I think Steve Harvey's very human and honest mistake highlights how ludicrous beauty pageants are, the underlying purpose of judging standards of beauty and talent, and the importance that the media and public put into things like this. For decades, pageants have been a gateway in constantly perpetuating low self esteem in girls who place these "standards" above loving themselves and the bodies they were born with, not to mention keeping the aggravating cycle of women feeling like they have to be in constant competition with each other. I look forward to the day when events like these are a distant and laughable memory.
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