Necessary contrasts
How else could beauty be appreciated if not with the awareness of the grotesque?
China has staged a Miss Ugly contest a week before it hosts the Miss World competition, a report said yesterday.
Fifty women competed in the contest for the facially challenged in Shanghai, which had as its top prize plastic surgery worth 100,000 yuan ($A16,500).
I told you so, Christina. Sometimes there are people with faces not even their mothers can love.
(UPDATE: Shoot. Talk about forgetting hat tips. Link courtesy of Matt Stinson.)
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The Letter Of The Day Is P
P is for pissant Pecksniffians giving my pals pink slips pre-Christmas. P is for protection against phishing. P is for philosophy pointers. P is for pointless perfection. P is for political party puke. P is for polygamists want privacy? Pah. P is for p…
Trackback by Electric Venom — Dec 4, 2003 @ 8:57 pm
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Finally, a beauty contest in which I could compete!
Comment by Kathy K — Dec 5, 2003 @ 6:24 pm