MEXICO CITY.- The former beauty queen and host of the Avui program, Marisol González, refused to comment on what has been said by the director of Mexicana Universal Lupita Jones, who was accused of transphobia after talking with the journalist Gustavo Adolfo Infant.
The presenter preferred not to comment on whether or not to approve the participation of transgender women in beauty pageants; however, she clarified that she observes a great openness in inclusion issues.
“Now, in general, all the issues have been as open as possible, right? Well, yes, it’s an issue that I would like to reserve, really, so that there are no misunderstandings,” the model told the media in a interview that was posted on the YouTube channel of journalist Eden Dorantes.
The representative of Mexico in Miss Universe 2003 made it clear that she no longer wants to get involved with the opinions of the director of the Mexican Universal pageant: “I would not like to continue talking that if Lupita, that if the pageants. That is yes , but not of the subject of Lupita, right? (…) If she said it, then already to respect, then I am not going to put “.
One week ago, businesswoman and former Miss Universe Lupita Jones stressed her opinion on the role of transgender women in the world of beauty during an interview on the TV show The Minute That Changed My Destiny, hosted by journalist Gustavo Adolfo Infant. Following these statements, the two characters were accused of transphobia.
“Gentlemen who become ladies. Men who have surgery, enter beauty pageants and have even won, right?” Gustavo asked Lupita. “No, well, what happens is there are contests for them. There are transgender contests for transvestites,” the businesswoman replied.
“But they are not equal, they are not women,” the journalist continued. “She is a transgender woman. That is why there are transgender competitions. There is space for everyone, we have the right to free will. Yes, through these surgeries they manage to generate a body very similar to that of a woman, but it is a transgender woman. There is room for everyone, that’s what I think. It’s not about discrimination, everyone has their place. The characteristics are very different, “concluded Lupita.
Faced with these statements, Ángela Ponce, who represented Spain in Miss Universe 2018 and became the first transgender woman to compete in the pageant, responded to Lupita Jones in a text she shared via social media.
“@LUPJONES, do you ever think of stopping being ridiculous? If you like talking about the subject so much, read it, inquire about it, grow as a person and then if you don’t get embarrassed seeing the ‘opinions ‘that you gave, then you opine with the property that knowledge gives you,’ Ponce wrote.
During an interview on the show “The Minute That Changed My Destiny,” Lupita Jones revealed her most personal secrets.
“You work in a competition that is too big for you because your values don’t represent it at all. You give your opinion publicly, because when people say you are transphobic publicly – that you are, or on social media, don’t cry or go out with absurd statements “.
The aspirant to Miss Universe in 2018 also shared a video in which she recalled that she has been the only trans woman who has been in the beauty pageant and therefore Lupita’s words were disrespectful to her directly.
“This is a lack of respect, as it was addressed to the whole trans community. And well, specifically to me, because the reference photos were mine and I know the only trans woman who has been in Miss Universe I have “So let me give you some advice and if you don’t move forward with the world, you will become extinct,” said Miss from her official Instagram account.