Miss Italy bans transgender contestants, must be a woman from birth: 'Will not jump on the glittery bandwagon of trans activism'

The Miss Italy pageant has banned transgender contestants from taking part in the beauty contest.

"Lately, beauty contests have been trying to make the news by also using strategies that I think are a bit absurd," Miss Italy Official Patron Patrizia Mirigliani said, according to TND. "Miss Italia, on the other hand, will not jump on the glittery bandwagon of trans activism."

"Since it was born, my competition has foreseen in its regulation the clarification according to which one must be a woman from birth. Probably because, even then, it was foreseen that beauty could undergo modifications, or that women could undergo modifications, or that men could become women," Mirigliani said during an interview with Radio Cusano earlier this month.

The Miss Italy pageant banning transgender contestants arrives just weeks after a transgender beauty queen contestant was crowned Miss Netherlands 2023. Rikkie Valerie Kolle – a 22-year-old biological male – defeated a field of nine biological women to be named Miss Universe Netherlands. Kolle will represent the Netherlands at the 72nd Miss Universe competition in El Salvador.

Kolle wrote in another Instagram post, "Hey darlings, as you know, I proudly admit that I wasn't born as the woman I wanted to be, but I have developed myself into the woman I am. Over four months ago, I had my surgery. For ME, it completed the circle and brought me happiness."

The Miss Universe changed its rules to allow transgender contestants to compete in 2012.

In October 2022, transgender billionaire Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip purchased Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA.

"It’s the No. 1 beauty Olympics in the world, but it’s not just about beauty, it’s about the iconic woman — beauty, brains and leadership," the new owner with two children said at the time. "I believe in the power of women to transform into the best versions of themselves."

Jakrajutatip added, "I was bullied a lot in school, because I was a woman trapped in the wrong body."

In 2022, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Miss United States of America contest could not be forced to allow transgender contestants to compete in its pageants.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/miss-italy-transgender-canidates-ban

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A stupid bank: Coutts’ reputation committee has destroyed its own reputation

Justin Doherty

Nigel Farage has been cancelled by his bank because their reputation risk committee doesn’t approve of his political views and has branded him a ‘chancer’ and ‘grifter’. This matters to him because, having been cancelled by one bank, it is almost impossible to get an account with another – you are obliged upon opening a new account to reveal if you have ever been turned down or thrown out of a bank before.

Reputation risk has become all the rage in recent years as companies, governments and individuals scramble to protect themselves from the fate suffered by trial by media and powerful regulators. PR firms and management consultancies charge high fees to advise people how to avoid the ‘Ratner moment’ or the fate of Bud Light where poor judgment wreaks havoc and destroys valuable businesses.

A reputation can evaporate in an instant and in NatWest’s case the damage may already be too late

I advise many charities, companies, a leading public school, Lloyds of London, a major defence firm and celebrities on protecting their hard-earned reputations. The work is important because in every single case the aim is to ensure credit is given where credit is due, and that everyone has the reputation they deserve. It has nothing to do with PR and spin. Indeed, believing that PR is the answer to managing a reputation is in itself a red flag and a risk.

NatWest and Coutts have jumped on the reputation bandwagon but fundamentally misunderstood what reputation is and how it works. The minutes of their ‘wealth reputation risk committee’, revealed in Farage’s data access request, reveals not only an organisation in the grip of trendy woke ideology, but no clue about its own reputation and how to manage it.

Reputations are complex, hard-earned and take time to build. They are based not on what you say but what you do. Those reputations that stand the test of time are based on solid diligent focus on doing your job and doing it well. In Coutts’ and NatWest’s case that is all about providing decent banking services.

What you don’t do is fall for trendy ideology or partisan political views, and use ‘reputation’ as a cover to promote contested causes because your CEO is desperate to signal how right-on she is to her chums at Chelsea dinner parties.

A reputation can evaporate in an instant and in NatWest’s case the damage may already be too late. Hundreds if not thousands of cases are now emerging of the bank’s scant regard for its customers. My friend Alexandra Tolstoy, whom I also represent, a single mother of three, has been cancelled by them too in the most callous manner, with no possible justification other than her link with a Russian partner she has not seen for years.

The bank remains part-owned by the taxpayer thanks to a huge bailout in 2008, and therefore we all have an interest in how it manages itself. I offer, for free, some advice to Dame Alison Rose, NatWest’s CEO.

Firstly, you must understand what you are for, who are your customers, and who else matters for your ability to operate. In NatWest’s case, this is account holders, shareholders and regulators. And you must ensure you meet their expectations. This means good service, integrity and competent banking. It doesn’t mean taking sides on Brexit – that’s for the electorate to decide. And it doesn’t mean wading into the gender wars or other causes of your choosing.

