@ThanosReXXX I'm not sure sarcasm actually translates to Asia well. Not sure about @anti-matter in Indonesia, but in Japan, sarcasm/irony as a concept doesn't really exist. There's a word for it. They're aware of it as a concept. But they don't really have it, don't really use it, and don't really get it when used. It's just contextually non-existent there. And it would get pretty blank stares if used. I believe the same is true of China.
Of course I'm sarcastic as heck so that's a bad time....
@ReaderRagfihs "Guess who just narrowly avoided being in the middle of a 4 car pile up?"
Benedict Cumberbatch?
To be fair saying "That's a cautionary tale" when being shown a picture the winner of a big beauty pageant is kind of ironic. It's totally fitting to remind the person she won the constest. Sarcasm or not.
@Delibheel Yah, I meant the humorous picture of the gentlefolk showing how large the hands on her waist was in comparison. As in, be cautious not to squeeze tightly.
Do beauty pageants still have all the other scoring categories besides beauty? or is that just those 'Miss' pageants.
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@NEStalgia There isn't much difference between a broken or a bruised rib, pain-wise. Except of course if the broken rib went inside and is poking into your lung. Mine is almost completely broken, but still hanging on some filaments of muscle, tissue or whatever, so that and the other ribs are more or less holding it in place, for now. So, provided I don't get smashed into something else before it heals, I'm good.
As for our Asian friend and the concept of sarcasm: in his case, it's more than just that, of course. Besides his not quite perfect English language skills (which in and of itself already make word jokes all but impossible), he of course also has to deal with his autism, and that's already a big deal having to cope with in your own language, let alone trying to understand cryptic and/or sarcastic remarks in another language...
@ReaderRagfihs Well, I guess that in that case, you might just have potentially escaped also having a broken rib or two, so must have been an angel on your shoulder...
@Delibheel I interpreted the cautionary tale bit more as in: "wow, that girl is WAY too skinny", and in fact she is. It's no small wonder that a lot of people get into trouble with their own weight, because they think that they should also have a "perfect" fashion model body...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@JackEatsSparrows Beauty pageants are about talent. Playboy is for the political analysis. Playstation is "for the gamers."
Ever watch cattle judging? It's fun, they measure the dairyness of the mammary glands, genetic profile, essentially, for milk production, structure of the leg to hip ratios in terms of weight bearing and breeding potential, musculature, meat potential.
Same thing.
Except the "miss" organization that forgets why ratings exist at all and that their show and Senran Kagura share the same audience, and now want to change the tone of the show so that it's not about looks, looks are removed from the show, and it's all about talent and intellectualism. If you've invested or placed advertising budget with them, SELL SELL SELL!
I’m a father of 4 and I would never want anyone one of my children watching these shows especially my daughters.
LOL 😆
I like to watch America's Next Top Model series and also Britain's Next Top Model. 🤓
ANTM cycle 13, 15, 7, 20 were my favorite cycles to watch especially cycle 20 took a destination on Bali (Indonesia) as international travelling. 🤓
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Actually about Ann Ward from ANTM cycle 15....
Watch on 32:00.
From Episode 2 of ANTM cycle 15, there was another contestant Anamaria had very skinny body that made the judges concerned, even Diane von Fürstenberg said if someone was not healthy they will lost their beauty. You can see if Anamaria was too skinny than Ann Ward. Ann was skinny but she was very tall (6'2") so her skinny body was natural, while Anamaria was too skinny until you can see her ribs.
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