GQ in race row over Sexiest Women List which includes 'Hottest Indian Chick', 'Hottest Chinese Chick' and 'Hottest Pregnant Sri Lankan'
Critics say poll suggests women 'only attractive in context of their ethnicity'
'World's sexiest' polls have been a staple of Men's magazines for decades, titillating readers with pictures of scantily clad celebrities while reminding them of the year's most talked-about stars. But GQ's US edition has become embroiled in a racism row after it included a series of new race-specific categories to its '100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century' poll.
Critics have slammed the lads' glossy for suggesting some women 'are only attractive in the context of their own ethnicity' after awarding titles for 'Sexiest Chinese Chick', 'Sexiest Indian Chick' and, most tenuous of all, 'Sexiest Pregnant Sri Lankan'.
Hot chicks: Ziyi Zhang, left, was crowned 'Hottest Chinese Chick' while Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, right, won the 'Hottest Indian Chick' category
The periodical, which stands for Gentleman's Quarterly but comes out every month, published the list this week in its US edition with R&B superstar Beyonce emblazoned on the front cover under the title 'Miss Millennium'.
'And no,' readers are reassured in bold blue lettering, 'we didn't forget Katie Upton, Megan Fox, Mila Kunis and all your favourite Jessicas.'
Awards are dished out for a range of tongue-in-cheek categories, including Hottest Scene in a Movie (Can't believe that actually happened category) and Hottest Blue Chick as well as the expected roll call of the 'hottest' starlet of each year since 2000.
But GQ has also added a selection of new categories, the winning criteria of which is apparently based only on the contestant's racial background.
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto was crowned 'Hottest Indian Chick', while Ziyi Zhang was named 'Hottest Chinese Chick' while the somewhat dubious title of 'Hottest Pregnant Sri Lankan' went to British rapper M.I.A.
Inconsistent? M.I.A., real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, left, won 'Hottest Pregnant Sri Lankan' while Monica Belluci, right, was named 'Hottest Italian Chick'
Critics argue that, while there is nothing wrong in principle with saying somebody is an 'attractive Chinese or Indian woman', singling some out for their ethnic roots and others not suggests they 'are not beautiful simply because they are beautiful... but are only attractive in the context of their own ethnicity'.
For example, while Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto was crowned 'Hottest Indian Chick', there is no mention of Beyonce's African-American heritage, Mila Kunis' Ukranian roots of Kim Kardashian's Armenian ancestry.
Millennium Girl: The lads' glossy published the list this week in its US edition with R&B superstar Beyonce emblazoned on the front cover under the title 'Miss Millennium'. But there is no mention of her African-American heritage
'If the magazine were saying, "These are all the beautiful women from every country in the world", that would be a bit different; that's what the Miss Universe pageant is all about,' Prof. Ruth C. White, from Seattle University's Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work told Shine.
'But by calling out certain women's ethnicity and not others, what they're implying is that these women are not beautiful simply because they're beautiful; they're only attractive within the context of their own ethnicity.
'This is qualifying their beauty and dismisses the idea that beauty comes in many different forms.'
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WHAT'S HOT? GQ'S 'SEXIEST WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY'
Miss Millennium: Beyonce Knowles
The Century in Jessicas: Jessica Simpson, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jessica Pare and Jessica Tandy
Hottest Scene in a Movie (Can't believe that actually happened category): Katy Holmes' nude scene in The Gift
Hottest Scene in a Movie (Girl on Girl): Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz in Vicky, Christina, Barcelona
This Year's Hot Chinese Chick: Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
This Year's Hot Italian Chick: Monica Belluci, The Matrix Reloaded
This Year's Hot Indian Chick: Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire
This Year's Hot Pregnant Sri Lankan: M.I.A. at the 2009 Grammys
Hottest Blue Chick: Rebecca Romijn and Jennifer Lawrence (both as Mystique) in X Men and
Smurfette, The Smurfs
The Second Hottest Woman of Every Year: Jennifer Aniston
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jay says:
Jan 22, 2013 at 12:00 amshe is no sri lankan!
Gamarala says:
Jan 22, 2013 at 12:00 amOne cannot call MIA or Mathangi Arulpragasam a Sri Lankan, her father and mother escaped to India and then to the UK. She may have lived a couple of years in her infancy in Sri Lanka. She disparages Sri Lanka at every opportunity on TV
Subodha Makawita says:
Jan 23, 2013 at 12:00 amThis woman M.IA IS A disgrace to Sri Lanka. She is not Sri Lankan. I don't have a problem what ever her achievements in her life but don't call her Sri Lankan. I agree with Gamarala.
jay says:
Jan 23, 2013 at 12:00 amhere is a good response to MIA by Delon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9_5wZWR8o
Gamarala says:
Jan 25, 2013 at 12:00 amMIA is nothing but a spokesperson for the defeated LTTE. At every opportunity she makes it a point to do so and run down our troops.
Tampoe says:
Jan 29, 2013 at 12:00 amHats off to MIA for remembering to identify with her birth country rather than her adopted country. She is really hot. Next year she can be the Hottest Blue Chick.
chris says:
Apr 19, 2013 at 12:00 amer birth country is uk!