Stanek wkend Q: Why the uproar over Miss America’s stint at Planned Parenthood?
As National Right to Life president Carol Tobias noted, the revelation that newly crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev interned last year at a New York Planned Parenthood “will cast a shadow on her entire reign.”
Indeed, after LifeNews.com found that tidbit on Kazantsev’s now deleted LinkedIn profile, the Internet lit up with pro-life disgust over “Miss Abortion America” and pro-abortion defense of same with equal disdain for pro-life opposition.
Huffington Post, Washington Times, Fox News, Celebrity Cafe, Salon, and The Daily Beast are just a sampling of the online news sources reporting on and opining about the controversy.
The online altercation is itself worth noting. Twenty years ago only one of the aforementioned news sites (WT) even existed. Before Al Gore invented the Internet, pro-life criticisms of such as this would have been lodged in a vacuum.
The fact that this is no longer true means even if pro-lifers are mocked for having a problem with Miss America’s advocacy for the United States’ largest abortion business, the message is getting through to somebody somewhere: There’s something wrong with Planned Parenthood, and it has to do with abortion.
This forces Planned Parenthood to activate its PR defense machine. Putting one’s opponent in a defensive position is always good.
Salon noted the Miss America Pageant’s “long pro-choice history,” but is abortion becoming more radioactive over the course of time? Has Planned Parenthood become more radioactive? (Why did Miss America feel the need to delete evidence of their connection?) Is the Miss America controversy an indicator, or nothing new?
Your thoughts?
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Though the Big Media machine mostly is pro abortion, many of the people on the street are turning away from their push towards Causing More Human Death…
And…Big Media is slowly starting to realize that.
I’ve seen someone close to me…ponder what her abortion views meant — and start to walk away from her beliefs…(especially after we adopted a child from an underage girl on drugs—on the streets—you know, the child some say “should” have been aborted). PS he’s doing fine…now a teen.
Those who can see know that abortion is the single most glaring indictment of the depravity of man. Other horrific genocides number in the 10’s of millions, providing ample evidence of our dark, sinful nature, our hatred and our bloodlust.
But these all pale in comparison to abortion. satan rejoices as the dead body count of the innocents approaches 1.5 billion.
Those who are blind live for themselves. The child within them or fathered by them is inconvenient.
So they kill him or her.
God have mercy on us.
Give us eyes to see the truth.
Grant us repentance.
Is the Miss America controversy an indicator, or nothing new?
Both.
It is the same pro-life opposition to public celebrations of abortion.
But it is a larger response to a smaller stimulus.
We have been growing. They have been growing more defensive.
They know that they are losing the battle for the heart of the culture. People don’t see abortion as “freedom for women” anymore. Just as they don’t see rape as “freedom for men.”
Specifically, Planned Parenthood and their allies are dealing with the reality that their name is poison. In spite of all of their marketing, no one looks at Planned Parenthood and thinks “healthcare.” This is a problem that keeps Cece up at night.
Miss America interned with Planned Parenthood. Does anyone in the country think that she was doing anything to advance health education and healthcare? Even PP’s supporters know that this is not true — the internet chatter on their side is all feminism and “women’s choice.”
Meanwhile, the editors are trying valiantly to spin it back to healthcare. In the back rooms, the abortion industry is desperately trying to find a new image for themselves. “Choice” and “healthcare” are run out, and “war on women” is losing its punch.
Maybe back in the 50’s and 60’s these pagaents actually meant something and the winner of the crown really did inspire young girls with their achievements.
But seriously…do people actually pay attention to these ridiculous spectacles anymore?
A month from now no one will even remember this bimbo.
A month from now no one will even remember this bimbo.
Pageantry is very hard work, requiring years of dedication and personal sacrifice. It is similar to the dedication for which we honor all Olympic athletes, even though just a few make it to a podium.
It is not fair to judge her as a “bimbo” for her accomplishments.
There are probably hundreds of young women who have interned at Planned Parenthood. Many, like Abby Johnson, were young and impressionable. They met PP at a campus job fair, where PP was introduced to them as a place where a young person could volunteer and do some good. Maybe even earn a good line to put on a resume.
Kira K. just learned the hard way that working for Planned Parenthood is not a wise choice for a woman seeking to become a public personality. Maybe for someone who wants to be an operative for the abortion industry or the Democratic Party. But not for someone who wants to be popular in the real world.
I am waiting to see how she handles this. She scrubbed her resume… that’s a good sign. She will probably just keep quiet (no point in her making enemies on either side).
For her sake, I hope this passes by and leaves her in peace…. nothing more than a “shadow.” It is sufficient that the whole world knows that listing PP on a resume is a lightening rod for trouble.
Let’s not call her a bimbo. C’mon.
PP as a brand now equals death. Cecile, you should be so proud: millions of girls have been liberated through choice.
“Cecile, you should be so proud: millions of girls have been liberated through choice.”
And more than that have been snuffed out.
Over 27 million American girls killed by abortion since 1973.
