It appears that Miss California, Carre Prejean, has made out great coming in as the runner-up in the Miss USA pageant as she is now a vocal advocate for traditional marriage.
Miss Prejean became a sensation when asked by gossip girl judge Mario Lavandeira, Jr.. aka Perez Hilton, her views on same-sex marriage. And she answered brilliantly. Because Mr. Lavandeira (Hilton) had a hissy-fit on his blog referring to Miss Prejean as a "dumb b----". Oh, and Mr. Lavandeira (Hilton) really meant to call her a c---.
Nice.
That politically incorrect answer more than likely cost Miss Prejean the Miss USA title. It went to Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton.
But it put the hot button issue of same-sex marriage front and center and now a voice has been found in Miss Prejean.
Sure, she could have atoned for her "sin" of not being politically correct and grovelled to the likes of Mr. Lavandeira (Hilton) and the advocates of same-sex marriage.
But, Miss Prejean is now speaking out on the importance of traditional marriage. One man to one woman.
In speaking to her fellow congragants at the Rock Church in San Diego, Miss Prejean told them that the people running the Miss California pageant told her to apologize for her comments. That she should not speak on her faith. And that all of the "controversy" was ruining the brand of Miss California.
Miss Prejean had a great response:
She told the church, her answer on gay marriage "was representing California. I was representing the majority of people in California."
Yes she was!
Miss Prejean was speaking for the majority of California voters that voted to restore the traditional definition of marriage. One man to one woman.
What a lot of people do not realize that here in California, same-sex couples have much of the same rights and privileges of traditional, married couples. No, it is not marriage, but a compromise. Which is the right thing to do. There is no need to redefine marriage.
It is very important to have young people like Miss Prejean to speak out for traditional marriage. It has been under assault from outside and from within. Those of us that are married need to maintain and strengthen our own vows. We also need be be a light to those that have troubles in their own marriages.
Traditional marriage is the important tradition to maintain. And we do need to find ways to respect and understand that people of the same-sex do have long-term, monogamous relationships.
Redefining marriage, however, is not the way to go.
And, it is very refreshing to see such an young advocate as Miss California, Carrie Prejean, willing to speak her mind on such an important issue.
3 comments:
Because seperate but equal worked so well in the past.
Sigh, Miss Prejean's sponsors just announced that "god's will" wasn't good enough for her...so they paid for her bulbous tata's popping out of her bikini and gowns.
The pulpit pounders insist Jesus was never married and we're to emulate Jesus ... so EXACTLY why does marriage need preserved?
Christian insurgents sinnin' against nice Jewish boy Jesus' edicts....to be nice to ALL people .... have some 'splainin' to do.
Who can remember Jesus saying to love everyone except gay people; if it was such a big deal, he would've mentioned it at least once at his many magic shows or ranting rallies against bigots of his era.
Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man. -Thomas Jefferson
I absolutely think you are right that people should speak their mind, be it a pageant contender, a blogger or an anonymous responder. People making character attacks because they don't like that opinion only show a lack of character themselves.
Having said that, I find some of your comments quite deceptive and deceitful.
- "It (traditional marriage) has been under assault from outside and from within." Who's assaulting it? Why use such an aggressive word? Are you implicitly implying that gay people who want to be included in the "I'm married" club and are standing up for that are aggressive? Yes, there are people that want traditions to change and voice their opinions, but this subtle wording gives it an edge it doesn't deserve. Or if it does, it should go both ways, and Miss California isn't just speaking her mind but also assaulting the same-sex marriage movement with her statements.
- "No, it is not marriage, but a compromise. Which is the right thing to do. There is no need to redefine marriage." It isn't marriage, exclamation mark, no buts required. And again, there is a big difference between "it is the right thing to do" and "I think it is the right thing to do", and similarly, "There is no need" or "I don't want". Don't pretend your opinion is truth, because it is just that: an opinion.
- "Those of us that are married need to maintain and strengthen our own vows. We also need be be a light to those that have troubles in their own marriages." What does this have to do with anything? When two gay guys get married in your state, do your marriage problems suddenly become insurmountable? Does being married suddenly loose meaning to you because it got meaning for others in a positive way? How do you dare imply such a thing? Is it your own doubts about your marriage or that of others around you? Can you only function in a world where traditions never change? Do traditions loose all meaning when they do change? Or is it just that you don't want gay people in your exclusive club, and use pretenses like these to keep them out?
I think the previous poster was right: "separate but equal" is an oxymoron, no, it's a damn lie. There was a time when it was "traditional" for colored people to sit in the back of the bus and go to separate schools. The "compromise" here was that they still had a bus to get into and a school to go to, so why change that tradition, right? The nonsense of that back then is equal to the nonsense of "There is no need to change tradition" now. Either people are equal, different yes, but equal, or they are not equal. Changing the mindset has been, is and will be hard, but it can be done. In the words of one man: "Yes, we can".
Personally I can understand you have difficulties with change, as all humans do, and I would applaud you for admitting to that, even though on content I'd still disagree. However, trying to make a politically correct blog with implicit lies like this is just like Miss California "groveling to the likes of" whoever. People who agree with you would agree with you telling the truth anyway, people who disagree see through your lies and still disagree either way. And honestly, I also think you let Miss California down by not owning up to what you really think, regardless of the consequences. She had that courage you admired so much. Do you?
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