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Who is speaking for the American people today, Perez Hilton, the self-styled “queen of all media,” or beauty queen Carrie Prejean, Miss California?
Some believe Prejean, the reigning Miss California, lost her bid for the Miss America crown because she affirmed male-female marriage, resulting in a score of zero from Miss USA judge Hilton.
According to Hilton, Prejean “knew she had lost because it was a bad answer. Miss USA should be all-inclusive.”
Hilton called her a “dumb b-tch” (admitting that he was thinking of an even more foul description) and claimed that the boos she received while answering his question were proof that the people were against her.
Dr. Michael Brown, director of the Coalition of Conscience, is taking issue with Hilton’s assessment and finds the whole situation outrageous:
“I think that Hilton has forgotten that the majority of people in Miss California’s own state agree with her answer, and that in every state in America where the people have voted on the issue – 30 states so far – they have agreed with Miss California. In that sense, she actually gave the politically correct answer. Why then is she being mocked and ridiculed? For daring to disagree with today’s thought police?”
According to Brown, however, this is only the tip of the iceberg: “It is absolutely outrageous that anyone is taking Perez Hilton seriously. He insults Carrie Prejean in the most profane ways on his Web site, even posting a vulgar, doctored photo of her that is unworthy of a high-school student. He says that she has ‘half a brain’ and claims he would have stormed onto the stage and ripped off her tiara if she had won. Yet he is the voice of tolerance and inclusion? What nonsense!”
As for Prejean, she is sticking with her answer, stating that, “I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.”
This, for Brown, puts an exclamation point on the story: “At a time when political leaders and religious leaders are compromising their convictions for the sake of political and economic expediency, a beauty queen is standing up for her beliefs regardless of the cost or consequences. What does that say about the moral fiber of our nation? And what does it say of our country when a crude, demeaning, close-minded gay gossip columnist becomes the poster-boy of ‘inclusion’?”
Brown, for one, hopes that this year’s Miss America pageant can actually be a teachable moment for our nation, reminding us that those who call for tolerance are often the most bigoted and hateful. What do you think? Let your voice be heard by commenting below.
Jennifer LeClaire is the editor of The Voice magazine and author of "Doubtless: Faith that Overcomes the World." You can also visit her online at www.jenniferleclaire.org.
Some believe Prejean, the reigning Miss California, lost her bid for the Miss America crown because she affirmed male-female marriage, resulting in a score of zero from Miss USA judge Hilton.
According to Hilton, Prejean “knew she had lost because it was a bad answer. Miss USA should be all-inclusive.”
Hilton called her a “dumb b-tch” (admitting that he was thinking of an even more foul description) and claimed that the boos she received while answering his question were proof that the people were against her.
Dr. Michael Brown, director of the Coalition of Conscience, is taking issue with Hilton’s assessment and finds the whole situation outrageous:
“I think that Hilton has forgotten that the majority of people in Miss California’s own state agree with her answer, and that in every state in America where the people have voted on the issue – 30 states so far – they have agreed with Miss California. In that sense, she actually gave the politically correct answer. Why then is she being mocked and ridiculed? For daring to disagree with today’s thought police?”
According to Brown, however, this is only the tip of the iceberg: “It is absolutely outrageous that anyone is taking Perez Hilton seriously. He insults Carrie Prejean in the most profane ways on his Web site, even posting a vulgar, doctored photo of her that is unworthy of a high-school student. He says that she has ‘half a brain’ and claims he would have stormed onto the stage and ripped off her tiara if she had won. Yet he is the voice of tolerance and inclusion? What nonsense!”
As for Prejean, she is sticking with her answer, stating that, “I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.”
This, for Brown, puts an exclamation point on the story: “At a time when political leaders and religious leaders are compromising their convictions for the sake of political and economic expediency, a beauty queen is standing up for her beliefs regardless of the cost or consequences. What does that say about the moral fiber of our nation? And what does it say of our country when a crude, demeaning, close-minded gay gossip columnist becomes the poster-boy of ‘inclusion’?”
Brown, for one, hopes that this year’s Miss America pageant can actually be a teachable moment for our nation, reminding us that those who call for tolerance are often the most bigoted and hateful. What do you think? Let your voice be heard by commenting below.
Jennifer LeClaire is the editor of The Voice magazine and author of "Doubtless: Faith that Overcomes the World." You can also visit her online at www.jenniferleclaire.org.
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