5/6/2002: Miss Jumbo Queen contestant

Undertoad · 05-06-2002, 11:14 AM

Welcome to Thailand, and most specifically to an elephant grounds where they hold a contest to find "Miss Jumbo Queen". Here, contestant Lalita Songrat has won not the major award (I couldn't find the actual MJQ winner), but has in fact won the "heaviest" category, weighing in at 421 pounds.

So who will be Miss Jumbo Queen if not the jumbo-est queen? The contest is held "to select the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of an elephant, by virtue of her grace, elegance and size". The job of the winner? "To lead the jumbo banquet and help promote elephant conservation causes in Thailand."

RQuinn · 05-06-2002, 02:43 PM

Ah, ain't civilization great?

Bitman · 05-06-2002, 06:02 PM

Promoting heffalumps? Hmm, I'd like to see who won the contest for 'longest nose.'

Nic Name · 05-08-2002, 11:22 PM

Jennifer Portnick leads an aerobics class at Miraloma Community Church in San Francisco in a Feb. 19 file photo. Jazzercise Inc. says it will no longer require instructors to look trim and fit, settling Ms. Portnick's complaint that she was refused a job because she weighed 240 pounds. The change in company policy, based on a settlement with her and mediated by the city's Human Rights Commission, was announced this week.

Patrick Tehan/AP

Welcome to the USA. Exercise your legal right to be fat. You go girl.

jeni · 05-09-2002, 12:04 AM

hahaha. the look on her face is priceless. man. ah.

she looks like she's about to punch someone.

good for her. i read about that in the paper tonight after i got home from work.

lumberjim · 06-27-2007, 12:16 AM

she'll buttfuck you in the mouth

SPUCK · 06-27-2007, 04:37 AM

Looks like she's giving the thumbs down..

LabRat · 06-27-2007, 11:03 AM

I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but my first thought regarding Nic Name's post is that I don't think I would want her as my regular instructor. I watch an instructor for how to properly do moves etc, as well as admire her body as inspiration for me to work hard. I do not think I would enjoy watching her work out, nor would her physical appearance inspire me. Maybe her personality makes up for this. I have not taken a class lead by this woman nor do I know how physically fit she is. If I did, I would possibly have a different opinion.

She has just as much right to work in whatever job she pleases as anyone. She would likely be great inspiration for those who are technically overweight and find superfit women to be annoying. If she can do her job properly, and her classes are full, she deserves her position.

For the record, too thin people working out are in fact painful to watch as well. I regularly see a severly underweight woman running on my route. I'm always waiting for her legs to snap in half at the knee. Blech.

:::closing eyes and hitting POST:::

Shawnee123 · 06-27-2007, 11:58 AM

No flame here.

I don't know. It seems odd, but I know some women are intimidated by the perfect instructors. Maybe it puts some women more at ease. It's not what you'd expect, though.

What I wonder is if she's been doing this for quite some time. If she has, why isn't she smaller? Could be genetic I guess, and without the workouts she would qualify for Jumbo Queen. If she hasn't, maybe losing weight along with her clients is a bonding thing for them.

btw, anyone else get a kick out of the phrase "Portnick's complaint..."?

SteveDallas · 06-27-2007, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I don't know. It seems odd, but I know some women are intimidated by the perfect instructors. Maybe it puts some women more at ease.

Maybe so... but there has to be some middle ground between "perfect" and 240 lb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

What I wonder is if she's been doing this for quite some time. If she has, why isn't she smaller? Could be genetic I guess, and without the workouts she would qualify for Jumbo Queen.

Yeah I've wondred about that too. You'd think somebody who spends a lot of time swimming would be in good shape. And indeed, when the Dallas kids were taking lots of swimming lessons a few years back, all the instructors (maybe 3/4 of whom also doubled as life guards) had roughly the build you'd expect.

Except one. She was portly, no getting around it. It did seem odd. But she was a good swimmer, and a good swimming teacher, with a good rapport with the students (including grownups--I signed up for an adult swimming class one summer and she turned out to be the instructor).

monster · 06-27-2007, 12:59 PM

I'd take one of her classes, apart from the fact that I'd rather trap my nipples in the seatbelt buckle than do any aerobics class.

Sheldonrs · 06-30-2007, 12:22 AM

And as always, should the new Miss Jumbo be unable to perform her tasks as queen, the 1st waddle-up will take her place.

Elspode · 07-01-2007, 11:04 AM

I'd be fascinatedly interested to see Ms. Portnick lead a class. I mean, doesn't she get winded or anything? If not...she's a frigging marvel.

fargon · 07-01-2007, 12:33 PM

I just love plus size gurlz.

