[***SPAM***] Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] DCA expresses commitment to work with African ccTLDs

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

It seems that some participants on this list are not familiar with way in
which the term "Beauty Contest" is used to describe competition between
bidders in a technology context.

http://www.medialaws.eu/final-regulations-on-the-digital-dividend-beauty-contest/

http://books.google.com/books?id=EBH_RiPU4FMC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=regulatory+%22beauty+contest%22&source=bl&ots=Yh9r4oBxd2&sig=0WtJw712vtuvZNYmKc5VsWXg0D0&hl=en&ei=OFTLTqfKGsTKhAeG-ti5DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=regulatory%20%22beauty%20contest%22&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=TAn_QSMays8C&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=regulatory+%22beauty+contest%22&source=bl&ots=z7pEhgLcBy&sig=g_cElxigQgT3esWKIXMY3AzP520&hl=en&ei=OFTLTqfKGsTKhAeG-ti5DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=regulatory%20%22beauty%20contest%22&f=false

http://www.worlddab.org/introduction_to_digital_broadcasting/regulation_of_frequency_spectrum

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Calvin Browne <calvin at orange-tree.alt.za>wrote:

> On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 14:52 -0800, Lerato Mamboleo wrote:
> > Badru,
> >
> >
> > First, we think the innuendo to “beauty contest” is a very sexist
> > remark which was meant to show disrespect to the person of the
> > spearhead of the Yes2dotAfrica campaign.  It is very disturbing that
> > even the slightest discussion about DCA and DotAfrica can no longer be
> > conducted in a civilized way, without it becoming personal.
> >  Therefore, for this very unnecessary allusion to ‘beauty contest’
> > that was done in bad taste to reflect the gender of the DCA Executive
> > Director, we demand an immediate and unreserved apology, and a
> > retraction of the offensive sexist statement.  She is a very well
> > educated, articulate and very capable woman, and we think such sexist
> > remarks have been deliberately made to reduce from her important
> > accomplishments regarding the DotAfrica initiative, which that she has
> > led successfully over the last few years. We think it is also
> > ‘cultural’ in Africa to show respect for women, and not to see them
> > only from the perspective of ‘physical beauty’. We must add that such
> > thinking and objectification of women is very retrogressive.
> <SNIP>
>
> Lerato,
>
> You have to be joking about the above “beauty contest” remark, right?
>
> http://ta.gg/links/5k8
>
> regards
>
> --Calvin
>
>  Disclosure: I'm involved in ARC
>
>
>
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