OTHER: They are all men (Transvestites!)

Pirates_Ghost

Oh SURE, RUIN the fun NOW

(was hoping for more "Slag would it it" votes )

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Just call me Reverend Killjoy!


SD

When you talk of Slag "hitting it" my memory is plagued with the scenes from "Crocodile Dundee" when Mick discovers a Drag Queen in a bar and then later "verifies" a lady at formal dinner party!

John_In_Dakota

I voted, before the fun was ruined for Slag would hit'em.

Pirates_Ghost

Being aware of the true "nature" of these persons? :P
ANYWAY...since they've been "outed" Here's the story:
(and really, some of them I really couldn't tell were men)
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - At the Miss Tiffany Universe pageant - which boasts dozens of gorgeous, lithe, smooth-skinned contestants - one thing is undeniable: Thailand turns out some of the most beautiful transvestites and transsexuals in the world.

As contestants glided across the stage in glittering ball gowns Saturday night, one might never have guessed they were all born boys. Only when they open their mouths do their vocal cords reveal the truth.

"Most people can't tell because I'm very petite, but when I talk, they know," said 21-year-old Wararat Saengchai, who started taking female hormones at 14 and underwent sex change and breast implant operations a year ago.

If she keeps quiet, her delicate features could fool anyone. Others must rely on foam-padded bras and girdles to create womanly curves.


Miss Tiffany's, one of the most famous all-male cabaret theaters, has held the annual beauty pageant since 1998 in a gaudy Roman-pillared white building in Pattaya.

Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country, is widely tolerant of homosexuals, transvestites and transsexuals - one reason, perhaps, that men who opt for the transformation here are so stunning and convincing.

"Western countries may not give their people the opportunity to change because they can't accept it, whereas here, we do," said Punyapat Daengnoi, 24, who underwent a sex change two years ago. "We become beautiful because we are accepted and can be happy that we can be ourselves."

Many contestants came from rural provinces across Thailand and describe being accepted by their families only after proving that they would be academically and professionally successful, and not a financial burden.

But for others, like the 2005 winner Tiptantree Rujiranon, there needs to be even greater acceptance. Even this pageant - broadcast live on national television, with a grand prize of $2,500 and a new pink car - is not enough.

"There are some who still will not come out," 20-year-old Tiptantree said after being crowned early Sunday. "I want 'second-sex' women to be able to live in society like men and women, and have the same rights as people of any other gender."

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You can't wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you - Look, if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor, just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

papa-bear

That is just scarry!

slagburn

I'll bet you were... :P Honestly I'm more into the americian gals... most of those things look asian.

Rachelle

I would not have guessed that they were men. I thought it was a pagent of some sort but, not that at all. Wow! They really are pretty.

You never know, Slag. If they just keep their mouths shut and don't talk.... that seems like it would be right up your alley. :wink:


rlc

slagburn

I'll take a side order of boobies and that other important thing along with all of that.