Let’s be honest, Miss California should be President. Ok, maybe that’s a bit much, but she is yet another victim of the hypocritical Left. On one hand, it’s just the Miss USA competition—a meaningless pageant for girls abused by over-obsessive mothers. On the other hand, what took place is a microcosm for the already-grown problem in this country—the Left’s rise to power, hypocrisy, and abuse of all things moral.
In the Miss USA competition this past weekend, Miss California was asked by judge Perez Hilton whether or not the ban on gay marriage should be lifted in other states across America. If you’re not familiar with Perez Hilton, 1) he’s a male celebrity gossip blogger and 2) read my blog last week about stereotypes. You now know everything you need to know about Perez. Miss California answered that she believed marriage should be between a man and a woman because that’s how she was raised. Perez was “floored” by the response, decimated her score, and cost her the competition. Ok, I’m not so concerned that she lost the pageant. My concern is Perez Hilton calling her a “dumb bitch” and that he wished her answer were more “politically savvy.” He also went on to say “Just because she’s Christian, I don’t want to hear about Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, because that’s offensive to Jewish-Americans, Muslim-Americans, and Atheists.” First off, when did she mention anything about Jesus or being Christian? Second, why can’t she speak what she believes?
Are we entering a reverse age of the Inquisition? Conservatives, and especially Christians, are being forced to bite their tongues for fear of being offensive. Are Christians offended when Jews talk about Yahweh or when Muslims mention Allah? And heaven-forbid we should offend the Atheists. You know what is offensive? Speaking at a Catholic university and covering up the sign of Jesus. Or speaking at a different Catholic university while pushing pro-abortion laws. There’s nobody in this country that does that, is there? Oh, my bad, it’s our President. Whoops. Building on this notion of hypocrisy, the Almighty Barack Obama actually stated on the campaign trail that he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. Didn’t hear any barking back then. Hell, didn’t even see that clip until today! Weird how that happens. Can you imagine if Bill O’Reilly called Perez a “dumb queer?” The nation would be outraged, Rosie O’Donnell would be waddling around the television circuit on her soapbox, the Oscars would retrospectively give Milk every Oscar, and there would be an all-out assault on the Right. Or better yet, can you imagine Jamie Foxx calling Miley Cyrus a “white bitch” and joking that she needs to make a sex tape? Wait…that already happened? And what was the punishment? None? Didn’t Don Imus, a legend in radio broadcasting, lose his job for calling the Rutgers women’s basketball team a bunch of “nappy headed ho’s?” Imus and Foxx committed the same offense—neither right—but the punishments were different. Why is that?
The sad part is that Perez Hilton reaches more kids than any conservative I can think of. He represents the Left’s ignorance and unwillingness to accept any views except their own, thus promoting a life of close-mindedness. To be a well-rounded individual, you have to see both sides. You have to be tolerant of other views. You have to accept people for their right to believe what they want. To do otherwise would be a downright shame.
I’m again desperately seeking a Leftist opinion here because I can’t imagine what an intelligent response would sound like. I’d love to be surprised, though. Let’s go in.
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Perez Hilton made the contest about himself instead of the contestants. As a judge he should only grade a response on how well she answers a question, not on the content of the answer. Perez had an agenda that he was trying to push on a national stage, and when the girl didn't respond with the answer he wanted he took it out on her and cost her the crown.
ReplyDeleteAnd while I have problems with both the right and the left when it comes to free speech, let's be honest -- if I may use your tagline -- there's a double standard for minorities. If you're a minority and you say something offensive, there's a good chance -- and history has shown this -- that the repercussions will be far less severe than if someone in the majority made an offensive statement of the same degree.