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A bigoted idiot from California recently failed to win the ever-coveted Miss USA crown.* She’s apparently a vocal, self-righteous Christianist and gave a very impolitic, nonsensical answer when asked about gay marriage. She’s now claiming that she didn’t win the crown because she’s being subjected to anti-religious persecution.
Here’s the transcript of the answer she gave during the pageant:
“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to enter into gay marriage because, uhmmm, some men out there in our nation don’t know how to find a lady’s private parts and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the US should help the men in the US learn how to love a lady’s hoo-ha, uh, like they did in South Africa, which is like the help we gave to the sissy men in Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for opposite marriage, for us.”Oops, sorry, that was a shamelessly altered (by me) transcript of that epic Miss South Carolina brain fart.
Here’s what Miss California actually said:
The sentence “We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage” reminds me of those impenetrable riddles that Shaolin monks are supposed to give new inductees to noodle over for several years. “Yes, grasshopper, to achieve enlightenment, you must explain to me how someone can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. Now, go stand on that rock until you figure it out.”PEREZ: Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?
CARRIE: I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and my family I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anyone out there but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman.
* – As a disclaimer, I highly respect a number of strong, intelligent women that participate in pageants like this. My derision is levied on a case-by-case basis and shouldn’t be extrapolated to apply to pageant participants as a whole.
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Dear author, since you're fond of labels , which of these are you? Sexist? Gay Activist? Snarky smeary wanna-be-famous-and taken seriously psuedo intellectual like Perez Hilton? Well, my guess is someone could pick any one of those choices and be correct about you, hmmm? I also think you'll know what I mean when I say you can stick your disclaimer. And I mean that in the nicest Christian way because my derision of your use of 'bigoted tart' is levied on a case-by-case basis.
Sign me, one of " a number of strong, intelligent women."
"which of these are you? Sexist? Gay Activist? Snarky smeary wanna-be-famous-and taken seriously psuedo intellectual"
from the given options, i'd choose a modified form: "Snarky Intellectual". all kidding aside, i take your point and have modified the title. Instead of "Bigoted Tart", it now reads "Bigoted Idiot". better?
The 'bigoted tart' obviously meant that this is a country in which its people AT AN ELECTION get to choose same-sex-marriage or opposite marriage. And, you intolerant snark, the people have already held MANY elections which concluded with a democratic voice of NO SAME-SEX-MARRIAGE!
"intolerant"? were the civil rights activists "intolerant" to call the good ol' Southern boys who were fighting to keep interracial marriage illegal "racists"? if it's "intolerant" to call out the religious bigots who are fighting to deny gay people equal protection under the law then, fine, go ahead and call me "intolerant". i admit that I am intolerant of fear, hatred and bigotry.
Hey Mr. Freed Van Winkle: Apparently you don't read much. Vermont just democratically "chose" to legalize same sex marriage. You may want to consider actually waking up and reading a few newspapers once in awhile. Would that make you like a snarky Perez Hilton or just a regular pusilanimous ignoramus? Can you spell that?
actually, it's spelled "pusillanimous". good try though :)
Apparently I need the spelling lesson -- ha! You get my drift though!
lol, just having a bit of fun :). i definitely got your drift.
It was a BEAUTY CONTEST for gods sake!
The judges didn't find her beautiful, whether it was a tacky dress or the horror show of the way she thinks, they didn't like her and she lost. Get over it.
If you want to win a beauty contest you have to convince the judges of your outer AND inner beauty. She failed to do so.
What most people don’t get is how intertwined the start and religious views are. With today’s laws, a homosexual couple who cares about each other, and has maintained a relationship, can not take care of each other. They can not check their significant other into the hospital, or out of it. The can not insure them, or another thing that a married couple can do. We either need to totally redefine all of out laws about a marriage partner, or redefine what the state defines as a marriage. As a Christian, my church will never sanctify a homosexual relationship, but then it does not sanctify a civil marriage either. It only sanctifies a religious event called a marriage. As a Christian I have no problem with the state sanctifying a relationship, so that to people can care for each other. This is what should be the center of the discussion.