1)And I wonder why you believe that when something is advertised as a Miss USA pageant that they're not meant to represent anything.
2)Let me remind you of her own words: "...and, you know what, in my country and in, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman..."
3) "Several" states? Out of 50? C'mon Bill that's really reaching. And considering California itself recently voted against it quite infamously, I think it's quite right to say the exact opposite. That the majority of Americans don't have this right. So she is "technically" incorrect.
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Anyone can create a pageant and call it what you wish, and if you have enough sponsors with deep enough pockets, it can gain publicity. But that doesn't mean that the winner of the pageant represents anyone other than those who gain directly from the pageant. Representation in a Republic is only done by elected officials or their legally appointed stand in.
2) "in my country", did Prejean mean to refer to the US as a whole? or Prejean's own circle of family, church, friends and community?
I caught her words as well when I listened to the You Tube several times. I view them within the context of her entire statement where she rejoices in marriage "choices" and her subsequent statements to the media, so it is clear to me that in that regard the word "country" is a misspeak.
Robert E Lee referred to his home state of Virginia as his "country" when he declared he would not fight against Virginia when declining Lincoln's offer to command Union armies in early 1861 - the Civil War would have been over by that summer if Lee had assumed command of the Union's armies.
I think that if Prejean wished to comment that in her opinion same sex marriage was wrong for everyone, she could have easily said that clearly. As it was, she offered a type of tolerance that was not offered to those who disagreed with her. As I said earlier, the person who came across as an angry bigot, was Lavandeira, not Prejean.
3) Prejean said nothing about the "majority" of Americans having choice, but they technically do. Under the federal system, anyone can establish residency in another state, if someone from say CA who wished to marry a same sex partner wished to do that, they could. CA is under no obligation to recognize that out of state same sex marriage, yet, but it is still technically a marriage in the other state.