Miss Teen South Carolina gets it horribly wrong

[swiftaw]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

[rdowns]

She's a crotch shot and a DUI arrest away from being a huge star. :D

[G5Unit]

The Iraq? Is that what she said?

[TheAnswer]

In her defense, if Mario López was that close to me, I think I'd forget how to speak too.

**SWOON**

[jessica.]

LMFAO that was awesome! Even hungover I laughed my ass off!

[xsedrinam]

And people wonder why blonde jokes remain alive and well.

[Queso]

Forgive me, but WTF did she just say? :D

[skunk]

Forgive me, but WTF did she just say? :DVery little.

[shecky]

she actually sounded like half the arguments in the threads in the PRSI forum. :eek:

[Daveway]

Why do I get the feeling she is part of the 1/5 of Americans that can't find the country on a map.

[Virgil-TB2]

The Iraq? Is that what she said?She also said "The US Americans" as if the "South African Americans" were like, another kind of Americans or something. :eek:

The closest she got to answering the question was where she seemed to be implying that people couldn't find things on maps because there "aren't enough maps" to go around. :confused:

[leekohler]

Uhh....WTF? That was scary- at least Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton make me giggle. That was just plain frightening.

[BoyBach]

That was toe-curlingly embarrassing. Poor lass!

[phungy]

Beauty fades, dumb is forever :D:apple:

[FleurDuMal]

She's absolutely correct. All the stuff is because of the Iraq and South Africa.

[mkrishnan]

Somebody's teachers have some 'splaining to do.

http://myskitch.com/mkrishnan/skitched-20070826-154710.jpg

[tyciol]

She also said "The US Americans" as if the "South African Americans" were like, another kind of Americans or something. :eek:

The closest she got to answering the question was where she seemed to be implying that people couldn't find things on maps because there "aren't enough maps" to go around. :confused:

While she is stupid, there's nothign wrong with that part.

Canadians live in North America, there are Brazilian South Americans...

[Mxsix]

That was hilarious. The host was like laughing when he took the mic away from her.

[PlaceofDis]

wow. how do you get that far in life without using your brain?

[mad jew]

I'd still go her.

[noaccess]

This kind of thing makes me wonder if the human race will still be around in 50 years.
Probably not. :(

Is it 2 minutes to midnight yet?

[zap2]

Oh my.......

[Scarlet Fever]

the irony is she is an example of the kind of bad education she was trying to talk about. What were the figures the other woman was saying? One in 5 people can't point out America on a map?

The US has a population of 300 million. 20% is 60 million. That's 60,000,000 people who, if given a map of the globe that they live on, couldn't point out the great big mass of land which they call their country of residence. Is it just me, or is there something severely f***ed up going on here?

The video is funny, yes, but also terribly poignant.

Is it 2 minutes to midnight yet?

3... 2... 1.... ding, ding, ding...

[Mac-Addict]

What what! Hold the phone.. so your telling me the people in iRaq (Hehe) and South Africa aren't citizens of the US?

[phungy]

...What were the figures the other woman was saying? One in 10 people can't point out America on a map?


It was "one fifth of Americans can't identify the US on a map..." so 2 in 10 people :)

[A Pittarelli]

peoplea are actually this stupid?

[yg17]

Miss Teen South Carolina, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[velocityg4]

They aren't in a pageant for their minds, anyway. What is simply amazing is the statement that 1/5 of Americans can not find the US on a world map. How could this possibly be true? I can not think of one person I know that could not find the US.

Maybe it is the target group for the survey, that should be suspect. Perhaps the survey was conducted solely among people who enter 100 or more of those free iPhone, PS3 and so forth banner ads, per week.:D

Another possible group are those people on Craigslist that think there 5 year old PC is worth over $1000.

[zelmo]

I pray she finds herself a rich and stupid man before her considerable physical charms fade. Otherwise I think we'll see her wearing a blue vest with a big smilie face on the back, handing out stickers to four year old kids with significantly higher IQ's.

