It's disappointing that in something as innocuous as a beauty pageant, an issue like this had to come up.
In this interview, Hilton states that the contestant isn't a politician, and as such shouldn't have answered according to her political beliefs. This confuses me. Did the dude ask a question (in competition) fully expecting her to lie, even if she didn't agree? In front of the nation? On television?
It's his own fault for asking a loaded question, and to be honest I kind of feel sorry for this chick. I mean, she's clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer (although she might be the hottest. damn.)
But if you listen to her answer, she actually does agrees. She implies that GLB's should have the right to marry (since she thinks they have that choice already, apparently). She simply doesn't believe that those unions fit her personal definition of marriage.
If you believe in equal rights regardless, what's wrong with having an opinion on a topic that is still so openly debated and controversial in today's society?
This topic is not analogous to racism in my book. It's not even close. It's a rights issue, not a hate issue. And although those two are often intertwined, they can also be examined impartially if you take a step back.
It's unfortunate that not everyone agrees.
Really, my entire thought process on the issue can be summed up pretty tidily I suppose:
Leave the hot girl alone, angry gay man.
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If she believed in equal rights, regardless of sexual orientation, then her opinion would not be contrary to her beliefs. She can't believe in equal rights for all people, and unequalities for some - that would be a contradiction.
If one believes in equal rights for all, it necessarily means that one must also believe in LGB marriage.
Whether or not you are LGB is the matter of opinion.
Based on that clip alone, I think she says that she lives in a land where the choice is available, but that she doesn't personally agree with it.
I'm not sure what came before that excerpt, but just based on what she said, I interpret her words to mean that she does not believe that LGB's should have to right to same-sex marriages.
-d
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