This weekend, our household had a debate about Carrie Prejean. My daughter and I enjoy watching beauty pageants and my husband enjoys the infamous Larry King Live, so it all tied in together. After watching the behavior demonstrated by Ms. Prejean on Larry King, I can only thank my lucky stars she is not representing the USA in any more pageants. I felt I had turned on a movie where a rich, snobby girl was not getting her way and was getting ready to throw a hissy fit.
However, what I want to blog about isn’t the issue that she may have poorly handled herself during a CNN interview. That’s evident and her behavior doesn’t contribute, nor help women overall. Watch for yourself.
However, what I would specifically like to discuss is the questioning and aftermath of what happened in the 2009 pageant. Ms. Prejean came in as the runner-up to the Miss USA pageant and many believe it was due to the controversial and politically-charged question relating to gay marriage. She took a firm position against gay marriage, and she did so with three judges on the panel being gay. Though I may not agree with her position, I must say that it was not only brave of her, but may redefine how questions are asked in the future. This is a case where you get what you ask for.
Is it appropriate for a divisive question to be asked at such a venue? Did Ms. Prejean handle it appropriately? Did she suffer any consequences for her position? What do you think? Just a few days later, topless photographs of her began to surface. At first, she denied them. She eventually recollected taking them. Ultimately, she was replaced as Miss California and removed as the runner up in the USA pageant. Did the media give Ms. Prejean more attention at this pageant than it deserved?
At glance, this pure, Christian, young woman doesn’t appear to be everything she’s claiming to be. Thoughts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHPSTz0eANU
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/05/2009-11-05_carrie_prejean_sex_tape_forced_exmiss_californias_lawsuit_settlement_report_.html
