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Now this is quite interesting...
Miss USA hails from powerful Shiite family - Beauty Pageants
The winner of the Miss USA 2010 pageant is Rima Fakih, representing the state of Michigan. She is a Shi'a Muslim immigrant from Lebanon, who later moved to the United States as a child, and because of this, she makes history for being the first Muslim to win the Miss USA title. She also states that while her family is Muslim, they celebrate both Muslim and Christian traditions.
Shiite family? Nice story though! :D
Good for her?
I dunno, the Miss America pageant has never been something I took much interest in.
Aside from the obvious political reasons, what does her Muslim faith have to do with a beauty pageant? If a Jew won, would the same articles be published about that faith?
This is fair from interesting.
Good for her.
Christ, she's hot.
I'd pound that.
Yeah, she's hot, but the fact that she's an Arab Muslim creates a big stir, considering this time and age, when many Arab Muslims are stereotyped as evil (specifically after 9/11). The fact that she competed in this pageant and won is basically a means to combat that stereotype.
Who cares? She's hot.
Does anyone other than a few newspapers trying to make a stir to score a quick buck care about this? Just out of curiosity.
More to the point: hubba hubba.
Well, it does raise eyebrows.
You sound like a news reporter who walked into a porn club and started interviewing. :D
What makes you think that, Ragebrain?
Waaaiiidaminnit.
She's Murcan.
But she's Muslim?
Whaaaaaaa?! :eek:
I'm joining the 'who cares if she's Muslim, Hot damn' club. :p
Really though, I hate to say this but I can't help doubt the legitamacy of her win, I wouldn't put it past these guys to give her the victor because she's Muslim for publicity.
But thats just my pessemism talking. I"m now going to forget about that however and go back to staring creepily at her. :drool:
Exactly. She's smurfing smokin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tavrobel
Men are weird.
She's kind of skinny
It doesn't really raise my eyebrows.
Does that imply that you like your women to have a little junk in the trunk?Quote:
Originally Posted by Depression Moon
yes
That's a shocker. I'm not saying that she shouldn't have won just because she's a Muslim, but the fact that she is a Muslim does raise my eyebrows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
In which way does it raise your eyebrows? Are they both up, as to display a sense of surprise, or is one raised while the other is lowered - as if to say, but without using words (aka nonverbally) "I am suspicious of this turn of events; I must investigate further."Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireThat's a shocker. I'm not saying that she shouldn't have won just because she's a Muslim, but the fact that she is a Muslim does raise my eyebrows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
A little bit of both, actually. I actually think it's nice for her to have achieved that title, but it's just an interesting twist in that I've never heard of anything like this before.
I'd normally be looking at the mirror but for her I'd turn my head. Drooool
That's what I wanna know. :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by TavrobelDoes that imply that you like your women to have a little junk in the trunk?Quote:
Originally Posted by Depression Moon
Daniel Pipes is butthurt about this. Apparently five Muslim women winning beauty country pageants in three countries in five years means there's affirmative action towards Muslims or something.
Daniel Pipes is an idiot.
...Who the hell is Daniel Pipes?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Man
A right-wing nutjob Islamophobe.
She can fly her Boeing into my tower anyday :jokey:
also who cares, its a beuty pagent
She's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
Nice camel toe in the bikini shot.
Holy crap are you sure? I was certain that she was a terrorist! I mean, she's muslim right!!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
Well, not all Muslims are terrorists; only the bloodthirsty radical extremists are, and they work in various organizations.Quote:
Originally Posted by MirageHoly crap are you sure? I was certain that she was a terrorist! I mean, she's muslim right!!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
And besides, although she and her family are Muslims, they also celebrate Christian traditions as well, like the rest of us.
Not all of us celebrate Christian traditions, however. I feel that is a broad generalization, and I don't feel comfortable being compared particularly to someone of a potentially terroristic background; however, I will concede that she might not be one, and many people do celebrate Christian traditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireWell, not all Muslims are terrorists; only the bloodthirsty radical extremists are, and they work in various organizations.Quote:
Originally Posted by MirageHoly crap are you sure? I was certain that she was a terrorist! I mean, she's muslim right!!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
And besides, although she and her family are Muslims, they also celebrate Christian traditions as well, like the rest of us.
Dude, you totally missed the sexual connotations, i.e. it was said in a jocular manner.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireWell, not all Muslims are terrorists; only the bloodthirsty radical extremists are, and they work in various organizations.Quote:
Originally Posted by MirageHoly crap are you sure? I was certain that she was a terrorist! I mean, she's muslim right!!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
And besides, although she and her family are Muslims, they also celebrate Christian traditions as well, like the rest of us.
Sorta weird that she felt that she had to mention that they celebrate Christian holidays too. :/
True, some don't, but many of us do.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShoebertoNot all of us celebrate Christian traditions, however. I feel that is a broad generalization, and I don't feel comfortable being compared particularly to someone of a potentially terroristic background; however, I will concede that she might not be one, and many people do celebrate Christian traditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireWell, not all Muslims are terrorists; only the bloodthirsty radical extremists are, and they work in various organizations.Quote:
Originally Posted by MirageHoly crap are you sure? I was certain that she was a terrorist! I mean, she's muslim right!!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
And besides, although she and her family are Muslims, they also celebrate Christian traditions as well, like the rest of us.
And SoL, what do you mean when you said that I missed the connotations?
I was referring to this. I am assuming you took him a little too literally. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaireShe's not a terrorist, Blackmage.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke
Oh... but then what did he really mean? Perhaps, uh, take him somewhere?
He was just making a sexual innuendo :monster:
Whoa...
Cute <3. Shouldn't have to matter what her faith is. Good for her.
Edit:Maybe not so weird, sweet' :aimkiss::Quote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of Leviathan
I guess what she means is in spite of her having lived in a place where there was war between Muslims and Christians and both groups mostly kept to themselves, her family (among others, I'm sure) still celebrated Christian holidays. Many Muslims in e.g. Europe who're born and/or raised in a country/society/place where there are celebrations or hints of Christian holidays, become a part of that culture and celebrate it even though it's not as significant in (or has little to do with) their own faith. :) Many non-Christians celebrate Christmas, so it shouldn't be any more strange someone with another faith celebrates it. Personally, it's even less strange for a Muslim to, for instance, celebrate Christmas, since Muslims acknowledge and respect Jesus. Also, I can personally speak for many Muslims who live in Sweden, that were born and raised there, that they celebrate Christian holidays (even though they're Muslim). :aimkiss:Quote:
""We don't take sides and this is strange in a country like Lebanon," Rana Fakih said, referring to the civil war that was mainly between Muslims and Christians."
Very interesting stuff, Fujiko.
:aimkiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMillionaire
LOL, thank you very much.