By and large, beauty contests are such an embarrassing anachronism that it's hard to get even the slightest bit excited about them – unless, of course, Miss USA falls over and everyone gets to boo her, in which case beauty contests are kinda fun.
We're referring to Monday's Miss Universe competition, of course. Where usually a Miss Universe competition is an excuse for the world's most dumbly pretty bubbleheads to trot up and down a walkway and pretend that they've ever had a single thought that wasn't exclusively about themselves in an attempt to win a big piece of ribbon, this year things were different. That's because this year Rachel Smith, America's contestant in Miss Universe, fell over and was then booed relentlessly when she had to try and address the Mexican audience. The Miss Universe booing incident is now being played off as a political matter, based on the USA's draconian immigration policy – but that's missing the real point here.
The real point, should you need telling, is that booing people who are prettier than you is probably the best thing in all the world.
There must have been a point in time where a beauty queen was a genuinely aspirational thing to become. Not any more, though – the majority of women have either realised that beauty contests are nothing more than outmoded efforts to undermine female accomplishments in an ultimately patriarchal society, or they've worked out that they can totally get a bunch more money if they fuck blokes on the internet for a living. That has left the beauty queen talent pool so shallow that even drunk nymphomaniac drug abusers like Miss USA Tara Conner can have a real shot at winning. Or, alternatively, people who can't walk down a simple piece of floor without falling over like a ninny, like Miss USA Rachel Smith.
Rachel Smith represented the USA in Monday's Miss Universe contest. Obviously the biggest news about Miss Universe was that it was won by yet another Earth girl – Miss Japan Riyo Mori – following last year's win by Puerto Rico's Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza. But while we'd usually be taking this time to pass on our commiserations to all the other planets in the universe who have been cruelly shut out of the Miss Universe title again, this year we've decided it'd be much more fun to look at all the abuse that Miss USA Rachel Smith got from the crowd of Mexicans she was trying to impress.
Rachel Smith's Miss Universe woes were twofold on Monday; not only did she fall over in front of everyone, but she also attempted to give a speech to an auditorium of angrily booing Mexicans. The treatment of Miss USA has kicked off a huge debate in America about whether Smith was booed because she's an idiot who can't even stand up properly or because she represents a country with strongly anti-Mexican immigration policy. Miss Universe co-owner Donald Trump thinks he knows the answer:
"I don't think they are booing because of Rachel. They are booing because of the immigration policy."
Following his statement Donald Trump then went into a 45-minute-long abusive rant about Rosie O'Donnell because there was a camera there and that's what he just assumes people wants to hear these days.
But, for all the ensuing arguments and self-exploration that the Miss Universe booing of Miss USA has started, perhaps the people of Mexico are onto something with this method of protest. We can't be alone in thinking that all international disputes would be better solved if pretty girls in bikinis from each country walked up and down a catwalk until everything was sorted out. Also, we think that Rosie O'Donnell would probably be more in favour of the Iraq War if this was the case.
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Peter says
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gary fraley says
At what point in your life were you brainwashed? Why weren’t the other
contestants booed I’m sure they were prettier than everyone in the audience.
We are about to grant amnesty to all those ugly people and they boo. Maybe the
soccer players were prettier than the fans in Mexico City when the chanted
OSAMA. Wake up
Ben sparks says
You’re a fuckin loser dude!! Commenting on such a stupid event!!
CA Highway Petrol says
This is old news. Show me a mexican that pays taxes and I’ll listen to his argument. Otherwise, go rake my lawn and plant my pagonias.
Riyo Mori is smokin hot, go Asian!
Jerry says
What a cruel person you are, you so-called writer. Just because you can type and put some
words together, doesn’t mean you should use them in order to put down another person,
especially a person who is trying to do something in this world.
There is absolutely no excuse for being lousy to people and that fact is lost on this writer,
and those crummy Mexicans in the audience.
We should not let those Mex’s into our country at all, let them wallow in their own feces.
Joe Elliott says
The writer of this article is as anti-american as those in the Mexican audience booing Miss Universe. Regarding “bubble headedness” the writer should look in the mirror.
ckc says
Ugly women,nasty men and shity beer,what would you expect form a bunch of low life third world idiots.fuck i say
Paul says
Don’t mistake me for being anti-U.S., and I understand that a lot of Mexico is unfriendly to the U.S., but the problem wasn’t just political. The contest was in Mexico, but it was obvious that the show was a U.S. production. Ms. Mexico was excluded from the final five, yet Ms. USA, who had fallen on stage and was nowhere near as good looking as Ms. Mexico was advanced.
