2008 Woodie Awards
To the Editor Too
Issue date: 11/30/05 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
Ms. McCorkle stated in her guest column that we should support Christian young women should they choose to participate in pageants such as Miss North Greenville, because they ultimately lead to more opportunities to share the gospel with people. The argument essentially is that "the end justifies the means." I would like to propose then that we raise up Christian college students to be sent into the adult film industry. Unfortunately, the popularity of pornography has increased exponentially, even among Christians. It is a multi-billion dollar industry. This exposure would no doubt lead to more opportunities to discuss the gospel. What a noble platform!
I do not feel that a swimsuit competition in a pageant is quite as severe as pornography, but the argument is the same. It was stated that the swimsuit portion of the pageant was more about a healthy lifestyle than physical appearance, a reassuring statement, to be sure!
I am forced to wonder why, if the swimsuit portion is strictly about health, the girls could not wear a parka and have their body fat ratios tested. What a precise way to test the contestants' health, much more so than basing opinions on appearance alone. The initial reactions to this exaggerated suggestion demonstrate that it takes a very naive person to truly believe that the swimsuit portion of the pageant is not based upon appearance. If our college truly believes that this portion is wholly appropriate, I am at a loss to explain why Turner Chapel was open only to the judges.
A swimsuit is the apparel of choice because it reveals what normal clothes are designed to hide. With that being the case, I am curious as to where the judges' eyes are supposed to be directed by exposing that which would normally go unseen.
Proverbs 31: 30 states: "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." Despite this, the Miss North Greenville criteria make one's spiritual walk merely an optional topic in a contestants' responses to judges' questions, not a requirement for a well-rounded young woman who will publicly represent a self-proclaimed Christian college.
Ben Carnes
junior
broadcast media
Ms. McCorkle stated in her guest column that we should support Christian young women should they choose to participate in pageants such as Miss North Greenville, because they ultimately lead to more opportunities to share the gospel with people. The argument essentially is that "the end justifies the means." I would like to propose then that we raise up Christian college students to be sent into the adult film industry. Unfortunately, the popularity of pornography has increased exponentially, even among Christians. It is a multi-billion dollar industry. This exposure would no doubt lead to more opportunities to discuss the gospel. What a noble platform!
I do not feel that a swimsuit competition in a pageant is quite as severe as pornography, but the argument is the same. It was stated that the swimsuit portion of the pageant was more about a healthy lifestyle than physical appearance, a reassuring statement, to be sure!
I am forced to wonder why, if the swimsuit portion is strictly about health, the girls could not wear a parka and have their body fat ratios tested. What a precise way to test the contestants' health, much more so than basing opinions on appearance alone. The initial reactions to this exaggerated suggestion demonstrate that it takes a very naive person to truly believe that the swimsuit portion of the pageant is not based upon appearance. If our college truly believes that this portion is wholly appropriate, I am at a loss to explain why Turner Chapel was open only to the judges.
A swimsuit is the apparel of choice because it reveals what normal clothes are designed to hide. With that being the case, I am curious as to where the judges' eyes are supposed to be directed by exposing that which would normally go unseen.
Proverbs 31: 30 states: "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." Despite this, the Miss North Greenville criteria make one's spiritual walk merely an optional topic in a contestants' responses to judges' questions, not a requirement for a well-rounded young woman who will publicly represent a self-proclaimed Christian college.
Ben Carnes
junior
broadcast media