Miss California--Bigot

Last night was--apparently--the Miss USA pageant. I say 'apparently' because I am not a huge fan of a yearly competition which judges women on their appearance. Unless, of course, there was a 'Mr. USA' pageant of the same caliber and cred. I am all about the equality, people.

Anyway, Miss USA is asked about marriage equality from one of my 'favorite' people, Perez Hilton (there is a lot to unpack in this post but I won't get to Perez here.) Her answer, first of all, was false. There is not a choice to marry same-sex or straight. If you listen the the intro of Mr. "Hilton's" question, he prefaced it by saying that only four states (of fifty) allow same-sex marriage, so where is this 'choice' coming from, Missy? Seconly, just because you were raised to believe something doesn't mean it's not worth reflecting on again as an adult.

For instance, I was raised with a wide array of beliefs that I have since discarded as not based on solid fact. You have the opportunity to do that when you become an adult. It's called 'deductive reasoning.' Being a bigot because you were raised to be one is not a valid excuse. It just makes the rest of us think badly about your family and that is probably not the result you were looking for, Miss California.

Lesson: just because you are a bigot really and truly in your heart doesn't mean its okay to say it aloud. And if you do, free speech and all, the rest of us have the free speech to call you on it.