Secondly, ensure that what you do is matched by what you say. If your company brand promises excellent customer service and doesn’t deliver, then you can predict reputational trouble. BA has discovered this to its cost. If you demand people lock down and then throw parties, you are done for, as Boris discovered. The front page of Coutts’ website states ‘Modern banking underpinned by a renowned tradition of service.’ This tradition of service rings hollow when you are caught cancelling customers.

NatWest needs to find a new CEO, a new leadership team, and fire its self-destructive reputational risk committee. Otherwise, it is not fit for purpose, will haemorrhage customers, and may well lose its banking licence.

https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/07/coutts-reputation-committee-has-destroyed-its-own-reputation/

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Former commander of USAF Civil Air Patrol: 'Stop hiring middle-aged white people, especially dudes that are pilots'

The former commander of the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, has suggested that CAP officials overlook white, male pilots with age and experience and instead embrace "diversity and being inclusive" in their hiring practices.

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Col. Mark "Woot" Wootan, who commanded CAP-USAF from April 2019 until April 2022, apparently received a request for suggestions or "guidance" to those now in charge. He responded by telling them not to hire "middle-aged" white "dudes" since, according to the apparently middle-aged white dude, "we all think alike."

"The only really guidance I could put out there for them to consider is stop hiring middle-aged white people, especially dudes that are pilots," he told the unidentified audience, "because honestly we all think alike too much." In saying so, he seemed to presume uniformity of thought among white men of a certain age and implied that a much-needed "diversity" of thought can come only from nonwhites and women.

As might be expected, he then appeared to demonstrate fealty to the idea that "diversity" is America's strength and that, to their detriment, American institutions have historically excluded women and nonwhite men from participating in them. "If we’re gonna be preaching diversity and being inclusive," he argues, "then, for crying out loud, let's back it up...

"Let's make the rhetoric meet the reality," he said. Though his word choice is vague, he appears to have meant that he wants CAP-USAF officials to stop "preaching" about "diversity and being inclusive" and instead make diversity and inclusivity a "reality."

TRMLX, an account that claims to "maintain accountability in the Armed Forces," shared the video on Twitter on Monday morning, and as of early Tuesday afternoon, it already has over 1.6 million views. It also has over 25,000 views on TikTok, where user @airforceamnncosnco shared it last week. However, according to Jim Thompson of Red State, Wootan actually made the remarks sometime last year.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/former-commander-of-usaf-civil-air-patrol-stop-hiring-middle-aged-white-people-especially-dudes-that-are-pilots

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CNBC names Texas worst state to 'live and work' in for not bending to far-left agenda — but census data blows apart that narrative

CNBC has declared that Texas is the worst state in the United States to "live and work."

Last Friday, the news outlet published its annual list of "America's 10 worst states to live and work in for 2023." Unsurprisingly, the list features 10 red states — but, surprisingly, claims the Lone Star State is the worst of them all.

So what exactly makes Texas so bad? Is it the freedom? No income tax? Lots of space to build? Nope. According to CNBC, Texas is the worst U.S. state to live and work in because of its laws protecting unborn life, laws "targeting" LGBT people, and the state's overall issues with "inclusiveness."

From CNBC:

With the nation’s highest percentage of people without health insurance and the second lowest number of primary care physicians per capita, all those new Texans are arriving to find a dismal health care system. Texas has the nation’s thirteenth-highest violent crime rate, and it ranks thirty seventh for licensed childcare facilities per capita.The Lone Star State keeps hacking away at inclusiveness, with laws targeting the LGBTQ+ population, voting rights, and the nation’s strictest abortion ban.

Ironically, CNBC admitted that "there are enormous economic opportunities in Texas." But apparently, that doesn't matter.

"Yes, there are enormous economic opportunities in Texas, and it is attracting people from far and wide," CNBC said. "But this state also has some Texas-sized issues when it comes to life, health and inclusion."

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The other states on CNBC's list, from second to tenth worst, are: Oklahoma, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Florida. "Inclusiveness" and "reproductive rights" are among the chief problems with each of those states, CNBC claimed.

The list is especially ridiculous when you consider that data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Texas experienced a net population growth of 230,000 people in 2022, second only to Florida's nearly 319,000 net growth.

Those figures prove average Americans prefer the "enormous economic activity" to whatever CNBC says is desirable for residency and business.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/cnbc-texas-worst-state-live-work

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