i would not recommend bonein dis beauty contest winna
 

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[quote]GABORONE (Reuters) - There is a catwalk banquet, hordes of journalists, traditional dancing and time-consuming hair styling -- but at Botswana's beauty pageant every competitor must be HIV (news - web sites) positive.

At a palm tree-studded resort and conference center in the capital Gaborone, 12 girls are competing this weekend for the title "Miss HIV Stigma Free."

"We are saying here we are, we are HIV positive and it doesn't mean it's the end of the line," 33 year old reigning Miss HIV Kgalalelo Ntsepe told Reuters in her cluttered one room cottage, where she displays trophies of her win in 2003.

Largest global diamond producer Botswana has one of the highest HIV rates in the world with an estimated third of the population infected.

The government is using its mineral wealth to provide life prolonging anti-retroviral drugs -- but many do not know their HIV status or are unwilling to come forward for treatment. Organizers say the pageant aims to tackle that stigma.

"After I started the medicine, I became stronger and stronger," said Ntsepe, who was diagnosed in 2001.

"We are trying to say there is life with this medication. Some don't believe I'm HIV positive because I'm so healthy," she said.

AIDS (news - web sites) groups welcome the pageant, which is sponsored by British bank Barclays. "It may just be a pageant, but it is important because it brings together people with HIV who are open about their status," said Brad Ryder, spokesman for the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Programme.

"They need support, they need to come out and get acceptance for their condition."
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bloody effin ell, why in da ell would we glorify these disease os?

da special olympics started us down dis slippery slope and check wot we ave slid in to.

wot is next, a beauty pagent fa transvestite smack addicted shemale childrunz rolemodels?

Wow!...Just WOW...

How do you pronounce this name...Miss HIV Kgalalelo Ntsepe

Looks to me like there are some vowels missing.

at least da special olympics is wicked - dis is just wrong.

seriously yous can laugh at a retard right? who da el is i kiddin yous can laugh at an aids monsta also but not in a ahaha check dat retard tryin to run sort of way.

Miss High-Five!

[QUOTE=Ali G]seriously yous can laugh at a retard right? who da el is i kiddin yous can laugh at an aids monsta also but not in a ahaha check dat retard tryin to run sort of way.[/QUOTE]
:rotfl:

There she is... miss HIV...

w t f?

[QUOTE=RussB]w t f?[/QUOTE]
is yous askin da winna if she wants to fu-ck?

as ya got tha hiv already or is yous just tryin to get it frum a?

yous is a scary mam bonein chuckle ead isnt yous

[QUOTE=Ali G]is yous askin da winna if she wants to fu-ck?[/QUOTE]

that was a "what the f[color=black]unk[/color]?" not a "want to f[color=black]unk[/color]?"

[QUOTE=RussB]that was a "what the f[color=black]uck[/color]?" not a "want to f[color=black]uck[/color]?"[/QUOTE]


OMG!!! NOOOO

MY VIRGIN EYES!!!

WOW!
How come when I post "****" I get ****?

[QUOTE=Oaf]WOW!
How come when I post "****" I get ****?[/QUOTE]

Because we regretfully taught Russ how to bypass the swear filter. It was funny in the one thread, but will most likely get him barned if he keeps doing it.

[QUOTE=Egan]Because we regretfully taught Russ how to bypass the swear filter. It was funny in the one thread, but will most likely get him barned if he keeps doing it.[/QUOTE]

Staffowned!

[QUOTE=Oaf]WOW!
How come when I post "****" I get ****?[/QUOTE]
it's in the user CP settings... select "dodge swear filter"


[QUOTE=Egan]Because we regretfully taught Russ how to bypass the swear filter. It was funny in the one thread, but will most likely get him barned if he keeps doing it.[/QUOTE]
sorry sir, won't happen again. i'll keep the dodging confined to nabisco.

[QUOTE=RussB]it's in the user CP settings... select "dodge swear filter"

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:rotfl:

Someone sucks at the internet... :p