The Mexican crowd saw a problem with the judges. Anyone who watched had to be scratching their heads… or booing.
Todd says
“Draconian immigration policy”? What planet are you from? The US has the most liberal immigration policy of any nation on this planet! We accept more legal immigrants and tolerate more illegal immigrants than any other nation.
You want draconian, look at f**king Mexico’s immigration laws.
John Davis says
Well, I for one was happy to read this. I’m SICK of Bush and his gang getting their own corrupt way in everything. I live in Okinawa where Americans are about as popular as a dead cat in a wedding. Why? Individual Americans are fine. Their politics is reminiscent of the 3rd Reich. In my opinion, the animosity has less to do with immigration policy than Herr Bush and his gang running over everything. Why does the “World Bank” have to have an American at the top?
Americans invaded Iraq. Let’s not forget that. They started this war on what has since proved to be a pack of lies.
I’m happy they didn’t win the beauty contest. There is no beauty there.
John Davis
Carl says
Obviously you have no concept of U.S. immigration policy nor what illegal immigration has done to the U.S.
It is clear that you hate the U.S.
Julia Goulia says
Your article is funny. I suspect you’re not intending this to be some grand discussion of US immigration policy, or foreign policy generally. It’s just meant be funny, and the responses make it even more amusing. Beauty contests and the U.S. are both ridiculous.
Chris says
This article is perfect example of the bias in our media today. They try to make it appear that we are in the wrong about our immigration policy. They talk about all these poor mexican families. What they don’t tell you is the 33,000 gang mexican gang members that are illegally in the country, the California prisons that are bursting with illegal immigrants that have committed crimes or the fact the mexico promotes these people to come to our country so that they don’t have to provide social services for them. Instead we can pick up the bill! America is a country of laws and yet we provide get out of jail cards for people who aren’t event citizens of this country? Your are anti-American. If you like Mexico then go live there! Wake up America!!!!!
Tha Konfederation says
its sad that people are still so ethnocentric. we believe that we as americans are so much higher than everyone including mexicans…and then we wonder why people around the world hate us so much…..
Bill Jones says
Your obvious lack of knowledge, about the problems illegal immigaration are causing in the United States, is appaling. Please get a clue before you write anymore about things you obviously know nothing about.
Dan says
Isn’t Rachel Smith part Mexican? I know she’s mixed, but don’t know what of.
At any rate, “USA’s draconian immigration policy”,”strongly anti-Mexican immigration policy”???! Huh? What the heck are they talking about? They’re practically our special guests here in America. Sure, now that we’ve moaned and groaned about illegals they are doing some sort of token border patrol but it’s no where near where it should be.
What about Mexicans immigration policy? Could I goto Mexico illegally and collect welfare, vote, deal drugs and demand citizenship? I don’t think so. Maybe we should have booed Miss Mexico for their draconian immigration policy.
Brett says
The author, Stuart Heritage, seemed to miss his own point about the Miss Universe pagent. He shows contempt for the pagent, the contestants (especially Miss USA), Donald Trump, and the USA. For some reason thought he showed no contempt for the country that hosted the event, Mexico, or the people that payed money to be in the audience, mostly Mexicans. Mr. Heritage seems to have a problem with the objectification of women yet he feels no compashion for the women being objectified.
I have always felt that the Mexicans in the USA are just here to earn a decent living and provide for there families and I have absolutly nothing against that. I have also believed that imigration is good for the USA, historically spikes in imigration have caused spikes in the economy. But this isn’t so for Mexican imagrants because they use and abuse our system and our generosity. I know why President Bush wants to keep the status quo but why is it that liberals want to maiintain Illegal imigration. Do they truly believe we should open our borders to anyone that wants to come into the USA. Is there a single country in the world that does that, I don’t think so? Since this debate has started I have been shocked at the hateful comments of Mexicans and it is they that have formed my new opinion. Screw them they are ungreatful America haters and all illegals should be tossed out and required to come back legally. Or maybe they should clean up there own house first. If it wasn’t for the rampant corruption in Mexico it wouldn’t be a third world country anymore. That says something about the Mexican people and it isn’t good. I was in Mexico once and had to bribe the immigration officer to get in the country because he ripped up my perfectly good visa and demanded a bribe. I had to bribe a cop to leave me and my wife alone when all we were doing was having a meal in the same restuarant that these DRUNK police officers decided to come into. The owner also gave them a case of beer so that they would leave. Then I had to bribe another immigration officer to let me out of Mexico. They have made their country a shit hole and I think they should have to live in it.