[sushi]

I thought that the MC was kind by not saying what was on his mind. :)

I will say one thing in her defense. Maybe she simply froze up and got confused in front of the mike while trying to make a good pageant answer.

Then again, she might be a good example of why there are "Blonde" jokes. ;)

[swiftaw]

Miss Teen South Carolina, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Billy Madison?

[yg17]

Billy Madison?

Yep :D

[synth3tik]

Well hey, at least she is smarter then anyone in US politics.:(

[zap2]

I pray she finds herself a rich and stupid man before her considerable physical charms fade. Otherwise I think we'll see her wearing a blue vest with a big smilie face on the back, handing out stickers to four year old kids with significantly higher IQ's.

That won't happen....someone will, no doubt, come and take her away.

[jsw]

It was "one fifth of Americans can't identify the US on a map..." so 2 in 10 people :)
Well, you know, you're assuming rather dangerously that those doing the poll could do grade school math.

[Foxglove9]

peoplea are actually this stupid?

Yes, and I seem to be surrounded by them constantly (here being the exception of course) ;)

[ghall]

I'd still go her.

Mad, I think that cold is gettin' to ya. :)

LOL, "the Iraq". Might consider her for a one-night-stand, but she's just so...STUPID!!!

[Counterfit]

Well hey, at least she is smarter then anyone in US politics.:(

That's pretty much what I thought. She said lots of words, but didn't even come close to answering any question, never mind the one she was asked. I see a future in politics. :D

[yg17]

That's pretty much what I thought. She said lots of words, but didn't even come close to answering any question, never mind the one she was asked. I see a future in politics. :D

But the fact she answered something means she isn't fit for politics. Now if all she said was "I can't recall" then she might be going somewhere :D

[Analog Kid]

Well hey, at least she is smarter then anyone in US politics.:(
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4697/top2257bushputinmapaped1.jpg

[KristieMac]

MMMMMMmmmm I love smart chicks. :D

[iToaster]

Wow, just wow. Looks are great, but when you have little to no brain activity, those looks aren't going to do much for you...

[Abstract]

Is she a new 2007 updated version? I didn't think America (ie: The US America, not the other ones) manufactured people that stupid.


LOL, "the Iraq". Might consider her for a one-night-stand, but she's just so...STUPID!!!

It would be a one-night stand because she probably wouldn't remember who you were the next day. All she'll know is that she went out and woke up with a sore anus.

[jsw]

Wow, just wow. Looks are great, but when you have little to no brain activity, those looks aren't going to do much for you...
Oh, I'm pretty sure she'll end up with an easier life than many smarter but less attractive women.....
Is she a new 2007 updated version? I didn't think America (ie: The US America, not the other ones) manufactured people that stupid.We don't. We grow 'em like weeds.

[yg17]

We ought to do some research to see if breast size and brain size are inversely proportional.





I call dibs on measuring breast size :D

[phungy]

We ought to do some research to see if breast size and brain size are inversely proportional.





I call dibs on measuring breast size :D

I read an article on a UK news site that said those that have blue eyes were smarter while those with darker eyes were more physically better while those with bigger breasts meant they were smarter. Article Link (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/08/20/body-parts-that-reveal-your-intelligence-89520-19661229/).

I totally disagree.

[noaccess]

No wonder that article doesn't make sense.

Half of the time, the information is either not based on anything at all (i.e.
no source is cited) or it's based on "classical tradition", "Chinese face-reading beliefs", "astrology website x" or "the ancient art of physiognomy".

And this is supposed to be a news article...

[Maui]

She'll be president one day. And she'll name Bush as her inspiration.

[juanm]

We ought to do some research to see if breast size and brain size are inversely proportional.

My much better half is the living proof that this is not (always) true. She's quite thin, and yet has HUGE (considering she's thin) natural breasts. And I consider her extremely smart. She has actually considered getting a breast reduction surgery.
I see the "pictures or it never happened post" coming, and I'd gladly post a picture of them (her breasts), but I guess the mods would first ask for a hi-res version, and then censor my post and ban me.

