New Words

I learned a new word today.   I love it when that happens.   I think I have a pretty good vocabulary, but I’m always learning, or in some cases relearning, words.   I’m sometimes embarrassed to admit that I learned a word because I will tell someone and they look at me like, “Wow!  You didn’t know what that meant?”   Oh well, it’s funny how we all know some words and not others.   Anyway, the word I learned was “corpulent”.     It means fat.   Well, not really, it’s more like a little fat.  Dictionary.com, my go to linguistic source, defines it as “large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat”.  I really like this word.   I’m going to try and use it at least twice today.

I learned this word while I was reading Fark this morning.   It was used in connection with former Miss San Antonio, Domonique Ramirez.   It seems that she was fired as Miss San Antonio.   She’s suing to regain her crown.   They pageant organizers claim she was fired for multiple reasons, not just her weight, but it does sound like they were disappointed with how she ended up looking in a bikini several months after she won the title.    Apparently, she had been warned about eating too many tacos.

I find all of this amusing.   I think beauty pageants are ridiculous.  I think idealizing particular body types is even more ridiculous.  I’m actually surprised that these things still exist in this day and age.  What exactly are these girls supposed to represent?    It doesn’t seem to be health.   It doesn’t seem to be intelligence.  I know some of them are smart, but why isn’t there a math competition between the bikini and evening gown rounds?   These things really need to go.

You can see a picture of “Fatty” Ramirez here.  I think you’ll agree she’s far too heavy.