Gilbert Wham says
“we as americans are so much higher than everyone including mexicans” – Proves the War on (some) Drugs isn’t working…
16 angry comments in 4 hours? Not bad Hecklerspray, keep up the good work. In fact, have a gold star.
Kath in Memphis says
I aggree with Paul – I’m not anti-american, but don’t you think it’s fishy how the USA alwyas happens to run in the top 5 ?? out of how many other women?? PLEASE!!! and they saw how the AMreICAN pageant, put our USA lady in the top 5 after she tripped yet MISS MEXICO didn’t make it and she walked without falling. So, if they booed because it’s political, then i say, why not? i don’t blame them.
mossman says
Typical liberal ranting is all i got out of this little piece of crap article.And as far as the guy from Okinowa is concerned, you really should do a little checking of history in lets say the last 60 years. You do know that the Japanese have a history as some of the most brutal and racist people to ever walk this planet. I think all you have to do is look at what they did throughout asia and the south pacific prior to ww2. Brutal to say the least.As far as your histrionics about the Bush administration are concerned the “lies you speak of were accepted as factual by the world and the united nations. Do your homework and try to operate withsome intellect and not so much on emotions. People will take you allittle more seriosly
Ernest West says
Great article/column, especially for its ability to bring out so much political rancor from so many of your readers! I agree with “Paul” that the audience was booing the judges’ decision to allow a less pretty (and pretty clumsy) Miss USA into the finals while excluding Miss Mexico. I also agree with Julia Goulia that your column was very funny; I laughed out loud a few times. It’s too bad so many of your readers can’t recognize sarcasm & satire. In the mean time, Keep Up The Good Work!
Stephen Diggs says
Oh my Stuart! How long have you felt this badly about yourself?
bdunn02 says
Props for not being afraid of keeping critical blog responses up, but — dude, check out the immigration policies of *other* countries before calling US policy “draconian”. Check out, for instance, Mexico’s immigration policy. Ours is plenty friendly.
Thx,
bkd
rae says
… my husband is a mexican and he pays taxes. He does what all you lazy ass americans won’t do.. he actually does the hard work. he has to do more than sit on his ass all day starin at a computer. :)
TLS says
You must be an illegal you ignorant stupid fuck!
David Schmidt says
Facts must not matter to the febal/Liberal minded writers and media. US Citizens are not anti mexican, ….they are anti-ILEGAL immigration!! I don’t care what color or country you came from, …if you came willingly and legaly, …WELCOME!!
But for Latinos to call Americans “racist”, …take a step back and see who REALLY is RACIST. ..Fact – The majority of illegal aliens, …LATINO. They think they are above EVERYBODY else so much to the point, …that they can ruin and leave their country, …without “waiting in-line” like the other immigrants from around the world, and have the gaul to make demands to a country they entered ilegaly???
If you tried to write a fact, …you would probably cripple yourself!!
rae says
oh one other thing… if you want to get technical every one here in america is an immigrant except for the native americans.. so me being cherokee, choctaw, and chippewa… that’s means this is my native land… not yours so you all should go back to where you came from.. you stole the land from my people. and my people say mexicans are welcome here…. If only it worked that way eh….
john chaves says
I t was cruel on part of the audience in mexico, you can expect the same in 2008 on part of the american audience towards the Mexican queen, it will be wrong.
Andru Jaksen says
I say that booing Miss U.S.A. is nothing less than an act of war, booing our representative in a world pageant is an insult that should not be tolerated. In the spirit of our great ancestors, I say we invade Mexico immediately. It is about time we took over all that fabulous beach front property. The middle east is just too far away to colonize, and besides, they are running out of oil. We start with Mexico, and work our way south.
Maggie Neuschotz says
Jerry, you sound uneducated, Mexicans do pay taxes, read the Times article, published April 2006 page 43, they pay taxes even if they use a fraudulent social security number. The U.S. Government gets to keep all that money, billions, without having to pay the contributors any benefits. Get it? Free money for uncle Sam. I too think the boos were political, because in California our government is deporting the parents and leaving the children without parents in many cases. That has to be very painful for the Mexican families involved, no matter what country they are from. It’s too bad it had to happen to the Mexican people. Our government has to fix this problem, we are Christians after all and this matter is “morally,” wrong. We cannot continue to split families apart. I also think Miss Mexico was really gorgeous, and Miss Korea was stunning!
greg porter says
F**k the american world point of view. 90% of them are followers jumping off a cliff, lead by designated dumb-koffs. F**K ’em if they can’t speak for themselves and F**k ’em if they can’t recognize when a problem slaps ’em upside the cranium.
