Miss California was a contestant for the Miss America Pageant 2009 and was in the top 5 to be chosen. Once the top 5 are chosen they go through a series of questions where judges and the audience can hear their answers. The judges score the contestants based on a points system and the contestant with the highest points wins the crown. When listening to the answers, judges look for articulation and good speaking. When Miss California took the stage to answer questions for the 2009 Miss America Pageant, Perez Hilton, a contest judge, asked her whether or not every state should legalize gay marriage. Miss California, giving her opinion, disagreed and said no. She believed that marriage was a sacred thing between a man and a woman. Perez Hilton later called Miss California a "dumb b***h" and said that she was a disgrace to America and did not deserve the crown because she should not represent America. He also states that her answer cost her the crown.
This to me is interesting because don't we live in a country for the Land of the Free? Doesn't it state in our Constitution's First Amendment that we have a freedom of speech, expression, and religion? So why did her OPINION cost her the crown. Maybe the way she articulated her answer cost her the crown, but to take points away from someone based on her personal opinion is wrong. They took away her freedom of speech and dogged her for not being in the "current times." I think this debacle is a little ridiculous and yes, her answer does not agree with many others but would you have rather had her answer "yes" and then after possibly being crowned Miss America revoke her answer? More people would be outraged and say she is a liar. She was honest and still chose to speak out. Regardless of her answer, either a yes or a no, people would be upset...so take it as you wish but I think she did a great thing for standing up for her belief and being honest. Many girls can now look at her and say, I want to be able to do the same thing.
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