“Yeah, she’s a conservative. Are you?”

That’s the header of a recently dug up Stanford Review image (from 2004) that has been the center of some internet controversy. The image, seen below, is advertising a competition held by the Stanford Review for the “most beautiful conservative woman.”

She's actually a "random French model."
She's actually a "random French model."

So, Cornellians, what do you think? Would this kind of competition be offensive to some subgroup of a student population, or is this a deserving recognition of a truly marginalized minority?

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