And that's how I feel.

[uberreiniger]

I support gay marriage. I also think Perez Hilton is a boil on the ass of humanity and needs to shut up and crawl back into whatever hole he slithered out of.

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[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

Basically, Perez demanded she either suck up to him or he'd humiliate her. He brought up a hot button issue (most likely hearing her accent) and basically toyed with her. "Say what I want or I'll make you suffer."

It was a really underhanded and cruel stunt. My friend Dr. M is a passionate Zionist and famed for his support of the ZOA. He has a son in the Israeli army and he plans to make his home in Tel Aviv. Yet, when he interviewed people in the college for internships, he made a point of making sure that students who identified as Palestinian felt comfortable and equal and that this was business and not personal. Since the board is heavily Jewish, he takes it as his personal responsibility, being fair.

Does Dr. M disagree passionately with them? Of course. But he doesn't' ask loaded questions as revenge to make them look bad.

One of the greatest duties and honors is to serve as judge, any judge, any arbitrator and when it's used as a weapon, it's disgusting.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Perez makes his living being nasty people so I think he's the last person who should be talking about marriage - wich is supposedly about love. I don't agree with the girl's view, but I thought she was respectful and tactful in her answer. She definitely comes across as a classier person than Perez Hilton.

[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

But that's the thing, you don't have to agree with someone to think that they are a classy, intelligent and beautiful person. Unless the job of Miss America requires being pro-gay marriage, she really doesn't have to believe in it. I disagree along with you, but I also disagree with using a litmus test on a personal issue. It wouldn't be right if the situation was reversed. If an evangelical Christian judge did this to a contestant who believed in gay marriage, voted against her and then cursed her out, there would be a revolution. Hate hurts on both sides.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Yes it does. I take the issue of gay marriage very seriously and I don't appreciate the likes of Perez Hilton taking advantage of it to keep his name in the papers.

[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

You know, the worst thing is, he's exactly the kind of person who makes the cause of gay marriage hard. I imagine myself asking a question on Zionism and getting a negative response and I want to crush the person.

So fine, don't vote her. It's dirty, but he has the right to do that. But calling her those names....that's hate speech.