Yes, I will admit – I am a fan of Perez Hilton’s blog. I can’t help it; I’m addicted. Perez has all the most scandalous news on all the celebrities. 90% of his blog postings are very honest – very honestly mean and crude. However, he’s usually right on in his observations. But, I also think that he’s a bit of a hypocrite.
I know this is kind of old news, but I’m still fascinated by all the controversy surrounding Miss California’s statements at the Miss USA pageant. Carrie Prejean got very lucky/unlucky when Perez asked her that infamous question. Prejean hesitated and then answered very honestly – to paraphrase, she believes that marriage is between a man and a woman; that is the way she was raised. Well, as you can imagine, Perez hit the roof, went through the roof, and then just kept on going. If you tuned into his blog, almost every other posting was badmouthing Prejean, using any and every obscenity he could think of.
Maybe I’m lost here, but I don’t understand the big deal. I thought that it took a lot of integrity for Prejean to answer the way she did. This is what she believes. And even though I DO NOT agree with her, wasn’t it within her right to answer honestly. And because she did, she has gotten blasted by various medias, with Perez leading the way. Just recently, she almost lost her crown, and it was left to the “morally virtuous” Donald Trump to decide her fate. Surprisingly, he allowed her to stay, despite those nude photos that surfaced, which Perez was only too happy to post.
So I don’t know if somebody told Perez to take a chill pill, reminded him of her 1st amendment rights, but he’s definitely chilled a little on his blog. Most of the postings of Prejean are archived in a folder called Icky Icky Poo. It’s hard to take him seriously with a folder title like that. However, I also think that Perez has used all this controversy to his benefit. This whole situation happily coincided with many states allowing gay marriages and so on. So while Perez was ticked at Prejean for her conservative thinking, it allowed him to jump on his platform and make some things happen. All of these happy things are located in his folder: Gay Gay Gay.
Every day Perez rips a variety of star figures a new one, figuratively speaking. He freely exercises his first amendment rights and has a huge fan following. I doubt that many of these stars appreciate his very honest comments. However, when Prejean spoke her mind, Perez went off the deep end. Unfortunately, I’m sure many American believe as Prejean does, but fortunately, those beliefs are protected by the Bill of Rights.
Speaking of the Bill of Rights, check out the latest article on Perez's blog discussing Sarah Palin's defense of Miss California: http://perezhilton.com/2009-05-14-duh-sarah-palin-defends-miss-california
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Michelle, I agree with you that a) I disagree with Prejean's views but b) she should have the right to speak her opinion. It took a lot of guts to say that you disagree with gay marriage to PEREZ HILTON, the queen of trash talking. Again, its just lame when someone tries to force their opinion on others, rather than taking the time to understand why they feel the way they do, a la Perez. Now, about her lying (by omission) about those pics ...
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the post and for introducing me to Perez Hilton's blog. I had never read it before, but I think I am hooked now.
I never thought I would be stating this but I agree with Sarah Palin, "I respect Carrie for standing strong and staying true to herself, and for not letting those who disagree with her deny her protection under the nation's First Amendment Rights…Our Constitution protects us all…” While I certainly don't agree with Carrie Prejean's statement, she had every right to say what she did thanks to the First Amendment.
Michael
Sorry to get you hooked Michael. I find it interesting that despite contracting his overall message, he still posted Palin's artile. I think that took some guts. He seems to have chilled a bit with badmouthing Prejean, and again, I think he's thankful that this has allowed him to get up on his soapbox and speak about something he is clearly passionate about.
ReplyDeleteI too agree that Prejean was simply voicing her opinion and that opinion is protected by free speech. I was under the impression that she started media attention when she claimed that it was her stating her view that lost the crown. If that is true she opened that Pandora box. When she placed herself as a voice for an organization that talks about morality she then opens another box that for others to look into her own morality. Each side is protected by free speech, the media in turn is just milking it for all they can.
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