Pradical Blog: Donald Trump as Diversity Advocate

I opened the paper this morning and there it was:

ARAB-AMERICAN WINS PAGEANT

Miss USA: Nod to diversity, or ‘affirmative action’?

Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant sure knows how to make headlines.

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Go figure, nothing against the Donald, but he would not be the person I would think would be an advocate for affirmative action. Now, clearly, the Miss USA contest is kinda gross and sexist in itself, but from my perspective if you are going to go beyond the “progressives” talking to one another, Miss USA is a great place to start.

It is amazing/scary to watch the flash points in this rapidly changing world. This story has a lot of the ingredients. In a post 911 world in the US, an Arab woman winning an award, even Miss USA, is hailed as a victory by groups such as the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. This within the context of the post-Arizona immigration law world, where some “harsh critics” (read one of the most vocal bloggers) charged that the Oklahoma delegate she was up against might have got the boot because she supported the law.

So in the end pop culture meets political culture, in a place we didn’t expect it to be. Good on ya Donald!

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Posted in Culture, International, Politics, Women
Tags: arab, arizona, donald trump, immigration, miss usa, rima fakih