From the quote provided, I didn't feel that she felt any ill towards gays - she just pointed out that she was raised to believe that marriage was between a man and a woman.cball11 said:
) he said "What on earth is a university for if it only enforces opinions students already hold?" Deriving from that, what is the purpose of personal logic and free will if we only believe the opinions that came before us?
One of the reasons I like this community is they have been very accepting, I've only gotten a few ill comments on it. I try not to bring it up to much, because it seems O'Reilly enrages many people, but I find most of the time his views line up with mine. So, thank you.SkinnySlim said:
I don't think it was so much a problem of her fumbling with the words, I mean she was asked her stance on gay marriage by a gay man, and I'm sure she was quite surpirsed they would ask that question on the show. It really put her on the spot, and not in a good way.von Ohzu said:
I knew you'd show up here. It may not be a good reason to YOU, but for some of us it works just fine, kay? In my house growing up, we always ate meatloaf. I was raised on meatloaf. Now, I could probably not like meatloaf, if I really, really tried, but see, it turns out that I DO like meatloaf! And that is why I like meatloaf.Cheeze_Pavilion said:
The religious reasons are valid, if not what you want them to be, (Soddom and Gammora anybody? Spelling?), and the pro-gay marriage side of it is valid, too. Why can't gay people commit to eachother like straight people can? Afterall, God makes us the way he intends us to be right? There's a valid point to each side of the debate, if you don't want to listen to the other side then don't, but don't presume you know whts best for someone else when they're not affecting anybody else/Cheeze_Pavilion said:
There is no evidence to support that it is the case, but there is no evidence to support that it isn't either. I wasn't saying she 100% isn't an airhead bimbo, just that using that line as evidence that she is an bimbo is misleading.Cheeze_Pavilion said:
Yes, but most religions want nothing to do with them. I'm not saying that it's wrong for gay people to want marriage, actually the fact that they care enough about a person to want a lifelong commitment is good. I was just using the point to strengthen the argument that parental/societal influences affect people their entire lives, no matter what other choices or difference they might have.
I haven't seen the show or a transcript so it's quite possible that every contestant was asked the same question and thus no it wasn't unfair in that regard. But this is a competition based around attractiveness and talent not what side of a very controversial argument your on. If she was marked down for her views (and I have no evidence that she was) then its stupid. If anything she should have gained points for standing by her views in a public forum, knowing that what she was going to say would generate heat for her. She didn't flame on about homosexuals needing to burn, at the same time it might have been more tactful to add on the end something like "but i like the fact two people can love one another" though she prolly would be flamed now for being condescending or something.
