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Passed its sell-by date?

Contestants: V artika Singh (India) , Mohana Prabha (Singapore), Mehr Elieser (Panama), Priya Serrao (Australia),  Shweta Sekhon (Malaysia). The female members of the clan were ecstatic to learn that they possibly shared the same forefathers of five of finalists who have been shortlisted at the 2019 Miss Universe contest.  I did not want to be a spoilsport to dampen the spirit of achievement; they had no role at all. If anything, it only shows their hypocrisy. On  one end, they want to be assessed on their mental ability and tenacity. They feel slighted when referred to as the weaker sex or given leeway for under achievements. They would like to believe that their successes in life were purely via merit, not by merely being the fairer sex. They raise their gaze when the female gender is condescended upon or depicted in a negative light. But it is quite puzzling that the parading of scantily clad females like livestock raises no concern at all to them. Sur...