The 300 says
Paul, if you think the USA has a “Draconian immigration policy” you are about as disconnected from reality as it is possible to get. Seriously. I am an Independent, and hate most ideology and ploitics, but the US Congress is about to pass what effectively is another amnesty bill. What other nation is *that* loose with its immigration standards? I fully support immmigration, but why can;t we get, say, some doctors and scientists from India instead of millions of unskilled workers?
>>rae said “oh one other thing… if you want to get technical every one here in america is an immigrant except for the native americans”
Where do you people get this crap from? That’s the point of view of an eight year old. **ALL** of huanity started in Africa, probably somewhere near what is now Ethiopia. Your ancestors came from Asia, dummy.
Soif you really want to get technical, everyone born here is a native. Why are you so bigoted?
>>rae said “He does what all you lazy ass americans won’t do.. ”
No, he does unskilled work for illegal wages. You’re happy your husband is being exploited? You’re happy you husband has no ambition?
>> rae said “not yours so you all should go back to where you came from..”
I came from California. Why are you so full of hate? Why are you so bigoted?
Paul said: We can’t be alone in thinking that all international disputes would be better solved if pretty girls in bikinis from each country walked up and down a catwalk”
Well, OK, I’m with you on that one. :)
Mr. Universe says
Booooooo!
Tom D. says
“john chaves Says:
May 31st, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I t was cruel on part of the audience in mexico, you can expect the same in 2008 on part of the american audience towards the Mexican queen, it will be wrong.”
Not possible. Miss Mexico probably lives in the United States.
Splitter says
Fortunately Mossman nobody will take you seriously:-).
First the Don is in charge need I say more about things being fixed. He would fix the contest but you can imagine what the girl would have to do for the win;-).
And to all of you up on the mount I think that you need to come down the altitude has deprived your brain of oxygen, this is a beauty contest not life and death. It’s like sports in this country parents taking there kids games seriously and violently lashing out at there kids and others. Competition is the mothers milk of disaster not of freedom. Cheers
Ted says
Did you actually watch the pagent. I feel they were booing because Miss USA should not have been inthe final 5. Miss Mexico, and a few others, scored much higher in the swimsuit competition. i think the audience felt Miss USA shold not have been in the final 5 and that is why they booed her when she walked up to the mike to anser her Final Question. People are reading too much into this. These are pagent people not politicos!!!
Cleo R says
“oh one other thing… if you want to get technical every one here in america is an immigrant except for the native americans..so me being cherokee, choctaw, and chippewa… that’s means this is my native land… not yours so you all should go back to where you came from.. you stole the land from my people. and my people say mexicans are welcome here…. ”
Here we go… the evil white man is to blame for everything. Your comment is so typical. And who did you take the land from? The roaming buffalo and animals of the Great Plains? Why don’t you pack up your things, purchase a life preserver, and head back over the Bering Strait to where you originally came from? Then after you do, we can all go back to our native homelands, allow the animals to reclaim their land, and live in peace as they had done for tens of thousands of years undisturbed without the threat of being hunted. That would be true justice. haha..
Cesar Espinosa says
Lets not forget that there are millions of illegal ALIENS from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America you dumb fucks! For the record, I am an illegal immigrant who obtained two master degrees with your taxes! I LOVE IT!
Killer of Giants says
Wait a minute — cruel Mexicans boo Miss USA, and we blame Miss USA? Ridiculous
Killer of Giants says
Rae said, “oh one other thing… if you want to get technical every one here in america is an immigrant except for the native americans.. so me being cherokee, choctaw, and chippewa… that’s means this is my native land… not yours so you all should go back to where you came from.. you stole the land from my people.”
I’m tired of this bone-headed argument. If you think this is true, show me the legal documents published by the various tribes. The records where some tribes made deals SELLING their land (fairly or unfairly) are available if you look them up.
Of course, if you want us to leave, we’ll go as soon as you agree to give the land back to Kennewick Man’s descendents — Oh, I’m sorry, your ancestors seem to have KILLED THEM ALL.
Paul says
It has been said the measure of a country can be summed up by this: The number of people who want out versus the number of people who want in.
OhYeah says
So you sent your email via smoke signal Chochise?
BIG MIKE says
SHOW ME A MEXICAN THAT WILL GO TO WAR FOR THE U.S. AND I’LL SAY LET HIM/HER SYAY, IF NOT STAY THE FUCK OUT
Rob says
Todd is right on!! I say the US immigration laws aren’t Draconian(harsh) enough! Try immigrating to Mexico illegally. Let me know how that works out for you.