Cecile should put big numbers on Planned Parenthood’s billboards, like McDonald’s does.
#AbortionBarbie2 ?
For us at LifeNews, the decision to report on Miss America’s abortion advocacy is simple:
Miss America is hailed as a role model for women and girls. What kind of role model works at an abortion business that kills girl babies in abortions?
What kind of role model works at an abortion business with a track record of doing abortions on girls victimized by statutory rape and fails to report the rape to authorities? What kind of role model works at an abortion business that is okay with killing girls in sex-selection abortions?
One other thing… LifeNews’ reports on Miss America’s abortion advocacy were not meant to attack her personally, which seems to be about all the other side can say to defend her.
We truly hope she quits supporting the Planned Parenthood abortion business and pro-abortion politicians (she worked for two) and supports organizations like pregnancy centers that truly provide help, options and support for pregnant women in need.
Mike I agree with you. I really never enjoyed watching Miss America …id rather stick pins in my eyes. The gown competition and swim suit first and now tell us what this means. Idky young girls look up to Miss AMERICA anymore. Heck weve got the Kartrashians now to be great role models now.
Heck weve got Kim on her 3rd marriage. Khloe is divorcing and Courtney is preggo with baby number 3 AND not married. The 2 Jenner gals are models and moms the pimpin fame wh**e!
I met Kaye Lani Rae Rafko….miss America 1988. She autographed a pic n my dad explained “my daughter likes you bc you are a nurse. Sweet lady.
Bryan says:
#AbortionBarbie2 ?
Let’s hope not. Kira K. didn’t stand up for 11 hours to demand late-term abortion.
She scrubbed her resume. She has not come out defending PP and her time with them.
The Miss America organization praised her resume and her time at Planned Parenthood. That is going to be a problem for the pageant. Those who manage the pageant are going to have to wrestle with their pro-bort ideology against their desire to maintain the wholesome image of Miss America. Abortion isn’t wholesome.
Let’s hope Kira K. distances herself from her time with Planned Parenthood. Maybe she will even make some comments about how Planned Parenthood is not a wholesome organization and she is sorry about her time there….. Same sort of thing that Abby Johnson says. She thought she was doing a good work, but she was duped like so many.
Remember that Kira K. is only 23 years old. She may honestly have believed that PP is a healthcare organization that helps women. PP loves to recruit young women and teens for “community outreach.” They don’t show their ugly face to those kids.
But…. if Kira K. is stubborn about defending the abortion industry, then she’s gonna get plastered with more of everything that’s sticking to Wendy Davis.
Del – I hope you are right and she did not know better. Then again, she may indeed be #AB2. Time will tell.
Time will tell.
She could be a powerful ally to pro-lifers, if we are gracious about this.
She could bring down the Miss America enterprise, if she goes all Wendy Davis on them.
And she deserves to fade into obscurity, if she desires to do.
Why the uproar over Miss America’s stint at Planned Parenthood?
I don’t think it’s any big deal at all.
She reminds me of Darva Conger…if anyone remembers her.
Heather, your conspiracy theories and celebrity gossip are the only reason I keep reading here. Now I will agree, when a celebrity puts something out in public that can be found it isn’t gossip. You sa things about people you can’t back up, including that me, EX-GOP and Reality are all the same person because “you talked to somebody.” I can assure you that IP addresses mods can likely access will prove you wrong so name this person you talked to. See, just more gossip.
I think you spend too much reading celebrity gossip and get mad when anybody calls you on your garbage. On the Beyonce thread, you threw a virtual tantrum, made a million excuses for not citing a source and then never did. You were even told by another respected member that there was nothing wrong with this request. You also told EX-GOP you would have cursed him out if it was Facebook instead of a site with rules against profanity.
There is nothing wrong with asking for a source or pointing out the absurdity of somebody who claims to be a hard-core Christian, rants on about abortion and homosexuals being against the Bible and then proceeds to engage in gossip and/or lying, both of which are also prohibited in the Bible.
You can’t prove most of what you say, so instead you call names, make excuses and gossip some more.
Rant all you want to. The rules on the site are not enforced for long-termers like you anyway. If your goal is to be more like Jesus you are failing miserably.
Tenn 2 good then stick arlund and learn.:) im glad youre taking in what Im saying.
Above post…stick around. If you cant beat em join em…ok i will keep filling you in on facts.
“She reminds me of Darva Conger…if anyone remembers her.”
Hmm, don’t think I’ve ever heard of her.
JDC…hi Darva Conger was in a contest to marry a millionare. There was just one problem. The single guy liked her and she didnt feel the same. She started thinking please dont pick me. Please dont! Well he did and they married. Darva quickly got out of the marriage. Both admitted there were no sexual relations. As a kid would say Conger thought ewwwe! You can see the tension in her body when they kiss. Darva was an ER nurse. She went onto do Playboy and I believe she is now married. Just run her name Darva Conger pictures. She reminds me a lot of Miss America.
Tenn 2 im glad Im just that good that it is I who am keeping you here! Ty for the compliment.