mt. Isa -- and encouraged them to move there.
Bad move! He has been abused up and down dale over that charitable thought. There is a story here headed "Protesters demand Mt Isa mayor resign over 'degrading' comments"
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First it was dwarf blanket tossing now this.
Don't these self-appointed puritans have any sense of humour?
I got an idea: How's about an ugly, fat dwarf bonking contest?
OK Mate. I'll give it a go first. You hold the gun to my head and when it's your turn I return the favour!
Gosh! A place where ugly women might find a man. You would think that was a good thing. I guess being ugly and alone means more to some women.
It was an illplaced comment. It is however indicative of modern society that people who don't look like some ideal (which currently is tall and skinny) find it impossible to find a partner because they're automatically passed over based solely on their looks.
The mayor could have voiced his comments in less offensive terms though, stating that you don't have to look like a barbiedoll to find a man in his town.
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