Would any feminists care to comment on this? I'm speechless.

[barbaraann]

Slide Show - Honduras Prison Hosts Beauty Pageant:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/072905prisonpageant

[mike_c]

1. I'm....

:rofl:

[hlthe2b]

2. Are you not a feminist?

I think it speaks for itself....I'm sure the male staff are thrilled...:eyes:

[barbaraann]

4. What's with the Egyptian costumes? and the children?

Those are some expensive costumes! Does this prison have a costume and makeup budget? Why aren't the women wearing uniforms? It's just so weird...

[hlthe2b]

7. Yes...weird... I hadn't seen the follow-up photos until you pointed

this out...

[Fridays Child]

3. They have better costume makers at their prisons than we do.

Seriously, I wonder who the judges are and what the winner gets.

[mzteris]

5. you sure it's not

the men's prison?

[sui generis]

6. it's a different culture

There are some relevant questions:

1. was there a prize of any intrinsic value?
2. was there a disincentive for not participating?

Most particularly, I think if they thought it was "wrong" they wouldn't be doing it openly. I don't necessarily agree with it, but it doesn't seem as if it's really our place to make a judgement about it if questions 1 & 2 can be answered truthfully.

[barbaraann]

8. Here's a scary article with some more info about Honduras's prisons:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3724221.stm

...
In Honduras, some 30,000 youths - mostly recruited from street children - are believed to be gang members.

The "maras", which have their origins in the street gangs of Los Angeles, are active in several Central American countries.

[ellenfl]

9. hey, it keeps them off the streets! oh, wait,

they're already off the street.

ellen fl