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superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 03:57 PM Jul 2019

Miss Michigan World America stripped of title over 'offensive' social media posts

On Thursday evening, a beauty queen and fan of President Donald Trump was stripped of her title for what she claims is discrimination against her conservative political views.

Kathy Zhu, also a University of Michigan student, was dismissed as a Miss World America pageant participant when the organization claimed the content of her social media was "offensive, insensitive and inappropriate."


https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/07/19/kathy-zhu-miss-michigan-world-america/1775246001/
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Miss Michigan World America stripped of title over 'offensive' social media posts (Original Post) superpatriotman Jul 2019 OP
Good lawd people. demmiblue Jul 2019 #1
A USA Today Company... superpatriotman Jul 2019 #6
Apparently, someone thought you where linking to Free Republic. demmiblue Jul 2019 #8
Must be... superpatriotman Jul 2019 #10
K&R, dumb ass's keep poking their racist heads up and they keep losing their status uponit7771 Jul 2019 #2
well, I read what she wrote and she's a pretty and quite ignorant twit CurtEastPoint Jul 2019 #3
Lay down with dogs you get fleas gohuskies Jul 2019 #4
Her comments tenderfoot Jul 2019 #5
This happens from wearing your crown and sash too tight. It cuts off the blood flow to the brain. TeamPooka Jul 2019 #7
Drumpf will appoint her acting secretary of some open cabinet office gohuskies Jul 2019 #9
Someone should throw a Miss MAGA pageant. Scurrilous Jul 2019 #11
Aren't most pageants already? superpatriotman Jul 2019 #13
Not a racist or "stuff like that"... Freedomofspeech Jul 2019 #12
'... When asked about the 2018 hijab incident, Zhu said that "a Muslim woman tried to forcibly put struggle4progress Jul 2019 #14
Miss World is almost as much of shady, bullshit pageant as Trump's (well, before he sold his part) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #15
Actions have consequences, Ms. Zhu Tarc Jul 2019 #16
Kathy Zhu - Liberal Tears NBachers Jul 2019 #17
I feel sorry for her. She's going to feel really stupid when she finds out. Captain Stern Jul 2019 #24
She'll get a job at Fox progressoid Jul 2019 #18
She'll have to bleach her hair. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #19
Oh now racism is considered just another political view? Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #20
Is she related SCVDem Jul 2019 #21
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #22
She seems nice ellie Jul 2019 #23

superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)
6. A USA Today Company...
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:04 PM
Jul 2019

Detroit used to have two great newspapers, the Detroit News leaning a little more right, The Free Press a bit more left.

Not any more.

gohuskies

(1,156 posts)
4. Lay down with dogs you get fleas
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:03 PM
Jul 2019

Feeling empowered by the Dotard to say racist things openly has a price and she is supposedly the best of Michigan so don’t play the victim for vile social media posts. Everything the Dotard touches dies so she is getting her turn in the barrel. Shame on her.

tenderfoot

(8,434 posts)
5. Her comments
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:03 PM
Jul 2019
"There is a 'try a hijab on' booth at my college campus.
So you're telling me that it's now just a fashion accessory and not a religious thing? Or are you just trying to get women used to being oppressed under Islam?"


and

The second is a reply to another used in which Zhu says:

"Did you know the majority of black deaths are caused by other blacks? Fix problems within your own community before blaming others."


"This applies for every community," Zhu said. "If there is a problem, fix things in your own community before lashing out at others and trying to find an issue there. That is all I wanted to say. It is not a problem against black people. Obviously I am not racist or stuff like that."


poor her...

superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)
13. Aren't most pageants already?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:14 PM
Jul 2019

Archaic and ready-to-be relegated to the misogynist dustbin of history IMO.

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
14. '... When asked about the 2018 hijab incident, Zhu said that "a Muslim woman tried to forcibly put
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:22 PM
Jul 2019

a hijab on my head without my permission." This contradicts her original description of the incident, in which she said she was asked if she would like to try one on but she "politely declined" ... "Are the people in MWA implying that they advocate for the punishment of women who refuse to wear a hijab?" Zhu added. She did not provide any evidence to suggest the MWA was indeed in favor of punishing women for refusing to wear hijabs ...'

TRUMP-SUPPORTING MODEL STRIPPED OF MISS MICHIGAN TITLE OVER 'RACIST, ISLAMOPHOBIC, AND INSENSITIVE' POSTS
BY DAVID BRENNAN ON 7/19/19 AT 4:37 AM EDT

Histrionic Hysteria is a popular major in some circles

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
15. Miss World is almost as much of shady, bullshit pageant as Trump's (well, before he sold his part)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:42 PM
Jul 2019

Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.

The premier pageants (such as they are) are Miss America (meaning USA, of course) and Miss Universe (winners of the Miss America series, in their own countries of course).

These have some semblance of cultural meaning a semblance of imprimatur, and much longer histories.

Miss World and Miss USA are bullshit, rinky-dink outfits.

But at least Miss World is respectable enough to shit-can this lying racist.

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
24. I feel sorry for her. She's going to feel really stupid when she finds out.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 07:54 PM
Jul 2019

When she finds out that the folks yelling 'send her back' are talking about her too.

Farmer-Rick

(10,170 posts)
20. Oh now racism is considered just another political view?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 05:45 PM
Jul 2019

Like hate for others is considered just another Christian view.

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