2009-04-21, 02:24 AM
I just want to add my thoughts quickly -- not on gay marriage, but on Miss California's statement itself.
She did not lose because of the question she was asked. She could have tactfully dodged it, much like one of the other women (I don't remember which one ... Arizona, I think?) completely dodged her question. The questions were actually fairly challenging (except ONE ... I don't remember who's, but it was...retarded)...they weren't the standard, "ZOMG WHAT DO U WANT?" "WORLD PEACE!" crap, though I burst out laughing when I heard Miss North Carolina's sploo about how we should use bailout money for education... very typical!
Anyway, on to my real point. The reason why I think she lost? Because this was her speech:
“Well, I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.”
Opposite marriage.
OPPOSITE MARRIAGE.
Sorry, that just about killed it for me. And the way she responded? She sounded hilarious. I mean, really, she should have had the intelligence to dodge it and/or answer more intelligently. Miss North Carolina's answer, while pretty basic and not very thoughtful, was at least thoughtfully put.
Believe it or not, this pageant is supposed to create an "American Role Model". They're looking for women that kind of exemplify all the good qualities...beauty, brains. Prejean simply didn't cover half of it. Plus her dress was ugly.
Also, to anyone wondering why on earth I watched this... uh, let's just leave it at a mysterious sequence of strange events. 8D
She did not lose because of the question she was asked. She could have tactfully dodged it, much like one of the other women (I don't remember which one ... Arizona, I think?) completely dodged her question. The questions were actually fairly challenging (except ONE ... I don't remember who's, but it was...retarded)...they weren't the standard, "ZOMG WHAT DO U WANT?" "WORLD PEACE!" crap, though I burst out laughing when I heard Miss North Carolina's sploo about how we should use bailout money for education... very typical!
Anyway, on to my real point. The reason why I think she lost? Because this was her speech:
“Well, I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.”
Opposite marriage.
OPPOSITE MARRIAGE.
Sorry, that just about killed it for me. And the way she responded? She sounded hilarious. I mean, really, she should have had the intelligence to dodge it and/or answer more intelligently. Miss North Carolina's answer, while pretty basic and not very thoughtful, was at least thoughtfully put.
Believe it or not, this pageant is supposed to create an "American Role Model". They're looking for women that kind of exemplify all the good qualities...beauty, brains. Prejean simply didn't cover half of it. Plus her dress was ugly.
Also, to anyone wondering why on earth I watched this... uh, let's just leave it at a mysterious sequence of strange events. 8D