Oh WHY!!! - 2003-09-24 8:39 p.m. What the hell is a Mr. World competition doing on a TV? Before that, here is a disclaimer, although I do enjoy Miss World and Miss Universe to a certain extent.... or part... ehem... I do not condone the actions to explicitly exploit a woman for the sake of beauty ONLY. So, moving on, what the hell is with this Mr. World thing? Another disclaimer, I am not homosexual, in fact, honestly speaking (or writing) I am a little homophobic. I tend to act more macho than usual when I am near a 'gentle'man (probably a reaction to re-assert my alpha-maleness). But I am not violent, and I feel that a person's sexuality is his personal problem or choice, as long as he keeps it to himself or to his partner(s). Else, it becomes the society's problem. Moving on Part II... Now the first problem with Mr. World is the contestants. When talking about a person that can represent Planet Earth, I can imagine it's a dude that can compete with the other Mr. Mars, or Mr. Jupiter, or Mr. Pluto in a Mr. Milky-Way-Galaxy contest. I hope that the dude can actually represent my gender species. Frankly speaking, a dude that can kick the crap out of me when I tell him that his pants are wrinkled. (FYI, I am forcing you to read back the second disclaimer because I feel uneasy and a little insecure writing about a dude's pants...). The guys that are on Mr. World last week can have their asses kicked by Richard Simmons. Yeckhs. Thinking about that show makes me feel all weirdy and shitty all over. There are some things that just don't go together - like Satay + Burger, or Pickled + Peanuts, or Funny + Badul. It should apply to Mr. + World too. No excuses. If I know something (and I don't know a LOT), it's that women can watch other women. Many times my wife will tell me to look at a pretty chick, or she could watch and admire the girls on the ART channel, or the gorgeous women in the South American soaps. If I know another thing, it's that you won't catch me telling my wife to check out a guy's hot bod or his strong muscular features. No sir-ee. Not in a Mr. Galaxy's lifetime. Not ever. The point is (some might argue it's a moot point, but I digress), the Miss Universe or Miss World or the other various multi-themed female beauty pageants exists because there will be audience for it. My wife watches it. Her sisters watch it. I watch it because my wife will hold the remote control.... The creation of Mr. World is probably some feminist ploy to get back at male-pig-chauvinists. But the last time I checked, Feminism is dead. If there is one thing I could do without, it's another Mr. World contest. Or at least put it on Hallmark channel, where guys and lads don't even dare to venture to. I welcome any arguments. If you think Mr. World should be continued, please write why. If you think that Richard Simmons is stronger than Fabio (although some might argue that a cow is MENTALLY STRONGER than Fabio, but that's another issue...), write to Richard Simmons about my blog. If you think Feminism is alive and kicking, than you can write down that you are going to kick my ass. If you think that Feminism is dead, please write down your phone number because you are one sexy babe... One more thing. If you want to criticize me for my 'alleged' bigotry (please refer to my guestbook), please write down where I can contact you. You can write whatever you want, because I accept that people have opinions. I do not beat up gay people, and I accept them for who they are, but I do not agree with their sexuality. But first and foremost, I am a Muslim. In my religion, it is explicitly stated that Homosexuality is wrong. I go by that, as all of you go by what you believe.