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[dizzybint]

Havent laughed so much in ages... my god.. I see women a lot younger looking and better looking that some of these who were sent from the UK to compete. how they won titles is beyond me but they were hysterical, Just wonder who paid to get them over to the US for this silly competition.. To me most were ordinary grannys... Some of the US women though were pretty nice.. maybe some work had been done on them though.. Diva gran, 67, takes part in beauty pageant with extremely saucy Beyonce routine - Mirror Online

[goodmockingbird]

Old ladies having fun on their own time, their own dime.

It harms none, and brings joy to many lives.

So what if they're ordinary grannies? The performing arts give them a motivation towards physical health and emotionally uplifting social interaction.

A lot of hobbies are "silly". So what?

Let's either appreciate that they are out and about having fun, or blithely ignore them.

[dizzybint]

Originally Posted by goodmockingbird

Old ladies having fun on their own time, their own dime.

It harms none, and brings joy to many lives.

So what if they're ordinary grannies? The performing arts give them a motivation towards physical health and emotionally uplifting social interaction.

A lot of hobbies are "silly". So what?

Let's either appreciate that they are out and about having fun, or blithely ignore them.

Im an old bird myself but no not for me... the humiliation is too much ..one black UK contestant did Beyonce... it was cringy

[goodmockingbird]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

Im an old bird myself but no not for me... the humiliation is too much ..

And its not to my taste either.

But I like to do plenty of other things other people might think it's ridiculous for an old lady to do -- like dance hip hop with guys half my age at a workplace party, and climb trees for the fun of it. People can laugh at that too.

But those old gals at the pageant look mighty exhilarated and radiant, rather than "humiliated"!

It works for them.

At our age we get to be extremely distinct individuals, each with our own tastes and values.

Let's leave the in-group / out-group thinking to the kids. We get to live in our own skin and express our inner selves however works for us now. And not care a whole lot about whether something is according to somebody else' bland, homogenised, media-created aesthetic.

At my age, I'm "supposed" to be sitting in front of a television set, buying products to "make" me look "younger". Nope. As soon as the sun comes up I'll be out for my morning run. Nobody makes a dime off that. I feel great from it. And the neighbor kids can say whatever they want about "That's an old lady out running!" (I heard one of them marvel that phrase one time)

Mature age, and full expression of our personality -- whether it includes sexuality (like the glamour divas) or athleticism (like me) -- is not "humiliating"... unless we choose for it to be.

Rock on, Granny Divas!

[dizzybint]

Originally Posted by goodmockingbird

And its not to my taste either.

But I like to do plenty of other things other people might think it's ridiculous for an old lady to do -- like dance hip hop with guys half my age at a workplace party, and climb trees for the fun of it. People can laugh at that too.

But those old gals at the pageant look mighty exhilarated and radiant, rather than "humiliated"!

It works for them.

At our age we get to be extremely distinct individuals, each with our own tastes and values.

Let's leave the in-group / out-group thinking to the kids. We get to live in our own skin and express our inner selves however works for us now. And not care a whole lot about whether something is according to somebody else' bland, homogenised, media-created aesthetic.

At my age, I'm "supposed" to be sitting in front of a television set, buying products to "make" me look "younger". Nope. As soon as the sun comes up I'll be out for my morning run. Nobody makes a dime off that. I feel great from it. And the neighbor kids can say whatever they want about "That's an old lady out running!" (I heard one of them marvel that phrase one time)

Mature age, and full expression of our personality -- whether it includes sexuality (like the glamour divas) or athleticism (like me) -- is not "humiliating"... unless we choose for it to be.

Rock on, Granny Divas!

being fit and active is wonderful at any age..being Beyonce in hotpants isnt.

[goodmockingbird]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

being fit and active is wonderful at any age..being Beyonce in hotpants isnt.

I agree, that fell into the category of 'bad taste' in my strictly personal opinion.

But I've come to accept that my ideas of good taste and bad are strictly 'my' tastes, and reflect the era of my upbringing.

I break lots of 'rules', and I'm equally willing to live and let live with some other old gal breaking the rules she wants to break.

de gustibvs dispvtandvm est

Matters of taste are (inherently) matters of dispute.