Josh says
And rae i do agree with your comment. The British, German, Scot, Spanish, French, and Dutch who took your land are as well immigrants. We cannot change the past but prevent the same for the future. Besides one thing we all did do was establish this nationalism America contains. The real argument should be that the Mexicans do not support our country and send our money back to their native countries and continue to hate the American culture that allows them freedoms, healthcare, and jobs that though might not pay well still pay better than their jobs in their native countries do. So preserve the future and work with the past. We need a stronger stance on immigration immediately.
Jerry says
I think “Stuart Heritage” is a nom de plume. I wouldn’t be at all suprised if he’s really Mexican or Arabic. Stuart
go back to where you came from, and flush it next time, you traitor!
Emperor Draco says
Yeah, seriously, stick to humor. If you want to throw in little current event “tidbits” like the remark about “draconian immigration policies” then at least do some research to ensure you’re at least somewhat credible.
The reason Congress is finally trying to reform the immigration system now is because it is too open and liberal, not because it’s overly-strict. We have one of the highest immigration rates in the world, and we granted amnesty to all the current illegal immigrants in ’86, for goodness’ sake.
Leave off the political commentary and analysis unless you plan to exert some effort in the future, please, because, unfortunately, a lot of people are ignorant enough to take remarks like that seriously. But it’s your site, so whatever.
Bruce says
TLS has a very compelling argument. Very well put, shows off his moral fortitude and superior intellect.
While I agree with Rae that not all Mexicans should be lumped into a single sterotype, I also am forced to note that in making her objection she is doing exactly the same.
Bigotry is everywhere, and the sooner everybody learns to put aside prejudice, the better. Of course that will never happen because it seems that people with insecurities will never get past their own hangups and the blame game that focusses on others as scapegoats for their failures instead of focussing inward and getting on with their own lives. A rational argument you may think, but hell, I’m prejudiced against the likes of the TLS’ too.
Vicky says
I had a nice laugh reading all this…nobody hates anybody…for chrissakes…grow up guys…this is just a beauty contest
it doesn’t matter who won or who did not win…do i feel sorry for miss usa ? …sure
Every contestant in this pageant has spent months preparing for this one moment and it must be heart breaking for the losers…but thats all in the game..
Like everybody else watching this show we expect to be entertained …so sit back and enjoy the show…
Tina Gaines says
Of course the Mexican booed. What a bunch of ignorant ingrates. If they hate Americans, why sneak into the country. They make people hate them.
txgrandma says
The Beauty Pageants are all just a lot of bull!!!! These women are vain and I have always thought this. The comment about opening up our Borders, well, enough all ready. We have enough illlegals in our country. Let the other countries take their share. The US has gone overboard on letting all kinds in our country. It seems that we are getting a lot of criminals here instead of the majority of good people.
STOP BLAMING THE USA FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG IN THIS WORLD.
jDuB says
American audiences would never do this to a mexican queen…the mexicans are unappreciative of everything that we provide to them and allow them to do…alot more then their own government…no thank you’s needed, but how about kissing our a%$ every now then.
txgrandma says
Well to the Native Indian. I come from an ancestry of Native American Indians. My grandmother and grandfather were full blooded Cherokee Indian. Now as far as your comment on land being stolen from them, well I heard all the stories from my grandparents. No, no, no, the Mexicans, Russians, Japanese, Chinese or whatever else is coming here needs to go back to their land and live and stop coming here and making us stop pledging allegiance to our flag, because it offends you and your beliefs; go to the devil if you do not like our having prayer in school, or having the emblem “In God We Trust”. If you do not like it then get out of America and stop trying to cause problems. God will make you pay at the time of your deaths. THIS IS OUR COUNTRY, NOT YOURS!!!!!
Kerry says
I agree 100% with Mr Schmidt above. However, I am liberal but not on this particular issue. As Rae points out, “He does what all you lazy ass americans won’t do.. he actually does the hard work.” The reason that us “lazy ass Americans” don’t do the hard work is because there are people (illegal immigrants) that will do the same work for alot cheaper. There is nothing wrong with staring at a computer all day, which seems to be where the real money is now, it’s the way it is these days. There will always be the people who don’t want to educate themselves and will settle for the shitty jobs and won’t strive to make their lives better. Better, as in NOT picking cabbage and mowing lawns for their entire life. We should teach our youth that and see how much quicker we can turn into Mexico. The bottom line is, no one would have a problem with immigrants at all (as that, as we all know is how we started out here, after decimating the Native Americans, though I look at that as survival of the fittest and another argument) if they just took to proper LEGAL channels to make it here.
