I normally don't give out my thoughts and opinions on what goes on in sl, I just basically use this as a space for my Little Girls Clothes for those that like me get lazy from time to time and want to see it and not have to run to the store to do that before they decide if they want to buy an outfit I've just released for sale. But I really think that after pondering the thoughts of this for a few days that I need to say my thoughts on it.
I recently had the privilege of being a judge for a Little Girls Pageant (name of pageant withheld). I thought this is going to be really cool, I had never been a judge in one, so I was excited at being able to participate in it. Being nosey as I can be from time to time and liking to know who the other judges and participants in the pageant were going to be, just to familiarize myself with everyone, I soon found that something just didn't seem right to me personally. Maybe it's just me and maybe others will sit and read this and shake their heads in total agreement with me. But in all honesty I think that mothers/godmother/aunts/uncles/best friends or anyone associated with any of the participants in the pageant should NOT be a judge/host/or the person that is running and putting it together. That to me screams loudly FIXED results. I just wonder where the fairness in that comes in. I know that I personally shouldn't have been a judge for the pageant, because of having an association with one of the participants who is one of my Little Girl Models of whom I also made her clothes for this pageant in question. I figured that I could be very unbiased in my judging of all the girls and I honestly felt that I was. But to be fair I probably shouldn't have been a judge for it, for the purpose alone that I could have been very unbiased with her because of my association with her, but I wasn't and my score card proved that. No my model that was in the pageant did not win it. I told her before the pageant that it's not about winning or losing it's about having fun and doing something that you love to do.
There was 2 parts to the pageant there was a casual wear & formal wear. I really feel that I need to have someone clarify to me what casual wear is, because unless it's changed that was far from being casual LOL. The only way I can honestly describe the clothes are "Pollyanna Ruffle/Frilly Dresses" very lovely dresses but not something that I'd consider to be casual. Something that I'd consider more for um a tea party or some dressy event not for a casual part of a pageant. Most of the little girls had formal dresses on, and I have to say those that did looked beautiful in them, the 3 girls that came in 1st, 2nd & 3rd place weren't wearing formals. That I'll never understand.
I had been hearing about how the pageant was fixed and it's not even worth judging because my opinions wouldn't count in it. I always thought that judges stayed impartial and didn't give away who they were voting for, that wasn't the case in this pageant with one of the judges, they made it clear who their vote went for when that participant came down the stage. I soon found out that that's the way it was. I don't know what the other 2 judges had on their score cards but I can pretty much say mine didn't look like theirs.
I guess I just had to post about this because I feel that it was very biased and unfair fixed judging in this pageant. Most of these participants were blindsided with it, a few had an inkling about it. But for the most part I was really disappointed and shocked. I know that 1 or more of the girls were upset over the results. I don't think it was about them not winning it, but more about the unfair judging of it.
I won't claim to know anything about running, setting up or even participating in a pageant, as I myself have never done it. But common sense tells me that if you are going to be someone that sets up/runs/hosts/judges a pageant than for it to be a fairly judged event that you not have any association with any of the participants in the pageant. It just makes it more fair in my eyes and I hope that others that might read this will also see my point and possibly agree.
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I saw that pagent and I totally agree with you that it was fixed. I think that there were alot of cute kids there but they were not fairly judged. If I was the owner of that pagent I would be finding a way to make it seem fair for all. Odds are after all that if one person thinks it was unfair, more then one does. Not only that but I think people should stand against them show them that we aren't going to support cheaters , lifes already too full of them.
I was at the pageant also and as cute as it was watching the girls I found it to be more a fashon show then a pagent. Frankly i was disapointed with the lack of info about the girls.
It was as if they were being judged only on appearence.
As far as being rigged I have no idea but if it was not rigged ...then i feel bad for the winner who by the way had adorable clothing. But as stated before i think it was a fashion show and on those grounds the winner had made the best choices in my opinion.
I think judges should have been impartial and clearly they were not.
so lets hope for another show with proper judging!
Jill Mackenzie
I was at the pagent and jilly is right it was more of a fashion show however the girl who won should not have won she didn't wear a casual outfit she didnt even have a cute formal. Based on the clothes of all the little girls, that I saw There was only two or three that followed what I would suppose the guidelines were. I was told two events casual and formal Ninety percent of those girls did not have the clothes according to that. If what you say is true and there was a rigged pagent Then I would suggest a redo with completely different judges.
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