4.22.2009

Miss California USA

This past weekend, at the Miss USA Pageant, Miss California USA Carrie Prejean was asked a question about same-sex marriage from gossip blogger Perez Hilton. In her answer she stated that she thought that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Many people are saying that the reason she lost the Miss USA crown was because of her stance against same-sex marriage. I do not necessarily think this is the case. Instead I think part of the issue was that her answer just didn't make sense. She starts out by saying that it's great that in America we have a choice between same-sex marriage and "opposite" marriage. This isn't true, except for people in four states, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa (as of this coming Monday), and Vermont (as of September 1 of this year). So that was her first mistake. Secondly, why would someone "choose" one type of marriage over the other? A heterosexual couple is not going to make a choice to have a same-sex marriage as that would make absolutely no sense, just as a homosexual couple would most likely not want an opposite marriage, as Miss Prejean so eloquently put it. Finally, I don't think her answer indicates that she thinks that same-sex marriages should be outlawed entirely. After all, she does think it's great Americans have a choice between same-sex marriage and opposite marriage. That seems to me that she is open to the idea of same-sex marriage.



And while I am on the topic of same-sex marriage, here's a video parody of the Gathering Storm video put out by the National Organization of Marriage, who incidentally are only "for marriage" if it meets their definition of what they think marriage should be. The video includes such stars as Jane Lynch, Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass, George Takei, and Liz Feldm.


Here's one final video regarding same-sex marriage. It is an advertisement from One Iowa in support of marriage equality for all.

2 comments:

Lisa said...

I didn't watch the pageant, but I read a transcript of her answer. I totally agree that the answer just didn't make sense. It doesn't matter what her opinion is, the person who wins Miss America needs to be able to express her opinion clearly. I'm glad to see your take on this because I'm so tired of reading arguments that completely miss the point.

Cheryl and Perry Robinson said...

Perez Hilton was just trying to promote his own gay agenda. She was entitled to her own honest opinion and I respect her for sticking to her own ideals and principles. Perez is an ass - and that's putting it mildly.