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.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.medialaws.eu/final-regulations-on-the-digital-dividend-beauty-contest/">http://www.medialaws.eu/final-regulations-on-the-digital-dividend-beauty-contest/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="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=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</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="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://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</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.worlddab.org/introduction_to_digital_broadcasting/regulation_of_frequency_spectrum">http://www.worlddab.org/introduction_to_digital_broadcasting/regulation_of_frequency_spectrum</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Calvin Browne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:calvin@orange-tree.alt.za">calvin@orange-tree.alt.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 14:52 -0800, Lerato Mamboleo wrote:<br>
> Badru,<br>
><br>
><br>
> First, we think the innuendo to “beauty contest” is a very sexist<br>
> remark which was meant to show disrespect to the person of the<br>
> spearhead of the Yes2dotAfrica campaign. It is very disturbing that<br>
> even the slightest discussion about DCA and DotAfrica can no longer be<br>
> conducted in a civilized way, without it becoming personal.<br>
> Therefore, for this very unnecessary allusion to ‘beauty contest’<br>
> that was done in bad taste to reflect the gender of the DCA Executive<br>
> Director, we demand an immediate and unreserved apology, and a<br>
> retraction of the offensive sexist statement. She is a very well<br>
> educated, articulate and very capable woman, and we think such sexist<br>
> remarks have been deliberately made to reduce from her important<br>
> accomplishments regarding the DotAfrica initiative, which that she has<br>
> led successfully over the last few years. We think it is also<br>
> ‘cultural’ in Africa to show respect for women, and not to see them<br>
> only from the perspective of ‘physical beauty’. We must add that such<br>
> thinking and objectification of women is very retrogressive.<br>
</div><SNIP><br>
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Lerato,<br>
<br>
You have to be joking about the above “beauty contest” remark, right?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://ta.gg/links/5k8" target="_blank">http://ta.gg/links/5k8</a><br>
<br>
regards<br>
<br>
--Calvin<br>
<br>
Disclosure: I'm involved in ARC<br>
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