Tobin Nageotte // May 12, 2009
And the world stood still…
In a dramatic, heart-thumping press conference, America’s raison d’etre, Donald Trump, described Miss CA’s semi-nude photos as “fine” and happily announced that she will keep her crown and continue her “work” as an “ambassador of goodwill.” Ummmm, okay. A few things…
- A bigot is someone who is intolerant of lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own. In “Miss CA’s America,” same-sex marriage doesn’t hold the same value as “opposite marriage” and shouldn’t qualify as such. This makes her a bigot. It doesn’t matter if she dates Michael Phelps, has fake breasts, maintains a close relationship w/ God, or wears a shinier sash than the average American. She’s still a bigot.
- If you’re a “starting out model” and “have to take photos in many different poses” (ie semi-nude), it means certain attributes that generally exist on a successful model (an interesting face?) are probably absent.
- “I felt as though Satan was trying to tempt me in asking this question,” Prejean said. ”And then God was in my head and in my heart saying: ‘Do not compromise this. You need to stand up for Me and you need to share with all these people…you need to witness to them.’” Thank heavens (pun intended) we have beauty queens standing up for God now that Mother Theresa is gone.
- Miss CA’s grandfather fought in WWII so that she “could keep [her] freedom of speech.” Fair enough. But freedom of speech doesn’t protect or exclude Miss CA from the repercussions of bigotry. Freedom of speech works both ways. Miss CA is not a martyr. She is the product of a society that commonly mistakes beauty for virtue.
- Miss CA believes her story is an example of the empowerment of women. Fake breasts (purchased for her) and the quantification of “beauty” in a competitive atmosphere does not qualify as empowering.
Miss CA, you describe yourself as “not perfect” and have already forgiven those who weren’t perfect in their attacks on you. Why not take that mindset one step further? Why not let things go? Let individuals live as they choose to live? Homosexuality and same-sex marriage aren’t going anywhere. But, hopefully, the joke of parading young women in bikinis on national television will continue to wear off as we progress as a society and a culture. Until then, this is totally irritating.
Tags: carrie prejean, donald trump, fall out boy, miss ca, miss california, miss usa, moustachette, mustache, san diego, topless
May 12th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Thank You! Other Miss USAs and pageant queens lost their crowns b/c of nude pics. Vanessa Williams lost her queen back in the 80’s b/c of playboy photos. Donald Trump is a bigot as well. The last Miss USA was caught drunk and high but keep her crown. This girl has a series of nudey pics all over the interweb and keeps her crown. I think that is huge BS. I think Trump is thinking with his member (not of a part of the Miss USA and Universe committee). And why is this news. We should be looking at Miss USA, not Miss Cali, she is a runner-up, not the winner. The runner-up means you are a loser, in which she is.
June 6th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Agreed. Quite irritating.
September 26th, 2009 at 10:32 am
i wish natural selection would eliminate her.