Interview · moment 38 of 45
Miss France Controversy: Racism, Dei, and the Age Limit
from The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422 · #422
3 min
Guest
They discuss backlash against a beautiful Black Miss France winner, arguing it's reactionary anti-DEI sentiment rather than legitimate criticism, then pivot to debating the pageant's age limit change allowing a 34-year-old winner.
- Miss France controversy: people upset about a Black woman winning the pageant
- Tim says the new Miss France is genuinely beautiful and critics are just looking for unflattering angles to justify their objections
- People are pushing back against DEI so hard they now see it everywhere, even where it doesn't exist
- France has a significant Black population, so a Black Miss France actually represents the country
- The pageant changed the age limit two years ago to allow women over 24, and this winner is 34
- Tim argues the woman is beautiful by any standard and could win a beauty pageant anywhere in the world based purely on appearance
- This backlash is reactionary—people are angry at the concept of DEI and lashing out wherever they can find it
- Beauty pageants have crowned ridiculous winners before, including men and obese contestants, but nobody objected then
- Tim pushes back on the age limit argument, saying she's still attractive at 34 and shouldn't be disqualified for her age