By the way, can we get an "adults only" special forum, please? What about people who like to talk about macs, politics and porn? We are probably a majority, and we deserve a place here! :D

[steamboat26]

:D:D Hahaha :D:D

Best thing i've seen all day
I wonder if she could find the U.S on a map?

[m-dogg]

I take it she won?

[phungy]

By the way, can we get an "adults only" special forum, please? What about people who like to talk about macs, politics and porn? We are probably a majority, and we deserve a place here!

There is a "special" forum. Just donate to MR and you're in! :D:apple:

[gauchogolfer]

That was just embarrassingly bad. Enough to make me uncomfortable watching her. Yikes. Pretty, yes. Witty, no.

[dsnort]

That was painful to watch.

And just think, her vote counts just as much as anyones! :eek:

[ghall]

I take it she won?

Probably.


I keep watching it over and over because she's just so stupid.

[solvs]

I didn't think America (ie: The US America, not the other ones) manufactured people that stupid.

Yes, yes we do.

[Counterfit]

But the fact she answered something means she isn't fit for politics. Now if all she said was "I can't recall" then she might be going somewhere :D

Excepting ones suffering from early stages of Alzheimer's, most politicians go for the "many words, but little said" approach to questions they don't have an answer to (their strategist didn't give them one for it yet ;)). She followed that perfectly, and even mentioned things completely unrelated (South Africa? In this context, it's like answering "9/11" to a question about taxes")

[redAPPLE]

Forgive me, but WTF did she just say? :D

you mean, with sense?

;)

[teflon]

I take it she won?

No, Miss Colorado won. Thank god.

[redAPPLE]

By the way, can we get an "adults only" special forum, please? What about people who like to talk about macs, politics and porn? We are probably a majority, and we deserve a place here! :D

create a poll. and if we get an overwhelming majority... maybe we can discuss this with arn...:o

[vicious7]

Wow...and I thought I was dumb...:confused:

[tomoisyourgod]

she's intelligent.

A fifth of Americans can't locate the USA on the world map... this can't be true... that's like 60,000,000 people not knowing where they are on a map...

I reckon she couldn't locate the USA on the world map though.

[Credo184]

I would like for the Miss Teen America people to cite their source for this statistic. Because I once read that 4 out of 5 statistics are made up.

[teflon]

I somehow doubt that they used made up statistics on a national television show. I think it was 4 out of 5 statistics you read on the internet is made up. I don't think the judges are stupid enough to use some anonymous statistic for a quite important part of a pageant that the whole nation and more is watching.

[grafikat]

She is probably younger than you think, and scared to death.
</devils advocate>

That aside, her momma has trained her from a young chil' to be pretty, but not too smart. "Say somethin' about the poor education in the world, and that USA is best, and you'll be just fine"

<rant> pageant culture is shallow, and definitely a sign of self-absorbed has-been parents that should be ashamed </rant>

[MacNut]

By the way, can we get an "adults only" special forum, please? What about people who like to talk about macs, politics and porn? We are probably a majority, and we deserve a place here! :DJust click here (http://forums.macrumors.com/payments.php).:)

[juanm]

So there is such forum, and you were keeping it for yourselves! ;)
I'll think about it... :D

[mad jew]

Why don't we have a beauty pageant at MacRumors. I wanna meet Ms MacRumors 2007.

[mcarnes]

Frickin' hot as hell. I love dumb blondes.

[obeygiant]

I just watched that again and found it hilarious. Poor girl is probably still crying in some bathroom somewhere.

Why don't we have a beauty pageant at MacRumors. I wanna meet Ms MacRumors 2007.

seconded.

[phungy]

Why don't we have a beauty pageant at MacRumors. I wanna meet Ms MacRumors 2007.



seconded.

I third this motion. All in favor say "I".

