Miss USA runner-up gives anti-gay marriage answer to Perez Hilton

While it's not nearly as epic as the Miss Indiana Teen South Carolina breakdown from a while back, the Q&A for Miss California (Carrie Prejean) at this weekend's Miss USA pageant is just as fascinating. When judge Perez Hilton asked the question of whether other states should follow the lead of Vermont, Connecticut, Iowa and Massachusetts in regards to gay marriage, she replied that she was raised to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Um, ouch.

I do give the woman a bit of credit for speaking honestly and not lying about her feelings on the issue. But it was a pretty bad answer for a few reasons, the least of which being that it displays a complete lack of ability to think critically and independently. Hilton himself posted a response to her answer, calling it the "worst answer in pageant history" and stressing that the answer was booed. (I watched the video a few times and I heard cheers as well.)

He also calls her a "dumb bitch", which isn't exactly elevating the discourse at all, and probably won't get him invited back as a judge next year.

She didn't win, but she did come in second. Any thoughts on how her answer might have contributed?