Are beauty contests degrading womanhood?

My opinion regarding these topic is that it is not degrading for women to participate in beauty contest it is platform to prove herself with the help of these contest the no of women get the employment it is an 21st century of equality some people thought is that the women should work in home only, we should not decide the women on the basis of her beauty we should also check her brain, communication with other and behaviour of her.

Some people are thinks that the our culture is to wear saree not wear small dresses to expose our body but there are various games are there where girls are required to wear small dresses like swimming, tennis etc then weather we should banned those games no we shouldn't. Disadvantage is that some of women takes the beauty medicine or drug these should not happen.

I feels that beauty contest are not for our culture because in our Indian culture woman wear saris, dresses & etc that covers their whole body & in beauty contasts they have to wear short clothes & its a western culture. We are Indian & we must proud of that. Why beauty contasts don't shows any Indian culture? If that is just a proffetion & that models are just representing the designs made by fashion designers than why they have to concerntrate on their figure looks & etc. & in beauty contast womans wears only western clothos. Why not saris & dresses&etc. Atchually fashion designers are just using womens beuty for their busseness they are just explosing woman beauty & its not a thing for use its a gift from the nature.

I would like to say that beauty contests serve as a good platform for those aspiring to make it big in movies or glamour world. But if we are talking about womanhood, nothing in these contests define womanhood. Womanhood doesn't mean looking beautiful or petite, doing a cat walk or talking on terrorism or world peace. These contests are merely a pass to enter the world of fashion and movies. None of the promises made in the contests are addressed after winning the competition let go of completing them. Beauty pageant winners claim to devote themselves in social work but their devotion is time bound only till the winner's tenure. These contests are surely degrading womanhood and hence they should not be supported since their is no value addition done as such.

Beauty contests don't degrade women. Generally beauty contests not only consider beauty but also consider other aspects like their attitude, talent, inner beauty etc. This is a great platform for women to show their talents. If a women can can achieve success in any field why can't she achieve in this field?and moreover participating in a beauty contest is the decision of her family.

Many people think about wearing short dresses. Just like in India wearing a saree is our style wearing short dresses is their style in abroad. In India it is not our culture to wear those type of dresses. But why do you see the bad?why do you see those women in a different way? you can see the grace, confidence in their posture. So I don't think beauty contests degrade women.

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I don't think beauty contests are degrading womanhood but instead its main purpose is to bring out their womanhood to the world. Having lived in a patriarchal society for most of the history, beauty contests serve as a very apt platform for women to assure their place in the society as a confident and equal gender.

The main resentment for most arises due to what has been made of these contests with all the makeup, body figures etc that has laid the ground for several insecurities and ideas in the minds of younger women of the way a woman should look like. But I am sure that the intelligent people, both men and women, will not be intrigued by them and would know how to be comfortable in their own skin, for everyone is beautiful in their own way.

Beauty contests are a platform to assess the beauty of the contestants, the way they communicate, the confidence they show, the knowledge they possess. Beauty contests require contestants to have a good figure, and dress in every kind of clothes ranging from gowns to casuals to swim wears. This reason does not degrade woman. This is a way of empowering woman who has been downgraded in the society for many thousand years. What degrades woman is not giving the power and authority to do a work or give an opinion, or by not giving her the respect. Beauty pageants are just contests for woman coming from different parts of a region or world and ultimately the subtle theme of participating in a fair way in the contests remains. So, how it can be downgrading?

In my point of you beauty contrast is not degrading women wood. Because of women get a great opportunity to express our great talent and our confidence in front of different great peoples. Don't think in bad view because of its a one of the art for womens. Participate in beauty contest is our own interest so we are not to avoid and degrading those feelings and interests.

They know what to do and what not to do. I'm giving one example to all i.e., I have so much of interest to participate in beauty contrast but I don't know how to express my feelings. So its my fault. So from this example we understand some of the womens only having this talent so encourage them. Finally a very thankful to all viewers.

Considering the Indian culture beauty contest is degrading womanhood but those only because of some activity in the contest which encourages the nudity. But with that it is also a great platform for Indian women to express her idea where the whole country and world will listen. After getting the spotlight they can promote many social agendas and some person like Susmita sen and Dia Mirza is doing.

They set examples to other women and child. In my view we can held this contest by modifying it in our way of civilization and can remove those rounds which is object-able according to our culture. We can and we should organize this beauty contest but not like the western way but in our traditional way.

Hello everyone, A very good evening to all of you.

This is Ajay Kumar. Today my topic is "are beauty contests degrading womanhood". In my point of view.

It is an opportunity to the girls or women to show their attitude, appearance, body gesture etc. By organizing a beauty contest it does not mean that it disrespects the other woman. As we all know that different woman has different talent, everyone has the opportunity to show their skills in different fields. By organizing a beauty contest we come to know about the most beautiful woman in the world and in this, there is no any wrong to know. At last, I want to say that everyone is beautiful in their own way and in their own skills.

Thank you.

"Degrading womanhood" is definitely not what I would agree to. It implies that the woman does not, any longer, have the qualities a woman should. Whereas the beauty contests are a platform for the women to come out in front of the world and exhibit herself as the epitome of love, beauty, wit, empathy and patience. Which in fact is giving them chance to prove their womanhood in front of the world in a very respectable way.

The 'question' whereas, as I understand, focuses on revelation of skin which can not be the only factor which can decide womanhood.

I agree that revealing skin and figure does not really show your beauty hence I think it should not be such an important part of such pageants.