FWD: Miss America/ Miss Afghanistan

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not fabulous, but makes the point.

> >On the left is Katie Harmon, Miss America, wearing the swimsuit
> she chose for the competition.
> >On the right is a typical Afghan girl, wearing the heavy
> smothering burqua as required by the oppressive Taliban regime.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is a junior at Portland State University, hoping
> to eventually get a Master's degree in Bioethics.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from receiving any education at
> all, and cannot read or write.
> >
> >
> >Miss America has worked as a lab assistant at both the Oregon
> Health Sciences University and the University of Puget Sound.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from working.
> >
> >
> >Miss America's father is an engineer. Her mother is a teacher.
> >Miss Afghanistan's father was shot by a gang of Taliban
> militants. Her mother begs for bread scraps since she cannot work or
remarry.
> >
> >
> >Miss America wowed the judges by singing a Puccini aria, "O Mio
> Babbino Caro".
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from singing or even listening to music
of
> >any kind.
> >
> >
> >Miss America will be traveling the nation nonstop during her reign.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot leave her house without a male family
> member, cannot drive, and cannot be out after dark.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is an advocate for breast cancer research.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot be treated by a male doctor, and for
> all practical purposes has no access to medical treatment of any kind.
> >
> >
> >Miss America can date, marry, or divorce anyone she chooses.
> >Miss Afghanistan will be stoned to death if caught in the company of a
male
> >outside of her family. She is likely to be sold into an arranged
marriage
> >to a man who already has two wives.
> >
> >
> >Miss America wears sunscreen on the beach to keep from burning.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot live in a house with windows unless they are
> >painted black. Since she must wear a burqua outside, her pale
translucent
> >skin has not seen a ray of sunlight in years.
> >
> >
> >Miss America could have been disqualified if her swimsuit did not meet
> >pageant standards.
> >Miss Afghanistan can be flogged if the holes in the mesh covering her
face
> >are too large.
> >
> >
> >Miss America will decide how many children, if any, she wants to have.
> >Miss Afghanistan will be pregnant 3-4 times more often than Miss
America.
> >Unfortunately, her babies are 25 times more likely to die in the first
year. 
     One out of four will not see their 5th birthday.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is majoring in speech communications at PSU.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from speaking in public.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is 21. Since the U.S. life expectancy for women is 80,
she's still a
> very young woman.
> >
> >Miss Afghanistan is also 21. But since the life expectancy for an
Afghan woman 
    is 43, next year she will be "over-the-hill".
> >(Besides having a shockingly short life expectancy overall,
> Afghanistan is one of the only countries in the world in which women
have a
> shorter life expectancy than men)
> >
> >
> >Miss America is a beautiful, intelligent woman and everyone knows it.
> >Miss Afghanistan could be a beautiful, intelligent woman, ... but
nobody
> >will ever know it.
> >
> >
> >God Bless Miss America
> >
> >God Help Miss Afghanistan.

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> >On the left is Katie Harmon, Miss America, wearing the swimsuit
> she chose for the competition.
> >On the right is a typical Afghan girl, wearing the heavy
> smothering burqua as required by the oppressive Taliban regime.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is a junior at Portland State University, hoping
> to eventually get a Master's degree in Bioethics.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from receiving any education at
> all, and cannot read or write.
> >
> >
> >Miss America has worked as a lab assistant at both the Oregon
> Health Sciences University and the University of Puget Sound.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from working.
> >
> >
> >Miss America's father is an engineer. Her mother is a teacher.
> >Miss Afghanistan's father was shot by a gang of Taliban
> militants. Her mother begs for bread scraps since she cannot work or
remarry.
> >
> >
> >Miss America wowed the judges by singing a Puccini aria, "O Mio
> Babbino Caro".
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from singing or even listening to music
of
> >any kind.
> >
> >
> >Miss America will be traveling the nation nonstop during her reign.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot leave her house without a male family
> member, cannot drive, and cannot be out after dark.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is an advocate for breast cancer research.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot be treated by a male doctor, and for
> all practical purposes has no access to medical treatment of any kind.
> >
> >
> >Miss America can date, marry, or divorce anyone she chooses.
> >Miss Afghanistan will be stoned to death if caught in the company of a
male
> >outside of her family. She is likely to be sold into an arranged
marriage
> >to a man who already has two wives.
> >
> >
> >Miss America wears sunscreen on the beach to keep from burning.
> >Miss Afghanistan cannot live in a house with windows unless they are
> >painted black. Since she must wear a burqua outside, her pale
translucent
> >skin has not seen a ray of sunlight in years.
> >
> >
> >Miss America could have been disqualified if her swimsuit did not meet
> >pageant standards.
> >Miss Afghanistan can be flogged if the holes in the mesh covering her
face
> >are too large.
> >
> >
> >Miss America will decide how many children, if any, she wants to have.
> >Miss Afghanistan will be pregnant 3-4 times more often than Miss
America.
> >Unfortunately, her babies are 25 times more likely to die in the first
year. 
     One out of four will not see their 5th birthday.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is majoring in speech communications at PSU.
> >Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from speaking in public.
> >
> >
> >Miss America is 21. Since the U.S. life expectancy for women is 80,
she's still a
> very young woman.
> >
> >Miss Afghanistan is also 21. But since the life expectancy for an
Afghan woman 
    is 43, next year she will be "over-the-hill".
> >(Besides having a shockingly short life expectancy overall,
> Afghanistan is one of the only countries in the world in which women
have a
> shorter life expectancy than men)
> >
> >
> >Miss America is a beautiful, intelligent woman and everyone knows it.
> >Miss Afghanistan could be a beautiful, intelligent woman, ... but
nobody
> >will ever know it.
> >
> >
> >God Bless Miss America
> >
> >God Help Miss Afghanistan.

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