Pageant Retrospective
The Miss USA pageant missed an extraordinary opportunity this week. They could have lent immediate credibility to their platform but instead, further fed the travesty that the pageant is.
It all started with a question. Miss California (Carrie Prejean) was by all accounts either in the lead or darn close.
It was the Q&A portion of the evening and Judge #8’s number was drawn- Perez Hilton.
For the uninitiated, Perez Hilton is a celebrity blogger and an outspoken homosexual. His question was current given recent news: Should other states follow the lead of Vermont and three other states by legalizing same sex marriage.
Though stumbling a bit, Miss California showed tremendous poise in both handling a challenging question and expressing her beliefs unwaveringly. Take a listen:
Watch the video again and this time focus on Perez Hilton’s facial expressions. While asking the question, he’s almost giddy- either from simply being on TV or perhaps because he was lobbing what he thought was an underhand softball that he expected the contestant to knock right out of the park. Something to the effect of “I believe people should have the legal right to marry whomever they choose…”.
What he got was a line drive right back in the face and his facial expression at the end of the exchange tells the story- pain/surprise/contempt. Perez scored Miss California a “0″ for that answer, and because of that and some other scores, Miss California finished as Runner-up to Miss North Carolina.
Later that evening, Perez dropped this gem onto the world via the internet:
While the response from Perez was disgusting and distasteful, it wasn’t alltogether that surprising coming from him.
The real disappointment is the pageant judges not giving Miss California high marks for her remarkable show of character and integrity. Long ridiculed for being a setback to the women’s rights movement, the pageant missed a tremendous opportunity.
Miss California could have very easily given a safe answer- something to the effect of “it’s up to each state to make that decision…”. She would have scored solid points for that answer and probably would have ended up with the crown. Given the coaching that the contestants receive, she probably was coached on the very issue.
Instead, Carrie Prejean verbalized her beliefs while still expressing compassion for the choices others make. The Miss USA organization would have been served very well by somebody with the depth of character such as Ms. Prejean.
Instead they default back to the stereotype- a superficial beauty contest that at best builds self-esteem and at worst objectifies women.
You’re welcome.
Posted in Conservative Politics, Decaying the American Brain, Current Affairs |
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Kristen scored 9.470 in the evening gown competition compared to Carrie’s 9.275. Kristen scored 9.198 in the swimsuit, compared to Carrie’s 9.033.
And that was before she gave a factually incorrect answer.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm
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