Miss California is now hitting the TV circuit, trying to blame "the gays" for her loss at the all-important Miss USA competition. You see, she was one of the top five finalists, and she was asked a question about gay marriage. She said she's against it. She ended up not wining. And now, she's all over TV whining about how her bigotry cost her the crown.
Okay, first off, it's a stupid beauty pageant. Nobody cares.
Second, clearly no one lectured Miss Bull Connor about the importance of losing gracefully. Whining on national TV, on show after show, about how your crown was stolen, is real poor form.
And finally, she may be the only one who thinks she was destined to win. Here's Richard Roeper in the Chicago Sun-Times:
[W]e saw headlines on Monday such as, "Miss California Sparks Furor With Gay Marriage Comments on Miss USA Telecast," and, "Miss California Sparks Outrage over Gay Marriage Remarks."Rest assured that Miss California will become the next religious right spokesman for hate. And that's the day she will truly be mocked mercilessly. (It's no longer safe in America for blonde bimbos to be bigots!)
Really? We're getting worked up over this? Because that hot blond woman in the white bikini didn't issue an articulate, passionate defense of gay marriage? (Not that hot blond girls in white bikinis aren't issuing passionate statements on all the major issues of the day even as we speak.)
It's great fun and column fodder to dissect these videos, but not for a moment should anyone seriously give a flying tiara about what a pageant contestant believes about the pressing issues of the day.
As far as wacky answers go, the winner for the night wasn't Miss California. Hands down, it was Miss Arizona.
It's one thing to lose. It's another to be a loser.
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