GN 13-07-10: Sharjah student is Queen of the Nile
P's C: The most aspiring missionaries in the world seem to those aspiring Miss Universe/World types who will stop at nothing to fight for world peace and save Africa during their year of reign,- just before stepping into Hollywood. This Sharjah student seems to be cut out of a different philosophical cloth. She is only passionate about saving Egyptian children. At least the political garbage is pretty focused in this instance. To demonstrate my great respect for these illuminating contests, here is the classic blondish response of a totally empty Miss Teen South Carolina, which seems to have become the unforced keepsake for all competitions of this nature:
In answer to the question “Recent polls have shown that one out of five Americans can't locate the US on a map. Why do you think that is?" she replied “I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and that I believe our education like such as South Africa and the Iraq, and everywhere, such as, and I believe that they should our education over here in the US, should help the US, or should help South Africa and help the Iraq and the Asian countries so that we will be able to build out our future for us."
At least she got some of the keywords right: Africa, education, Asia, build, future. And the joke is that 1 billion people watch this comedy every year.
It was perhaps Howard Garner who said-“A key to Leadership and Success is not in performance but in telling a story”. Even during the presidential campaign it was said that the winner is not the one who had a great track record in the past but the one who has a better story to tell about the future of America. Rolf Jensen had commented that as the world rushes headlong towards an information crossroad and as information and intelligence become the domain of computers, society will place more value on one human ability that cannot be automated- emotion. Imagination, myth, ritual- the language of emotion will affect everything from purchasing decision to how we interact and work with others. Companies will thrive on the basis of their stories and myths. Companies and employees, therefore, will need to understand that their products are less important than their stories
ReplyDeleteBeauty Paegents have therefore gotten to a stage where Beauty is less important than the other “story” that contestants discretely communicate about their passion, goals, hobbies and noble pursuits in a well mannered, cultured fashion. I would therefore hazard to guess that a good proportion of one billion watching the comedy are not just there for titillating sensationalism but also for the emotional “story” appeal the comedy show generates for the gullible if not voyeuristic masses.