I believe that neither men nor women should be considered "superior", in the general term. It is too broad, really. I mean, that would mean that the man is higher in rank, status, and quality. If so, then why should men lower themselves so as to marry someone of lower rank, status, and quality? What, is it a sacrifice they are making to reproduce? Not only is the term "superior" inaccurate, but men and women are equal. Men might be stronger physically, but women have the skill of multitasking. For each advantage a man has, a woman also has one. If everybody shared the same traits, society will be at an imbalance.
Pageants are not like sports at all, that analogy is badly chosen. Firstly, sports are healthy for the body, and don't harm one's personality and mindset. For sports, one eats healthy, trains hard, and sleeps healthy as well. One with an unhealthy diet and daily routine is bound to lose. However, when it comes to pageants, the women are required only to look "beautiful". Thus, a very little percentage pay attention to their health. In fact, their diets are unhealthy so as to get thinner bodies, for only a very few of them care about their health.
Second, beauty pageants are all about parading around women who fit society's societal standards and idealistic views of beauty. The competitors are rated by something they have had no say in, no studying or hard work could magically turn someone beautiful. No, these people were created beautiful, and so they grow up with their beauty being an achievement, rather than a gift. And, what happens when these "beautiful" ladies are no longer beautiful? When they get unavoidable wrinkles and saggy bodies? They are forgotten, cast aside. The spectators don't care about how kind the girl is, how giving and caring she is. No, all they care about is her outer appearance. It's exactly what we are trying not to have our kids care about, and yet these pageants are applauded. The idealistic view of beauty that we have today is the reason plastic surgeons are filthy rich, the reason attractive people are deemed estimable for no reason other than their outer appearance. If you'd look at the difference between movies in the fifties and movies now, you'd notice that attractive actors were scarce back then, something that isn't needed to make a good movie. Now, movies without attractive actors or actresses gain less money, statistically. Society is becoming more shallow, and we are doing nothing to cease this.
Thirdly, the fact that you compared pageants to body building competitions basically helps my point. Body builders concentrate on their outer appearance, on the look of their muscles rather than their actual ability, much like pageant competitors. If you would look at weightlifters, power lifters, or any men who work with heavy objects, you would notice their bodies look nothing like the bodies of bodybuilders. That's because that's how natural muscles are built, muscles made for strength. Body builders' main focus is the shape of the muscles, rather than their use.
Thank you for reading, and sorry for the length.
Nobody, ever, deserves to be raped. No matter their profession, no matter their attire, no matter the setting. Nobody deserves to be raped, abused. Anyone who says as much, male or female, has definitely never been raped or sexually abused before.