[zap2]

I

[Father Jack]

I

[sb58]

I

[ghall]

Aye Aye! :p
(someone had to)

[mcarnes]

Nay. :p

[ghall]

Nay. :p

You're boring.

[mcarnes]

You're boring.

Maybe. But at least I ain't sheep. ;)

[MacNut]

Nay. :pI guess you won't be picked to be a judge then.:p

[obeygiant]

The 'I's have it..

Some one should start the Official MR Pageant Thread. Then the MR-Ws can submit their best photos.

We should probably choose judges.

PS I just saw Miss Teen on Leno. I hope he invites her for a guest.. maybe jaywalking?

[Counterfit]

I vote You.



Erm, eye?




No, wait, ai.




Hold on, I?




Aw jeez, AYE!

<rant> pageant culture is shallow, and definitely a sign of self-absorbed has-been parents that should be ashamed </rant>

Well, in the case of children's pageants, absolutely. But it's not necessarily so in adult ones. A friend of mine participated in the Miss Rhode Island pageant, and she certainly isn't someone you'd expect to be in one of those.
Nay. :p

Maybe. But at least I ain't sheep. ;)

I refer you to your post quoted above. You are indeed not a sheep, but a horse. :p

[PlaceofDis]

I just watched that again and found it hilarious. Poor girl is probably still crying in some bathroom somewhere.

afaik, she got third still. :confused::eek:

oh and to make it worse, from what i've heard... don't these people have coaches? that you know, help them with the answers.

[edesignuk]

That. Was. Awesome.

[aLoC]

It was a stupid question I thought. Poor girl.

[obeygiant]

Well people can't find the US on a map because they don't have access to maps. Seems logical. :)

Miss Teen Responds to her own comments about Maps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUE1Cu04Jzo

[Scarlet Fever]

A fifth of Americans can't locate the USA on the world map... this can't be true... that's like 60,000,000 people not knowing where they are on a map...

I did a quiz thing a while ago, i forgot where it was (i think it was National Geographic. I'm looking for it now), and 98% of Japanese people found Japan on the map, while only 89% of Americans found the USA on the map. Assuming that quiz got a good cross section of the American demographic, that would indicate that there are more than 30 million people who don't know where America is on the map.

30,000,000 people living in ignorant bliss... with obesity rates as high as they are now, a good portion of those 30 million people won't have to live in ignorant bliss for too long.

[Mord]

Somebody's teachers have some 'splaining to do.

http://myskitch.com/mkrishnan/skitched-20070826-154710.jpg


It's a rather stupid drug if you ask me, expensive and crap there are FAR better non addictive drugs out there that you can even function worth a damn after the effects have worn off.

I really don't get why it's fashionable.

[ezzie]

i watched this last night, and my first thought, to be fair, was that it was a kinda stupid question.

she started her response in a way that sounded like she was stalling a little....maybe even thinking of a good answer. for a split second, i felt for the girl.

then her brain seemed to melt away. then i laughed. a lot.

good lord...i'm still a little bit in shock at the stupidity. :o

[the vj]

She makes more sense than Bush any way.

[werther]

Though it is pretty damn funny, it seems to me that she was nervous. No doubt there are dumb people in the world and moreover there are apparently really dumb questions as well; she was simply nervous.

[the vj]

I did a quiz thing a while ago, i forgot where it was (i think it was National Geographic. I'm looking for it now), and 98% of Japanese people found Japan on the map, while only 89% of Americans found the USA on the map. Assuming that quiz got a good cross section of the American demographic, that would indicate that there are more than 30 million people who don't know where America is on the map.

30,000,000 people living in ignorant bliss... with obesity rates as high as they are now, a good portion of those 30 million people won't have to live in ignorant bliss for too long.

And you have to realize the size of the US compared with japan.

[phungy]

Japan has roughly 125 million while the US has roughly 302 million.

Sources: Japan (http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1000.html). US Census (http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html).

Even in this case, the percentages wouldn't fluctuate that much.

