http://www.flumesday.com/2007/12/07/miss-tibet-defies-china-quits-pageant/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.flumesday.com/2007/12/07/miss-tibet-defies-china-quits-pageant/#comment-9616 taylor Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:26:30 +0000 http://www.flumesday.com/2007/12/07/miss-tibet-defies-china-quits-pageant/#comment-9616 I think China and the pageant organizers are being perfectly reasonable on this one. China sees Tibet as a state with a historical claim to autonomy and a sizable movement to claim that autonomy. The current "Miss Tibet" was crowned in exile by a community of expat ethnic Tibetans who are for the potentially violent succession of Tibet from China. A beauty pageant, in accepting a Miss Tibet, is tacitly endorsing this movement. Not even the government of India, the keepers of the Lama, recognizes Tibet's autonomy. Do you really think a beauty pageant is gonna risk all that bad publicity and Chinese sponsor pullouts supporting a free Tibet movement. Come on now, I think it was generous of China to grant her even a Miss Tibet-China designation. The Taiwanese compromised (there's a Miss Taiwan-China), and they actually have an independent government to speak of. She should be competing for the title of Miss China or Miss India. but Miss Tibet...there's no such country and the fact that she's ethnically Tibetan has nothing to do with her nationality. Do you think there should be a Miss America-North African and a Miss American-Anglo-Saxon? I think China and the pageant organizers are being perfectly reasonable on this one. China sees Tibet as a state with a historical claim to autonomy and a sizable movement to claim that autonomy. The current “Miss Tibet” was crowned in exile by a community of expat ethnic Tibetans who are for the potentially violent succession of Tibet from China. A beauty pageant, in accepting a Miss Tibet, is tacitly endorsing this movement. Not even the government of India, the keepers of the Lama, recognizes Tibet’s autonomy. Do you really think a beauty pageant is gonna risk all that bad publicity and Chinese sponsor pullouts supporting a free Tibet movement. Come on now, I think it was generous of China to grant her even a Miss Tibet-China designation. The Taiwanese compromised (there’s a Miss Taiwan-China), and they actually have an independent government to speak of. She should be competing for the title of Miss China or Miss India. but Miss Tibet…there’s no such country and the fact that she’s ethnically Tibetan has nothing to do with her nationality. Do you think there should be a Miss America-North African and a Miss American-Anglo-Saxon?

]]> http://www.flumesday.com/2007/12/07/miss-tibet-defies-china-quits-pageant/#comment-9596 Dan Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:23:55 +0000 http://www.flumesday.com/2007/12/07/miss-tibet-defies-china-quits-pageant/#comment-9596 It's funny because while reading this I was thinking how I was going to comment on how "Ms. Tibet-China" sounds like a hyphenated last name but you beat me to the punch. So instead, I'll point out that despite the fact that Ms. Tibet (China) is pretty cute it's still a pretty huge joke that she's wearing a Champion bikini. Come to think of it, Champion is no longer nearly so ubiquitous as it once was. In fact, I barely ever see it anymore. Seems like Under Armour is today's Champion. It’s funny because while reading this I was thinking how I was going to comment on how “Ms. Tibet-China” sounds like a hyphenated last name but you beat me to the punch. So instead, I’ll point out that despite the fact that Ms. Tibet (China) is pretty cute it’s still a pretty huge joke that she’s wearing a Champion bikini. Come to think of it, Champion is no longer nearly so ubiquitous as it once was. In fact, I barely ever see it anymore. Seems like Under Armour is today’s Champion.

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