I usually don't post videos quite this random, but this was so impressive I thought I'd make an exception. Enjoy.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Miss California's Controversial Response
Last night fellow Pirate Kristen Dalton (Miss North Carolina) won the title of Miss USA. Let me begin by congratulating her while adding that I would have preferred at least a little shout out to ECU and Pirate Nation. It's refreshing to see ECU students in news stories not involving arrests and police beatings. When this guy is your most famous alum, those can be somewhat understandable if not expected. But the crown has not come without its share of controversey (and probably some botox, a boob job, a fake tan, veneers, and an unhappy childhood with a mother that could never be satisfied). First runner-up Carrie Prejean (Miss California) believes that her answer to a question about gay marriage cost her the title. The question came from openly gay pop-blogger Perez Hilton, who later admitted that he was 'shocked' by Prejean's response. "There were various other ways she could have answered that question, and still stayed true to herself without alienating millions of people," he said.
Hilton asked:
Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?
Prejean responded:
Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and in, 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 that it should be between a man and a woman.
Uhh, what? Did any of that make sense? Let's try it line by line:
Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other.
Carrie, sweetie, Californians were able to choose one or the other (gay marriage, straight marriage, or no marriage) until this past year. Now Californians, like North Carolinians, Texans, and many other Americans have no choice in the matter because gay marriage is illegal. What America are you talking about?
Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage...
Um, we absolutely do NOT live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or "opposite marriage" (whatever-the-hell that means).
...and, you know what, in my country and in, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.
You think that you believe? Hmm. Interesting. Funny that two seconds ago your country had a choice, but now in your country you and your family believe marriage should be between a man and a woman...you think.
No offense to anybody out there.
With a well thought-out articulate position like that, there was none taken, I'm sure.
But that's how I was raised and that's how I think that it should be between a man and a woman.
Well, that settles it then! What do you think about the economy?
Now people are going nuts about this, and some are even saying that Prejean should considering a lawsuit against the pageant for discrimination of her views, but even the most ardent supporters of traditional marriage must see that this response is reminiscent of Miss Teen South Carolina's legendary assault on reason and the English language in the finals of the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007, right? I mean, c'mon!
I think it's safe to say that Prejean's response cost her the title of Miss USA. What hurt her most, however, was not her opinion about gay marriage, but her inability to clearly and articulatly express those views the way a Miss USA should. In 2009 "because my family raised me that way" just doesn't cut it. Let this be a reminder to like-minded right-wingers in the blogernacle and on Facebook praising Miss California for standing up for what she believes in; just saying you disagree doesn't count for jack when you can't explain why.
"Like the Iraq and the South African countries, like, such as..."
UPDATE: You can watch all of the thought provoking responses to the judges' questions below!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Priceless
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
I Just Love Glenn Beck's Sanity
...and I fear for it.
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