MISS WORLD BIKINI BAN: WHY IT'S NO VICTORY FOR FEMINISTS
The London-based Miss World Organisation has agreed to the request out of respect for the traditional customs and values of Indonesia.Something about the news that Miss World organisers have axed the famed bikinis from this year's pageant, amid mounting protests from hardline Muslim groups, doesn't sit quite right. Dr Brooke Magnanti , no fan of beauty pageants, explains why.At this time of year, there is probably no more depressing question than " Are you bikini ready ?" It is the opening salvo of a thousand grim magazine features, an echo chamber of self-loathing and fat-free yogurt dressed up as indulgence. Well, for this year's Miss World entrants, that vile utterance at least is one thing they won't have to hear.With concerns about offending some Muslims in Indonesia, the contest's organisers have agreed that this year the women will wear sarongs instead.
The London-based Miss World Organisation has agreed to the request out of respect for the traditional customs and values of Indonesia.Something about the news that Miss World organisers have axed the famed bikinis from this year's pageant, amid mounting protests from hardline Muslim groups, doesn't sit quite right. Dr Brooke Magnanti , no fan of beauty pageants, explains why.At this time of year, there is probably no more depressing question than " Are you bikini ready ?" It is the opening salvo of a thousand grim magazine features, an echo chamber of self-loathing and fat-free yogurt dressed up as indulgence. Well, for this year's Miss World entrants, that vile utterance at least is one thing they won't have to hear.With concerns about offending some Muslims in Indonesia, the contest's organisers have agreed that this year the women will wear sarongs instead.
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