Should questions about gay marriages be in beauty pagents?

Do people really care that much about beauty pageants?

Freedom of speech is first and foremost. She was asked a question and she gave a truthful, honest answer. She is entitled to whatever she believes in, and if she makes a few people mad, so what. Would it have been better if she had lied? What kind of society favors lies over honesty? Even if she had said that she supported gay marriage, it would have made anti-gay marriage activists angry. So no matter what she would have said, she would have made people angry anyway. She's still beautiful, whether or not she wins a stupid crown. Constitutional rights are way more important than a prize in a beauty contest anyway.

I think it is an issue in the USA right now, it is an issue that many people feel strongly about on both sides. If a contestant wants to represent an entire country then I think that she can answer a question about an issue affecting that country. It would of been quite simple to give an appropriate answer (as far as beauty pageant standards go) without compromising her beliefs and without saying what she said.

It's a shame that she lost the pageant because a judge did not agree with her. America used to be a "freedom of speech" country where we tolerate others views. She presented her views well, and that's what she should have been judged on. Besides, most of the USA is for traditional marriage - and that represents our country. It's a no wonder that we hear lame responses in these pageants because the ladies are not longer judged on how the answer but what they answer.

Her freedom of speech wasn't denied to her.

Freedom of speech, does not necessarily mean freedom from consequences. She can say what she believes. The judges can judge how THEY believe as well.

And yes, the gay marriage question has as much importance as any other question that might be asked about poverty, world peace, or some other traditional canned question.

I fail to see what her opinion on same sex marriage has to do with the contest, I'm aware that there is a pretense that people are actually interested in the contestants views but everyone knows that reality is that the girls are judged on their looks only in the end not whether or not they like fluffy kittens and wish to end world poverty.

I disagree. Any current affairs topic is suitable for a beauty pageant. Whether it is gay marriage, tea-parties or terrorism. Miss America is a celebrity and a role model. It is also a public relations "job". I don't blast her for what she said, she is entitled to her opinion, I just don't think that she demonstrated that she is ready for the job.

Who cares what she says? Is she going to cure a disease, or stop a war, or make life easier for any single person on this planet because she won a being-pretty contest?

i know..... it sickens me how we are not supposed to insult ANYONE at ANYTIME, but they sure don't mind insulting us, do they?