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Posted by starsearcher on Jul-20-2005 18:38:

Toronto authorities force Miss Universe to remove official sash

OH MY GOD...what the fuck are these people thinking...I can't believe this actually happened - gives our city such a great name all over the news

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Toronto authorities force Miss Universe to remove official sash

Wed Jul 20,10:31 AM ET

MONTREAL (AFP) - Canadian Miss Universe Natalie Glebova was forced to take off her official sash at a local festival celebrating Thailand when Toronto authorities invoked a law against sexual stereotyping.

The winner of the international beauty competition held in Bangkok in May, Glebova was to open the festival last weekend sporting her official beauty queen's regalia.

However, city employees invoked a regulation against activities which degrade men and women through sexual stereotypes or exploit their bodies to attract attention.

Bowing to the local law, the 23 year old blue-eyed brunette was made to remove her "Miss Universe" sash, though not without complaint.

"I definitely don't think that the Miss Universe title is any kind of stereotype or sexual stereotype," said Russian-born Glebova, a graduate of Toronto's Ryerson University.

Officials of the Miss Universe organization were also unhappy.

"It's a strict reading of the by-laws," Paula Shugart, president of the organization, told AFP.

"According to those conditions, a beauty contest cannot even be held in Toronto", Shugart said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/afplife...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jul-20-2005 18:38:

Hahahah this is so ridiculous I don't even know where to start.

Posted by shanny on Jul-20-2005 18:57:

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
Hahahah this is so ridiculous I don't even know where to start.

Almost as ridiculous as you!

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jul-20-2005 19:05:

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Originally posted by shanny
Almost as ridiculous as you!

I'll have you know, good sir, that this is nowhere near as ridiculous as my dapper self.

In fact, when I read such trite banter from you just now, my monocle seems to have disloged itself from its place of residence in my eye socket, and my top hat has elevated itself from the top of my cranium in a grandoise fashion.

PS: Yeah, it's as ridiculous as I am.

Posted by shanny on Jul-20-2005 19:10:

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
I'll have you know, good sir, that this is nowhere near as ridiculous as my dapper self.

In fact, when I read such trite banter from you just now, my monocle seems to have disloged itself from its place of residence in my eye socket, and my top hat has elevated itself from the top of my cranium in a grandoise fashion.

PS: Yeah, it's as ridiculous as I am.

But in a good way!

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jul-20-2005 19:17:

Posted by awishabear on Jul-20-2005 19:53:

Anyhoo, about the article... I read about it somewhere else.. the law was instituted so long ago and for a potentially good reason (sexual stereotypes) but apparently the TO Mayor publicly apologized for it... I have no idea where I heard this, but the way I heard it sounded a little nicer...

Posted by TheVrk on Jul-20-2005 20:19:

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Originally posted by ShadoWolf

Nice one....
One step closer to Big Brother

Posted by Sasha on Jul-20-2005 20:28:

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Originally posted by awishabear
Anyhoo, about the article... I read about it somewhere else.. the law was instituted so long ago and for a potentially good reason (sexual stereotypes) but apparently the TO Mayor publicly apologized for it... I have no idea where I heard this, but the way I heard it sounded a little nicer...

He did apologize.
the article is in today's National Post.

Posted by Musik_Fiend on Jul-20-2005 22:22:

I cant believe this is news dont they have something else to worry about .

Posted by Endlesswave on Jul-20-2005 22:29:

LOL Aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha!

FFS this town needs to grow the fuck up.

Posted by joinT on Jul-20-2005 22:30:

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Originally posted by feems
I cant believe this is news dont they have something else to worry about .

+1

Posted by TRANCEEEE on Jul-20-2005 22:32:

WOW ... um this is too extreme ! Taliban ?????

Posted by DigiNut on Jul-20-2005 23:11:

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Originally posted by feems
I cant believe this is news dont they have something else to worry about .

Of course they don't. The only time they have actual news in Montreal is when there's a separation referendum; all the other days, they just talk smack about Toronto.

Posted by monishb on Jul-20-2005 23:18:

thats whack what abt all the pride parade ?? isnt that attracting attention?

WTF!

Posted by Ortemy on Jul-20-2005 23:49:

hahahahaha
poor Natasha

Posted by malek on Jul-20-2005 23:58:

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Originally posted by DigiNut
Of course they don't. The only time they have actual news in Montreal is when there's a separation referendum; all the other days, they just talk smack about Toronto.

we just return the favor

Posted by Irishaddict on Jul-21-2005 00:22:

hahahahahaha

Did the sash say "I should be in the kitchen."?

Cuz yeah, then I could see it being a problem.

Posted by DigiNut on Jul-21-2005 00:29:

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Originally posted by malek
we just return the favor

I was hoping you'd read that.

Posted by MarkT on Jul-21-2005 00:32:

Posted by dEsidEL on Jul-21-2005 00:40:

this is as rediculous as the whole LCBO thing .. go sterile city !

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-21-2005 01:00:

Yea, I was reading about this the other day...sad, sad, sad.

It's the same policy that pole vaulted the Bare Naked Ladies to fame however

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jul-21-2005 01:31:

"Sexual stereotypes" is a euphemism for "normal sexuality." Glebova is being attacked for being a feminine woman. It's part of a larger assault on straights; it's no coincidence that Bill C-38 (which took away natural parental rights and common/natural law marriage rights) was signed into law today.

Posted by TrickDaddE on Jul-21-2005 02:32:

Leave it to our facking so called leaders to embarrass our city again.

We get blessed to be represented by a beautiful and stunning multinational girl and they f'n dis her like this.

Thats just wrong. F**king Joke!!!

Posted by MarkT on Jul-21-2005 03:06:

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Originally posted by ShadoWolf
"Sexual stereotypes" is a euphemism for "normal sexuality." Glebova is being attacked for being a feminine woman. It's part of a larger assault on straights; it's no coincidence that Bill C-38 (which took away natural parental rights and common/natural law marriage rights) was signed into law today.

two seperate issues.

if she was a lesbian, she'd still have been asked to remove the sash, by the ridiculous logic of these morons.

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