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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Commmentaries: When Readers Dictates What They Want To Read


From time to time we encounter readers who expressed their preference to pageant news updates over current political issues of national interest. But sometimes pageant news is just so scarce and sparse, the news is few and far between, especially now that there there is no pageant activity around the world. My suggestion here is ... (not that I am complaining) to my readers and followers, we should be contented with what is being offered at the table. I remember my Mom who always tells us, "Just eat what is being served and don't look for food that is not there." Bloggers crack their heads on what story to tell so the blog will not run out of topics to discuss. It is not an easy job. Again ... not that I am complaining.

Even prolific writers run out of ideas on what to write, even the creative ones resort to recycled news just so this site will be up and running. Others resort to discussing pageants that happened decades ago, as they and become pageantry's self-proclaimed historians.  I can't blame them because the members demand pageant-related topics and for sheer lack of materials, they recreated the past and discuss it with the present. Which to some is useless and unnecessary.

When Cheasli committed suicide imagine how many threads were made, how sorry everybody was because of her untimely death.  If the blogger is not creative he will succumb to just repeating the content of the previous threads. Lest one becomes redundant and superfluous other writers talked about conspiracy theories and whodunnit plots and murder itself just to differentiate his thread from the rest. I did one myself, and to make our thread in contrast with their content, we distance ourselves from Cheasli's death and instead focus on launching instant mini advocacy that talks about suicide prevention and early detection of a depressed person and being aware of its signs.

Again, not that I am complaining, but when some readers just happen to pass by and open this blog by accident, and then she suddenly whispered to you a dreary, "Pageant related topics only please ..." sometimes it can be frustrating ... and infuriating.

The taunting voice kept on reverberating in your consciousness and make you question yourself, "are the current political issues of national interest less important than pageant updates? And then the thought segued to the voice so powerful it can limit your breathing space and restrict your freedom and made you realize somebody is dictating you what to do and what topic you will start. And then you start asking yourself, "will they like what you have written or you will be reprimanded right away just like when somebody just sprung from nowhere and ask you, "Who are you? Are you a low life?"



Political topics are fillers, not that we want to write them.  When the blog owner's mind is blank and there are no pageant updates available, can we not resort to writing political issues to fill the void and the vacuum that is constantly infecting the site environs? Just like today, how many NEW topics were added? Three or four?  And there are days when to is only one or two - it gives the impression to onlookers and bystanders that the internet is decaying or dead, just like what detractors are saying.

If all members are active members and not finicky readers, then it is a different scenario. When the pages of the blog are deluged with comments, one will feel there's life in its four corners, and the atmosphere is vibrant, active, and dynamic.  But the fact of the matter is, only a few are, and the rest are just waiting in the wings for news.

We are not getting anything from being a blogger nor there are incentives so we will continue doing it. It is our way of showing this is a labor of love.  We want to contribute because we do not want it to die.  So if it's only consolation if we can try a little, being nice to each other and not grabbing the blogger's throat and giving him a jugular, there is still hope for it to survive.  But if toxicity persists and everyone is free and entitled to say his piece even if his manner of doing it is rude or crude then nobody can blame a member if he finally decided to call it quits.

Just my two cents worth.  And an unsolicited opinion.

English Language in Pageantry

English is the universal language, and nobody can deny that. Owing to the size of the English-speaking population and its usage in our daily life, the English language has been acknowledged as the world's lingua franca. 

The world is taking globalization seriously, and having English as a common language only makes business easier. English is also the language of science, mathematics, technology, tourism, finance, business, and countless other areas and one wonders if another language will be used it would be doubly hard. 

English is the most used language on the internet - most of the content produced on the internet is in the English language. And what made English the most used language? Several factors made it happen"



1.  Hollywood movies- They have a captive audience around the world.  Though some of them were dubbed in local dialect to suit a few, the majority has managed to survive with English making them learn in the process.

2.  English songs have global acceptance. Imagine an Ilocano 5-year-old belting Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On and later growing up a man making English his second language. Sing your heart out in English and wonder how many English songs will follow.

3. Books are written in English and one newspaper considered English the most preferred language for written publications. English is not only widely spoken ... but is also widely read.

4. The English language is simple and is easy to pick up.  No annoying verb conjugations and tenses you only add ed if it happens in the past or simply add s to show plurality.

5. Internet had its refrain sang in English.  If you browse websites you will see its content done in English.

Learning a new language can be tedious and a long-drawn-out process. However, irrespective of what country you were born in, if you imbibe English gradually, a plethora of possibilities are waiting for you. But in pageantry, there is a growing concern about its use - and it is all about diversity.

I watched the video of the Pageant Nerd, (TPN for short) and he discussed in passing the growing phenomenon as he observed pageantry in the last decade. This is what he said:

"As I have mentioned in other videos, another trend, a worrying one for me is the ever-increasing focus on delegates speaking English in international competitions. More and more pageant finalists and winners in recent years have been proficient if not fluent in English even when they represent countries where English is not their official language. 



A case in point is the quick chat with Steve Harvey after delegates are announced as Miss Universe semi-finalists. This has happened in the five most recent times Steve has hosted. And you probably know my thoughts on that. Of the 85 women who have done the chat since 2016, not a single one of them has used a translator. One assumes they weren't made available unlike in other parts of the competition.  In some cases, it was abundantly clear a non-English delegate, had rehearsed a pre-prepared answer. 

I get it,  This global pageant organizations are businesses, one that needs a spokesperson to effectively represent their brand. And English is a global language of business.  But should non- English speakers even bothered to enter anymore if they hold legitimate hopes of winning an international title?

Could an international pageant organization not focus its efforts for a year on the market where the reigning title holder's language is spoken?  Easier said than done, I know, but I truly hope international pageants and their supposed celebration of diversity broaden their horizon in this particular area. "

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