I am not going to debrief this story because I am trying to make my posts shorter! ;) If you search "Carrie Prejean" on CNN.com, you may catch up with the story before or after reading this post. This is a hard hot topic to post on simply because there is so much "he said, she said" going on back and forth between Carrie herself and the press. What I like to do with cases like this is WIPE AWAY ALL THE B.S.!!!!!!! If you'd like to talk about all the 'he said, she said', fine....... but I actually am not posting about this to comment on....her comment on gay marriage, her reactions to the press attacking her, the reason behind why I feel she got fired, whether I 'agree' with her book, her religious beliefs, yada yada.
I am writing about this story because I just can't help identifying with her story! A young woman, trying to find her place in the world, realizing she has a 'gift' of a nice body and face....struggling every day just trying to live as a 'Christian' in a hateful world, knowing that she, herself, isn't perfect in her 'walk'.......for whatever reason decides to pose for some nude photos......for whatever reason sends a guy a graphic sexual video. If I didn't know any more of this story, I'd say so far she's making decisions like many, many, many, MANY, MANY, MANY teen/young women out there right now!! Except for the fact that her path lead her to become Miss California USA. All of the sudden she's in spot lights and an idol for little girls. All of the sudden she probably realized she shouldn't have made some former decisions....but now she's in too deep........
All I really have to say on the issue is Carrie Prejean is dealing with her persecutors to the best of her ability. Both of us being 22...........I just couldn't imagine the level of persecution she goes through so far above my own. I may agree or disagree with how she's dealing with the criticism or what she's saying.......but I will say that there's a piece of my heart that feels for her. Involuntarily, I know exactly where she's coming from and know exactly why other people don't.
If she is lying - she shouldn't. If she is still hiding things - it'll get found out. If she hasn't fully accepted the responsibility of her actions - Well.......she'll learn.
We ALL have to go through different processes in order to fully learn the lessons of life. She's going through one in National News, on National Television.
I'll definitely pray for her...............you should, too.
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For better or worse when we make a decision to name the name of Christ and identify ourselves as one of his disciples, we are held to a much higher standard than the world. We are also hated by the world. It is for this very reason that we, now more than ever, must be there for each other. As I wrote on my blog, we should strive to be that one phone call instead of blackballing sinners. Excellent post Justine.
She was fired for breach of contract. She didn't show up to events she was contracted for, so she was let go. The fact that she was masturbating on film also didn't help her, seeing as how there's a morals clause in her contract. Her situation and yours are not alike in the least.
Hi Justine. . .
In America, we like the story of redemption. We like it when people admit their faults, work on them, and return after experiencing some personal growth.
What we don't like is being lied to. Someone who portrays themself as one kind of person, but who really isn't--or wasn't.
I don't know how it is that Carrie Prejean is a celebrity. She is a beauty pageant contestant who became victimized by a hostile blogger over her position on gay marriage. And for that, she gets to worm her way into our lives?
So on one hand, I'm bothered that her name and face keep appearing on the news. I just wish she'd go away. She's a beauty for sure, and she did pull back the curtain for us on the way the beauty pageant business works--and that was interesting--but still. . .that's not enough to merit a recurring spot in the national consciousness. At least Capt Sully landed an airplane in the water.
Then on to her pics and videos. . .like I said earlier, we don't like being lied to. She wrapped herself in a robe of wholesomeness, all the while knowing that she had made sexy videos and photos. That's like Eliot Spitzer allowing himself to be portrayed as the anti-vice governor at the same time he's a regular client of prostitutes. He's a phony. Just like Carrie Prejean.
That said, she's certainly worthy of our prayers--Who isn't?
But I don't know that she's worthy of all the attention she seems to be seeking. It may be better for her to just fade away for awhile, and reemerge later, after the snickering has died down.
The video purports to show her as a 17 year old in various stages of undress and was created solely for her boyfriend at the time, the same guy who sold it to TMZ. Admittedly, the law is a sometimes gray area but the last time I checked selling videos of underage girls naked for any purpose was child pornography. Having said that, everyone has skeletons in their closet; she had to know sometime, somewhere, someway this video would surface. So I have limited sympathy for her although she was unfairly crucified by the liberal media for simply saying she was against gay marriage, a position held by more than 60% of Americans.
Hi, not related to this story but I can't find a 'submit a question' button.
I am wondering what you know think of the faux-lesbian scenes you did, were they more exploitative or less?
Were you friends with the other girl?
What's your take on lesbianism in general, it's prevalence in porn, and also Christian attitudes to.
God bless,
Ben
Ben,
Porn is porn and it devalues women, relationships and sex in general. My personal views about homosexuality are not relevant to the purpose of this blog so please respect me not fully addressing your question. For further information on what I knew before getting involved with the site, please visit the FAQ page at JustineJacobs.com.
Thanks for posting.
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