Yahoo is reporting on its home page: “Miss California fumbles over a controversial question during the pageant.” Now, you watch the video and you tell me if she fumbles or not. It seems to me that Yahoo may just not like her answer.
The question was whether she supports gay marriage. The answer (after some hemming and hawing and political correctness) was no. And it may have cost her the crown. Some in the crowd booed. And in the end, Miss California was runner up.
My question is what the heck is Perez Hilton judging a Miss America contest for? I guess one could argue that he would be an “impartial judge” who would be immune to the ladies charms, if you know what I mean. To me, it seems like a wasted seat. But more importantly, the guy is a raunchy sleazebag who, on his site, called Miss California “a dumb bit#$” today. He later apologized saying he was “just soooo angry, hurt, frustrated by her answer.” Awww. Someone doesn’t agree with you, poor thing.
But can you imagine America being a country where saying that marriage is between a man and a woman as being controversial?
Worst of all, because I’m pro-traditional marriage this hit me hard because my pageant hopes are up in smoke now. Hey, don’t laugh. I twirl a mean baton.
For more commentary, read our Heartbreak! Obama Can’t Be Miss USA
April 21, 2009 at 3:16 pm
the bottom line is , though, marriage does not fall under the rank of right but of privilege. Furthermore, if we who belong to the Judeo-Christian traditions are correct (that whole nasty objective truth thing) then ultimately it is God himself who extended the privilege of marriage to specifically a man and a woman. It is so ingrained in our souls that I can think of no society or civilization that allowed for gay marraige. Natural law, you know. Why homosexuals need to call their relationships ‘marriages’ is beyond me. No offense, but not every relationship in which two people ‘love’ each other constitutes a marraige…it can be freindship, even a civil union if one must, but not a marriage.
April 21, 2009 at 3:20 pm
OH, and why is a gossip maven like Perez Hilton even famous? What does it say about our society that a professional cad like him or a trampy debutante like Paris Hilton are famous? Have the levels sunk so low in our society that we actually view the opinions of bubble-headed flotsam like Perez Hilton? I guess those for whom the Gospel doesn’t matter have to find something to try to fill the vacancy…it’s like turning down Prime Rib for fetid hamburger though.
April 21, 2009 at 3:46 pm
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Her answer was very thoughtful and is in keeping of the ideas of our founding. The beauty of America is that we are made up of different states. Laws and those contracts terms which are allowed in some states may not be allowed in others. People are therefore, free to move to states that express their view point or move from states that do not. If a number of states agree and feel that Federal f government can change rules for the entire country, then our funding document t can be modified to reflect the views of the population, through the amendment process.
At this time America does not want Gay marriage, in most states where people vote on it fails. In the future maybe that will changes but for the majority of human existence marriage was defined between a man and woman. There is no tolerance for when a man has multiple wives or woman to have multiple husbands in the western world. So as we start to change it not just going to be between same sex but other definitions. Will it be between two people or multiple partners?
There have been law suits against the Catholic Church because it does not have women priest. So it is not a far stretch to envision suits against Churches that do not perform it or removal of tax exempt t status.
April 21, 2009 at 6:55 pm
You Know marriage between a man and a woman was ordained by God long before this country we live in recognized it. Gays want to get united they can civil union.
April 22, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I’m not gay and I think that gays should be allowed to marry and have the same legal rights, insurance and tax benefits that heterosexual married couples have. However, I have a problem with anyone being treated unfairly and rudely due to their having an opinion that causes no harm to anyone else.
April 23, 2009 at 2:08 am
This commbox has been dumbed dow by this late discussion.
This fanatical obsession with rights is misplaced. MidMoboy was correct to point out that marriage is NOT a right- if it were, then someone would be obligated to marry you. Marriage is a covenant, created by God, between two members of opposite sexes under certain conditions (i.e. that they aren’t cousins, that neither of them is divorced). It is a privilage, a gift from God, and the proper setting for sexual relations. The sin of Sodom, which cries out to Heaven for vengeance, cannot be legalized, and insults every real marriage by claiming to be on the same level as them.
Only when men look to fulfill their duties before God, and not to justify their sins under the banner of “rights” deserving legal protection, will our country be set straight. Wise up people, and stop genuflecting at the mention of these illusory “rights” which attempt to equate the sin of Sodom with the sacrament of Matrimony.
April 24, 2009 at 8:16 am
I suspect that no one ever told Perez Hilton that “beauty comes from the inside”
April 27, 2009 at 5:41 am
I did not get the impression that Miss California necessarily hated the gay community and wished to restrict them, but I do believe it is fundamentally wrong to restrict the rights of any citizen based on their sexual orientation.
The right wings say no to gay marriage because it goes against their definition of marriage as part of the private religion.
The left wings say yes to gay marriage because they know they deserve the same rights in this country as anyone else.
The answer is complicated. The governemnt does not have the right to change the policies of private religious institutions, so if they say no to gay marriage, we must respect that. However, the government also has no right to offical recognize ANY religious marriage in a way that gives the couple seperate status based on performing a religious rite. Our country was founded on the ideals of freedom of religion, and in order to preserve a truely unbiased nation, we must have a complete seperation of church and state.
Faith is very personal decision that cannot be made for you. We all enjoy the freedom to pray, or not, in any manner that we choose. If you value that freedom and think all your country deserve the same, keep God out of the government.
April 27, 2009 at 11:03 pm
If we truly support Miss California’s view why are we not calling for a boycott of businesses supporting the Miss America Pagent when it supports prejudice judging such as demonstrated.
Why is it hateful to express a view contrary to “natural law”. It seems that animals are more “civilized” than humans now.
April 28, 2009 at 12:41 am
Even though I personally think that gays should be able to marry, I also think that when the people vote in favor or opposition of a law presented for popular vote, It should be accepted. “All people should be treated fairly” is the golden rule that works for those who believe in God and those who wish to believe otherwise. The media’s response and the public opinions such as some posted here have indirectly condemned the unfair judgement of the pagent. We don’t need to grill everybody who doesn’t think the way “we” do. We all just need to get on the same team and forget about our biased views on skin color, sexual orientation, gender, etc. Do what is fair by all and the complex problems of the planet get much more simple. An atheist who says he knows that his opinion that can not be proven or disproven is correct or the religious person who claims the same should all lighten up and look at the logical perspective of which they claim to be true. The most important things while we live our mortal lives are what we do to each other. Live in a way that practices this one rule and you’re covered no matter what truths exist beyond our knowledge or that which can not be proven or disproven.
April 30, 2009 at 1:24 am
whoever this “anomous” is needs to die.
June 24, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Intelligent response from a person who can't even cut/paste "Anonymous "