Miss Landmine Angola 2007
Yes, you read the title right. As a trans man I am all too familiar with this kind of apparent fetishizing of difference.
File this one under “Wrong. Very Wrong” then spread the word.
If you are wondering how low some people will sink then this is just about it. Colleagues in Norway sent me an email with this story about a Norwegian project to promote a beauty contest for landmine survivors in Angola and to create a fashion magazine for specially designed clothes for survivors. The project has received some $80,000 from funders including the Norweigan government. (more at Black Looks)