[Jschultz]

It's a rather stupid drug if you ask me, expensive and crap there are FAR better non addictive drugs out there that you can even function worth a damn after the effects have worn off.

I really don't get why it's fashionable.

Dude, you know that quote is tongue in cheek, right? Do you guys have the Chapelle Show over there? The quote is made famous in a comedy sketch.

[ryan]

Poor girl.

We all know what's like to get lost in mid question/answer and completely forget what we are saying. Fortunately for us we don't typically have video cameras and thousands of people watching.

[johnee]

I'd still go her.

yeah, who said they need to be smart?
Just kidding !!!! hahahaha

[johnee]

The 'I's have it..

Some one should start the Official MR Pageant Thread. Then the MR-Ws can submit their best photos.

We should probably choose judges.

PS I just saw Miss Teen on Leno. I hope he invites her for a guest.. maybe jaywalking?

there's a site for that, I think you heard of it.... myspace

[Much Ado]

Lets not be hard because after all in the Macrumors we can easily to try to be fair with macs and PCs but when in this sort of thing there is not often ways to regard other people in difficult situations who under the sort of pressure that with questions can't often think as in many for the compare with the whole of the United States and so we cant poke fun and in this way be American for in this we are together at least and not apart like an acorn and a tree but united as one which is where we ought to see beyond this.

[ghall]

Lets not be hard because after all in the Macrumors we can easily to try to be fair with macs and PCs but when in this sort of thing there is not often ways to regard other people in difficult situations who under the sort of pressure that with questions can't often think as in many for the compare with the whole of the United States and so we cant poke fun and in this way be American for in this we are together at least and not apart like an acorn and a tree but united as one which is where we ought to see beyond this.

You lost me after "because"

[Bern]

She lost me when she said "Well...."

[skye12]

Quite representative of the majority of kids these days. I bet
she could write a dissertation on Lindsey Lowlife.

School is a joke now. An average college degree today is equivalent
to a high school diploma from even 20-30 years ago.

Required military or national service for 2 years sould be required-\no exemptions.

[ghall]

Required military or national service for 2 years sould be required-\no exemptions.
:eek: LIKE HELL!!!

[Much Ado]

You lost me after "because"

Gotcha! :D:cool:

[floriflee]

Perhaps there were a lot of infants and babies polled to get this stat? :confused:

I feel sorry for her. It was funny to watch, but agree that it really is a stupid question.... like most pageant questions.

[kretzy]

I feel sorry for her. It was funny to watch, but agree that it really is a stupid question.... like most pageant questions.

True, but the question was still answerable. All she needed to say was that there needs to be more focus on the US, from a global perspective, included in school curriculums and perhaps suggest something like getting kids to use Google Earth on the computers at school.

I really think that nerves just got the better of her. Still makes me laugh though. :D

[Counterfit]

Required military or national service for 2 years sould be required-\no exemptions.

I fail to see how that would do anything other than bring a lot of people into the military that just have no business there.

[FireArse]

...this video made it to the London Metro today!

I still would.

F

[solvs]

Lets not be hard because after all in the Macrumors we can easily to try to be fair with macs and PCs but when in this sort of thing there is not often ways to regard other people in difficult situations who under the sort of pressure that with questions can't often think as in many for the compare with the whole of the United States and so we cant poke fun and in this way be American for in this we are together at least and not apart like an acorn and a tree but united as one which is where we ought to see beyond this.
Is that you Miss Teen S. Carolina?

Perhaps there were a lot of infants and babies polled to get this stat? :confused:
I doubt it. I completely believe the statistic, and wonder if it isn't a bit low. A lot of people are stupid here. A lot. I've dated some of them.

I just can't watch it anymore. Even the parodies. Of which there are many. Kinda feel sorry for her. Just makes me sad now.

[obeygiant]

I completely believe the statistic, and wonder if it isn't a bit low.

HA, you would believe it. :D If that stat is true its probably including kids under 10 yrs.




