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.
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Jul-20-2005 18:57
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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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.
Jul-20-2005 19:05
shanny
Ferocious One
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: in the jungle the mighty jungle
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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.
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Jul-20-2005 19:10
ShadoWolf
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Jul-20-2005 19:17
awishabear
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Guelph, Ontario
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...
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Jul-20-2005 19:53
TheVrk
Mediterranean Canadian
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Windsor, Canada
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Originally posted by ShadoWolf
Nice one....
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Jul-20-2005 20:19
Sasha
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Registered: Jun 2005
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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.
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Jul-20-2005 20:28
Musik_Fiend
beatin not beaten
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: toronto, ont
I cant believe this is news dont they have something else to worry about .
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Toronto authorities force Miss Universe to remove official sash
Nathan Fake - Outhouse (Valentino Kanzyani Remix) 
dont they have something else to worry about .