American Doe says
Rae, if this country was to be left in the hands of cherokee, choctaw, and chippewa to run, what would we have other than casinos and be raking yards or planting pagonias in Mexico. As for your husband paying taxes, how much does he pay as oppose to how much you benefit from the American tax dollars? How does taxes from your husband’s minimum wage offset the deficit ran up by illegals in this country? Perhaps the “lazy american asses” feel that it is beneath their dignity to be paid such dirt wage for their work.
Why is it that everytime I go to a Liquor store to buy a drink, that it is the Hispanic man cashing in his worker’s comp check, when he has no handicap at all, and buy tequila? Why is it that I see Hispanic families purchase groceries with WIC coupons at the market, but have 24 pack of beer and load their groceries into gas guzzling customized Ford Expeditions? How many ladies giving birth at our hospitals have their own insurance?
As for the idiot that wrote this column (I meant beautiful Mr. Heritage), I suppose you keep the doors to your house and car open at all times for anyone to just walk in and take whatever they want, and that you would be perfectly fine to have your kids be booed by foreigners who holds this country in contempt, yet are dying to live here.
Unbelievable says
The majority of comments here are stupefying and sadly, not surprising. Its been said that racism breeds ignorance and most folks here have proven that.
First off, while the show was held in Mexico, the audience in the theater was an international one as this events are by invitations only for the people in the business. Secondly, the booing stems from seeing a contestant reach the top elimination round after having just fallen on her butt!
Obviously the judging is fixed as every year Miss USA makes it to the top 5. The pageant, now co-owned by Trump and NBC, always cater to the advertisers. These advertisers know that their ethnocentric audience watching back home will turn away in droves if the US gets eliminitated and they need you watching up until that last commercial. How some of you people can’t see through this is unbelievable and on top of that you bring out your racist rage.
I hope the new immigrants can turn this hatred around and turn America into the great homogeneous nation its claims to be.
Re: to American Doe says
Hey American Doe, David Duke called and your hood outfilt is ready. Seriously, it seems that all those years of doing meth in your trailer have taken their toll.
Don’t worry in just a few years those recently arrived immigrants will be moving to a much nicer neighborhood and leave you and your clan back in your run-down trailer park. Ciao!
kizilbash says
I think it would be nice to have more Mexicans in our country. Hard working, common sense people, and very kind as well. I think we should send a lot of white people back to where they came from. After all, Mexico is a lot closer to the US than England, Germany, and France. Furthermore, a lot of white people are becoming remarkable stupid and lazy. Also, a large part of what is now the US was actually Mexico just over a century ago. How many white families in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and California are descendants of illegal immigrants?
Anyway, I don’t see what Mexican immigration has to do with this article at all. It was a well-written and amusing article. It’s just that many Americans’ overblown sense of exceptionalism prevents them from appreciating a good laugh. Wrap it in the American flag and it becomes sacred.
Euclid says
Wow! This is more fun than a nursery school recess!
Sad though. Every time I read a xenophobic rant
I remember that it’s another vote. De Tocqueville was right.
Raman says
Well, you should certainly be able to understand why Mexican Americans hate the USA (or at least the symbolism of the USA. They can’t find decent jobs in their own country and are forced to cross our border in hopes of a better life. The Mexican government is corrupt, indifferent and controlled by the drug cartels. The environment and climate of Mexican are repugnant. When was the last time that Mexico, as a nation, did anything of historic significance?
America is the modern day equivalent of imperial Rome, only more warmongering and destructive.
Jim says
Funny article. I personally think the beauty pagents are a joke. It just goes to show where peoples priorities are.
It didn’t surprise me that Trump said what he did about immigration. It’s all political, he’s political, the all important vote comes next week on the latest immigration bill. The US government and its’ large corporations have a serious dilemma. They’ve figured out how to make money off illegals, and they need to make more. Bank of America and many others extend mortgage loans to illegals! How will they get their money if the illegals are sent home? Plus they have to figure out how to pay for this so-called war. What better way than with 20-30 million new citizens to exploit.
Don’t believe the old childish “they do the work americans won’t” that makes me laugh so much, because I see the unemployed americans who can’t find minimum wage work because the jobs are all taken by immigrants. Now these same people who can’t follow even our basic laws are to get legal status and benefits that even born and raised Americans don’t have.
