I'm confused here, but I'm old, and old people confuse easily.
Perez Hilton's outburst was NOT caused by the answer that Ms. Prejean gave to that randomly selected question, but Ms. Prejean becoming a save-marriage spokesperson WAS caused by Perez Hilton's outburst?
I thought it was a basic conservative and liberal tenet that we are EACH responsible for our OWN actions.
Why are some people sometimes responsible for other people's actions and sometimes not?
ok, I'll try to explain it the way I see it. Ms Prejean was in a contest where she was asked a question. She did not have an option to not answer the question, it was just one part of the contest...she knew this going in and agreed to it. Mr. Lavandeira asked her a question that he had a personal interest in. She answered it to the best of her ability and according to her own beliefs. HE chose to dock her for her answer and she lost the contest.
the situation should have ended there. Within the context of the contest. She answered, he disapproved and punished her.
It was not enough for Mr. Lavandeira however....he had to attempt to destroy her. He ranted, he raved, he made appearances denouncing her, he made videos and posted them online.
She has a right to be angry.
Her answer was part of a contest (part of her 'job' if you will) and NOT an attempt to personally destroy or impune Mr. Lavandeira.
HE on the other hand made it very personal...he attacked HER.