"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because...ah some...people out there in our nation don't have maps and...ah...I believe that eh-education such as in South Africa and the Iraq everywhere like such as and I believe that they should....our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or-or should help south Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our gen..."

[phungy]

Miss Teen SC gets a second chance! :eek: (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=347786)


Lets not be hard because after all in the Macrumors we can easily to try to be fair with macs and PCs but when in this sort of thing there is not often ways to regard other people in difficult situations who under the sort of pressure that with questions can't often think as in many for the compare with the whole of the United States and so we cant poke fun and in this way be American for in this we are together at least and not apart like an acorn and a tree but united as one which is where we ought to see beyond this.

Wow, that's what I call a run-on sentence!

[Much Ado]

Is that you Miss Teen S. Carolina?

Yes, now my identity is repealed when because i use the Internet often so to speak.

[gnasher729]

Well people can't find the US on a map because they don't have access to maps. Seems logical. :)

Miss Teen Responds to her own comments about Maps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUE1Cu04Jzo

The video is brilliant. The comments are just so, so sad. Maybe one in five cannot find the USA on a map, but more than one in five seem not to recognise a parody.

[notjustjay]

I remember a little poll that was reported on here in the Ottawa Citizen, where people were given a blank map of North America and asked to draw the border between USA and Canada. I can't recall the details (if someone knows what I'm referring to, please back me up with a link) but they asked both Americans and Canadians. The results were very interesting. A lot of people weren't even close -- according to one person, the Canadian border is somewhere near California, and according to another, the USA swallows up all of the Great Lakes, and then some.

Granted, I probably could only get as far as a straight-line approximation. It's not something one tends to think about. :)

[sushi]

Required military or national service for 2 years sould be required-\no exemptions.
That would be a great idea! :)

[Queso]

Required military or national service for 2 years sould be required-\no exemptions.
No exemptions. Gays too then?

[princealfie]

yeah of course when 20% can't identify US on a map, those are the national policymakers who decide the fate of our country.

[ac6789]

I did a quiz thing a while ago, i forgot where it was (i think it was National Geographic. I'm looking for it now), and 98% of Japanese people found Japan on the map, while only 89% of Americans found the USA on the map. Assuming that quiz got a good cross section of the American demographic, that would indicate that there are more than 30 million people who don't know where America is on the map.

30,000,000 people living in ignorant bliss... with obesity rates as high as they are now, a good portion of those 30 million people won't have to live in ignorant bliss for too long.

Is this the survey you participated in? 2002 National Geographic Geo Survey (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1126_021120_TVGeoRoperSurvey.html). It states 11% of Americans couldn't find USA on the map.

[solvs]

HA, you would believe it.

Of course I do. Look at where I live. This place is filled with pretty but stupid people who couldn't find the USA on a map if it said "You Are Here". :eek: Most of my clients are like that (I do computer repair for industry people). I even had a girlfriend who once asked me where the any key was. :o

I can find it on a map though, if that's what you were getting at, I used to get A's in Geography. ;)

[edesignuk]

http://up.edesignuk.com/files/1/Images/Forums/MissTeenCarolina.gif

I love the great people of the interwebs for their creativity and such and such as.

[iBlue]

<tube maps and such as>

I love the great people of the interwebs for their creativity and such and such as.

http://upc.edesignuk.com/uploads/smilies/4-rolling.gif

that. is. comedy. ...for those of us who have access to interwebs and such.

[Scarlet Fever]

Is this the survey you participated in? 2002 National Geographic Geo Survey (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1126_021120_TVGeoRoperSurvey.html). It states 11% of Americans couldn't find USA on the map.

Looks like it could be it. Thanks! :)

[devman]

And here is the t-shirt

http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/misssouthcarolina/male

[mcarnes]

I love the great people of the interwebs for their creativity and such and such as.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u92/donkeyrokman/laughing7iw8jx.gif

[mkrishnan]

And here is the t-shirt

http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/misssouthcarolina/male

Busted Tees are fabulous! :)