Enough ranting, Beauty Pagents are to be a diversion. The only people that think that beauty pagents are worthwhile are the companies/people that make the money from them and the naive who participate in them.
abhi says
Illegal immigration is a problem in the US, mostly from Mexico whose own government is corrupt and useless. How much do we hear about an illegal immigration problem from Canada. NOTHING because there is none because the government over there takes care of its people. Illegal immigrant are uneducated and their neighbourhoods have the highest crime ratios and teen pregnancy. Illegal immigrants take away jobs made by the US ecomony and don’t even pay taxes for the roads and other public utilities they use. They break American laws and bypass the system by which legal immigrants who wait in line to come to US. All illegal immigrants should be punished and not allowed in to the US.
kws says
Draconian immigration policy? with Mexico? HAHAHAHAHAHA
We let the bastards walk right in and only deport a small token number when we get around to it.
We only bust immigrants’ nuts if they come in from Canada, Europe, or Oceanaia.
Joseph says
I don’t understand. If they want to come into this country, why do they hate our country so much? Stay there dammit! Don’t boo our people cause your country sucks! Start a coup or something! but don’t bitch at us cause you guys suck!
Jenn says
The final five is based on viewing audience that is why america got in. China and japan have huge audiences as well as america. I am from Barbados and our girl never wins we only have about 270 thousand people so it doesn’t make sense to waste a final spot on that many viewers. It is not about Politics it is about viewers and advertising.
Hector D, Martinez says
The writer of this article about Miss U.S.A, has not fundament. Iit sounds vague and malicious to the Mexican people. I am not a Mexican, but I know these people; despite the existent differences between them and the Americans, they are not racist and they care for the Americans than nobody else in the world.
Sincerely, Hector D, Martinez
May 31, 2007.
a citizen says
Contrary to what some may think, the immigrants you/re bashing do the work that Americans wont. True, there are may unemployed Americans who can’t find minimum wage jobs but those jobs are NOT the one the undocumented immigrants do. No American citizen nor immigrant with their papers in order will do work for less than minimum wage, 6 to 7 days a week, 12 or more hours a day without extra compensation. Those “jobs” are done by the immigrants you disparage. And guess what, corporate America and even Bush realizes they’re in a quandary; if they attempt to deport them, who will do the work?; if they “legalize” them, who will do the work? But hey all you neocons wanted immigration reform. LOL
Christie says
All of the booing was due to all of the politics surrounding the illegal immigration policies (or lack there of policies.)
It was ridiculous and stupid for Mexico to boo Miss America. So what if she slipped and fell. I’m sure she was nervous and under even more pressure than the other contestants because of Mexico’s ignorance. All of these beauty pageants are pretty dumb anyways. Nobody, except the contestants take them seriously anyways; except maybe their families. As far as the illegal immigration topic goes; if you’re in this country illegally you shouldn’t be here; you’re committing a crime. Also, there are a lot of jobs American’s would do, but can’t get hired because they don’t speak Spanish. English should be the first language and not the second. Furthermore, there are many nice, hardworking illegals over here. Unfortunately they are abusing our welfare system, destroying our economy, because most of them are getting paid “under the table” and do not pay taxes, and destroying our health care system. The bottom line is if you’re going to be in this country, you need to be here legally, you need to contribute to our economy and you need to learn how to speak English! A few of the comments above talk about Mexican-Americans who hate America. If you hate America, why are you here? We are not a destructive, warmongering country. Where would we be, if we didn’t fight back? We would be just like Iraq and Afghanistan before the war; controlled by terrorists.
Shiver says
Wow. 66…err 67 comments with mine (maybe more by the time this gets approved). Is this a hecklerspray record?
J says
Mexicans are the #1 multiplying sector of the US. They breed like rabits and then can’t even afford to have a decent lifestyle for their 8 or more children. This leads to gangs, drugs and illiteracy. For the sake of the EARTH, stop overbreeding!!
Laura says
I think its great that despite cultural differences across the pond, you can still spot the would-be Daily Mail readers from a mile off. They’ll be the one’s screaming ‘bloody immigrants’ and waving their fists at the sky…
Seriously, it’s fine to take an anti immigration stance, but unless you do it with objective reasoning instead of blatant xenophobia, don’t expect anyone to take you seriously.
Ed Smith says
Impeach Bush!
Hubert says
J’aime beaucoup le ton de vos articles, qui est très drôle. Dommage qu’il semble si peu compris !
Frederic Johnson says
To gary fraley. I suppose that YOU think that you are a very beautiful person. I wonder what GOD thinks of you?