Hime · 07-02-2007, 02:15 PM

One of my favorite dance teachers is overweight (no idea what she weights, but maybe a size 18 or 20 and not tall). She teaches several classes a day and is the director of a dance company, and has been dancing since the 1970s. It's definitely just genetic for some people.

I think that studios should hire whoever can do the job, regardless of whether they look like people's idea of an aerobics instructor. After all, when I think "aerobics instructor" I think of a twenty-something, skinny white girl, but they certainly wouldn't refuse to hire someone of a different race, age or gender.

05-06-2002, 11:14 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/6/2002: Miss Jumbo Queen contestant Welcome to Thailand, and most specifically to an elephant grounds where they hold a contest to find "Miss Jumbo Queen". Here, contestant Lalita Songrat has won not the major award (I couldn't find the actual MJQ winner), but has in fact won the "heaviest" category, weighing in at 421 pounds. So who will be Miss Jumbo Queen if not the jumbo-est queen? The contest is held "to select the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of an elephant, by virtue of her grace, elegance and size". The job of the winner? "To lead the jumbo banquet and help promote elephant conservation causes in Thailand."

06-27-2007, 12:16 AM	#6
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06-27-2007, 11:03 AM	#8
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but my first thought regarding Nic Name's post is that I don't think I would want her as my regular instructor. I watch an instructor for how to properly do moves etc, as well as admire her body as inspiration for me to work hard. I do not think I would enjoy watching her work out, nor would her physical appearance inspire me. Maybe her personality makes up for this. I have not taken a class lead by this woman nor do I know how physically fit she is. If I did, I would possibly have a different opinion. She has just as much right to work in whatever job she pleases as anyone. She would likely be great inspiration for those who are technically overweight and find superfit women to be annoying. If she can do her job properly, and her classes are full, she deserves her position. For the record, too thin people working out are in fact painful to watch as well. I regularly see a severly underweight woman running on my route. I'm always waiting for her legs to snap in half at the knee. Blech. :::closing eyes and hitting POST::: __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-27-2007, 11:58 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No flame here. I don't know. It seems odd, but I know some women are intimidated by the perfect instructors. Maybe it puts some women more at ease. It's not what you'd expect, though. What I wonder is if she's been doing this for quite some time. If she has, why isn't she smaller? Could be genetic I guess, and without the workouts she would qualify for Jumbo Queen. If she hasn't, maybe losing weight along with her clients is a bonding thing for them. btw, anyone else get a kick out of the phrase "Portnick's complaint..."? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-27-2007, 12:59 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'd take one of her classes, apart from the fact that I'd rather trap my nipples in the seatbelt buckle than do any aerobics class. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-06-2002, 02:43 PM	#2
RQuinn Reclusive Ghoul Programmer Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 18	Ah, ain't civilization great?

05-06-2002, 06:02 PM	#3
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	Promoting heffalumps? Hmm, I'd like to see who won the contest for 'longest nose.'

05-08-2002, 11:22 PM	#4
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Jennifer Portnick leads an aerobics class at Miraloma Community Church in San Francisco in a Feb. 19 file photo. Jazzercise Inc. says it will no longer require instructors to look trim and fit, settling Ms. Portnick's complaint that she was refused a job because she weighed 240 pounds. The change in company policy, based on a settlement with her and mediated by the city's Human Rights Commission, was announced this week. Patrick Tehan/AP Welcome to the USA. Exercise your legal right to be fat. You go girl.

05-09-2002, 12:04 AM	#5
jeni is stuck on altair-4 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: santa cruz, california Posts: 514	hahaha. the look on her face is priceless. man. ah. she looks like she's about to punch someone. good for her. i read about that in the paper tonight after i got home from work.

06-27-2007, 04:37 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Looks like she's giving the thumbs down..

06-30-2007, 12:22 AM	#12
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	And as always, should the new Miss Jumbo be unable to perform her tasks as queen, the 1st waddle-up will take her place. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

07-01-2007, 11:04 AM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'd be fascinatedly interested to see Ms. Portnick lead a class. I mean, doesn't she get winded or anything? If not...she's a frigging marvel. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-01-2007, 12:33 PM	#14
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I just love plus size gurlz. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

07-02-2007, 02:15 PM	#15
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	One of my favorite dance teachers is overweight (no idea what she weights, but maybe a size 18 or 20 and not tall). She teaches several classes a day and is the director of a dance company, and has been dancing since the 1970s. It's definitely just genetic for some people. I think that studios should hire whoever can do the job, regardless of whether they look like people's idea of an aerobics instructor. After all, when I think "aerobics instructor" I think of a twenty-something, skinny white girl, but they certainly wouldn't refuse to hire someone of a different race, age or gender.

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