webfact Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Netizens offer moral support to Thai beauty queen over tough question By The Nation Photo credit: PPTV Thai Miss Universe contestant Paweensuda “Fahsai” Drouin, who finished in the top five, got the sympathy of netizens after being asked what they thought was a tough question by a pageant judge. Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi, was crowned Miss Universe. In the question and answer round, a judge asked Paweensuda: "Government surveillance is used to keep many nations and their people safe. But some believe this invades our right to privacy. What is more important to you, privacy or security?" The Thai beauty queen answered: “I believe that every country has their own government policy to keep us safe, and I believe that it shouldn't cross a line of going into our privacy because we have a right to privacy. But security is also very important, so I believe that in order to live in a better society, we should also have the government look into a line – a middle ground as to where they can come and live together with society.” Many netizens shared the opinion that the question was quite hard because of the current government and political situation in Thailand. They posted comments offering her moral support and thanking her for her efforts. “I cried. I feel sorry for Fahsai since she has been in pageant stages for seven years preparing for Miss Universe. However, we have to move on. She is a fighter. Never seen an ambitious woman like this before,” one of her fans posted on social media. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379225 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-09 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Seems like a perfectly good answer to a relatively straight forward question . Sorry I forgot Thai don't have much in the way of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uesnyc Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 IMHO, she blew the "winner" out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 To be fair, that's not an easy question, but I guess there is no "correct" answer. Try answering yourself out loud. It's a question you could argue either way...and be valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, webfact said: Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi, was crowned Miss Universe. Must really confuse most Thais that a person with dark skin can be considered beautiful and smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said: Must really confuse most Thais that a person with dark skin can be considered beautiful and smart. In this particular case however it's really in the eye of the beholder, or whoever decided 'let's have that trending diversity thing'. SA was far too butch for my taste. Grace Jones fans should be pleased though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, DrTuner said: In this particular case however it's really in the eye of the beholder, or whoever decided 'let's have that trending diversity thing'. SA was far too butch for my taste. Grace Jones fans should be pleased though. True. Btw, I'm sure most Thais would have been further confused to see Miss Ireland ???????? Must have been alot of head-scratching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I was partial to Miss Cambodia, who of course looks even more Thai than the Thai contestant. The Thais never field an actual Thai. Always a half Farang Thai. One has to wonder if they consider full Thais to be beautiful. Cambodia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLS Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 This is not a question you can answer with yes or no. Therefore a difficult question for most Thais with the mentality of school kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Makes me happy to be able to see, looking at these gorgeous ladies, how many times can you fall in love, many many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Fair question; fair answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Better question would have been "should a government buy subs and military hardware for a war that will never happen, or feed it's people and bring them into some form of equality" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The question was as stupid as the entire Miss Universe stupidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sydebolle said: The question was as stupid as the entire Miss Universe stupidity! Wife not that pretty, huh? Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Other questions to ask Thai contestants; Why are you so tall? Have you had any recent operations? Do you think the General Erection was rigged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The answer shouldn't be important shod come down to how fit she is What kind of clothes she wears in the bedroom extra After all it is a beauty compition not a job interview The one who won i wouldnt even want tk sit next to it let alone. You know what with it Miss Thailand was much better looking and i don't really care what the question or answer was She needs to come see me for a beer and a hug and a kiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalaxyMan Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Why is anyone surprised that a beauty contest owned by Trump (until very recently) would be unfair? Stupid question, great answer, IMHO. Calling it a 'beauty' contest is absurd. 'Beauty' seems to just an incidental aspect of it anymore, one reason I stopped watching any of them years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 What was the tough question anyhow ?.....was it : "are you a ladyboy?" ??? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofarang Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 18 hours ago, DLock said: To be fair, that's not an easy question, but I guess there is no "correct" answer. I disagree, totally. Any invasion of privacy in criminal. Eavesdropping can only be legal with a court warrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Mabey she is just looking for a little face time .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 19 hours ago, DLock said: To be fair, that's not an easy question, but I guess there is no "correct" answer. Try answering yourself out loud. It's a question you could argue either way...and be valid. She argued it from both sides so was a fail. A product of living under junta rule I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Good answer, to a challenging question. Especially in a nation where the administration is famously thin skinned, and power hungry. She is stunning. Thrilled to see a Thai woman with darker skin get this kind of attention. Hopefully it will break down some of the inane attitudes so many have hear about milky white skin. Kids at the school level should be taught to repeat, "black is beautiful, white skin is no big deal at all". Or "TV shows are full of nonsense, and not all rich people are white". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 she could have said: I cannot answer honestly as in my country, people get thrown in jail or the law about defamation is so much abused you better shut up than to pay the consequences of telling the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 19 hours ago, DLock said: To be fair, that's not an easy question, but I guess there is no "correct" answer. Try answering yourself out loud. It's a question you could argue either way...and be valid. He asked for her opinion.... so the answer should have been her honest feeling. Not difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, mikebell said: Other questions to ask Thai contestants; Why are you so tall? Have you had any recent operations? Do you think the General Erection was rigged? That would have been a stiff question surely ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 It was a difficult question, compared to some of the other questions. The contest is made so the winner of choice gets a bit of a break. I congratulate Miss Thailand to get to the top 5, I had hoped that she would have made the top 3. Maybe Tom B, will host the next contest, and not the bumbling Steve Harvey. Just my opinion of course. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 A perfectly normal question that any contestant with half a brain should have anticipated and practiced for. However, it does require taking a stance and the Thai/Lao way is to simply say, "Up to you." Because, as we all know, making a decision is hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchega Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 20 hours ago, DLock said: To be fair, that's not an easy question, but I guess there is no "correct" answer. Try answering yourself out loud. It's a question you could argue either way...and be valid. To be fair? only to the truly witless simple question - how many people die each day due to the government not knowing about the contents of their emails and communications/conversations? compare with the number of people who die from heart disease or strokes? difficult to answer people such as you dlock have actually brought into the government line that keeps the masses under control we need thinking people in this world. let us hope the rest are wiped out Really! I could understand if you actually understood the power the Thai government and elephants have over the general population, but to believe there is no correct answer? It was a difficult question because the honest answer puts her life in mortal danger, how old are you? it reminds me of my my Yemeni friend who told me the real problem with the Middle East and Arabs is they want someone to rule them, someone to give them orders and direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Full marks to Miss South Africa for deftly handling a daft question. Pity her inquisitor didn't ask what she thought of his jacket. There can't be a politically-correct answer to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Nick Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Netizens seem to have very small problems and a looooooot of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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