To all the real beautiful people:
Keep doing God’s will. Love thy neighbor
japan says
o how come bush spends so much for wars…..he should spend more for education….his people are uneducated and stupid!
ghrtt3 says
I bet Rae’s husband does the “hard work” instead of sitting at a computer because he is illiterate, or at least uneducated and has no skills.
American says
Lock and Load, America! It’s time to get these beaners the F**K out of our country! Whites and Blacks stand up!
yo' mama says
its embarrassing how many ‘americans’ say some naive b.s. like “if you’re in this country illegally you shouldn’t be here; you’re committing a crime.” apparently that is not the case as Europeans came and killed the native americans (hence the word “native”) and stole their land. so who isn’t here illegally? and how convenient that after your ancestors came over, now you decide that nobody else can come in. Once again, the problem is not with you right? It would be too much to ask for you to learn a second language right? But no, everyone should learn english right? This snobbery is the reason why so much of the world hates us, and idiots like you only worsen the situation.
And I can only assume that posts like “Mexicans can go wallow in their feces” are just trolls out looking to irritate as many people as possible. It is completely unbelievable that there are people that are that low on the IQ scale that are also computer literate.
The point is the problems that everyone lists are just side effects and symptoms of the real problem: your attitude. America is a great country with an unfortunately high number of bigots.
yo' mama says
lol
Filledhell says
I’m mexican, and I don’t hate americans. I hate their exterior politics, that is all. But americans should try not to be racist for a little incident like this, that is why all the entire world hate USA, First african-american and now mexicans, dominican and puerto rican. Who’s next?
Filledhell says
Sorry for my bad english, I was really upset for the racist comments.
John Fischer Scott says
So the Mexicans weren’t pleased with the judges’ choices at Miss Universe? Too bad! We’re not pleased with the USA’s choice for president, but we accept the outcome. As far as the pageant, if Miss USA had not made the top 5, neither would Miss Mexico. Miss Tanzania and Miss Angola ranked ahead of her. But it’s probably too much to ask a Mexican to count to ten. Miss USA is half-white and half African American. There’s nothing racist about her selection as Miss Universe. In fact, this well-spoken, beautiful woman represents everything that’s right about the USA.
Rebecca says
John, You are 100% correct. They booed Miss USA the year prior when it was held in Los Angeles, but were a tad more subdued considering where they were. You are correct. Miss Mexico wasn’t even that close to making the top 5. I think Mexico should be banned from the Miss Universe Pageant for 10 years, or until all of the illegal aliens are returned to Mexico. Whichever comes first.
Adam Gade says
Wow. I had no idea there were so many professors of immigration law and political science who read hecklerspray. Congratulations team, you have a more cultivated readership than I imagined. But seriously, these people on both sides need to tone it down, since neither really have it, regardless of Heratige’s interesting choice of words. I can bet a million dollars that if these same people were to stuck in a room together they wouldn’t say shit to anybody.
jj says
They were booing because they were sore losers. Other countries who are more educated would normally appreciate someone trying to learn or speak their language. Ms.Smith did not have to learn their language but in appreciation of it she did. In my profession, I deal with a lot of Mexicans who has lived here for years but couldn’t say anymore english word than “hello”.FYI falling or slipping which happens in reality doesn’t show stupidity. These women are beautiful and smart they worked hard to achieve what references they have to be able to qualify for these type of event.
Actual American says
First african-american and now mexicans, dominican and puerto rican…
Thats funny.
Afircan Americans are American, and so are puerta ricans.
I dont think they want to be grouped with the criminal fence jumper peasants from Northern mexico.
Dirty criminals insult the US but then would kill their grandma to get to live here.
This is why Amnericans dont want the criminals sneaking in, since they have contempt for our country but want to leech off it at the same time.
You relize that if the 20 million illegals all moved home they could change their own country and not leech off ours.
The last president received =/- 20,000,000 votes to win.
So stop stealing out of our fridge and go wave your flag in your own streets. If you have SO MUCH national pride go home and show it.
And if you want to insult our immigration laws….KNOW that your constitution makes illegal immigrants FELONS abnd repeat offenders get to 10 years in jail.
Hypocrites….leeches and jealous.
And for the idiots with their comments about the Native Americans…?
They got to fight back.
Perhaps if Actual americans where aloud to fight against the infestation then we would complain less.
If we say respect our laws…then HATE GROUPS like “la Raza” cry like babies.
Follow the law or get out, If thats too hard to respect…then why do you expect respect?
gir says
hahahaha charlotteconservative.com YOUR SOURCE for commentary by the kind of idiot children who think South Park constitutes meaningful political discourse.
Sarah says
Good point, although I’d rather watch Southpark than read these comments.