If you watched the Miss America Competition this year, then you witnessed Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, winning the crown and taking the opportunity to slam video games. According to Miss Virginia, video games and television are making children lazy. They should be playing imaginary games with sticks in the street like she did when she was little. She’s 23. I’m older than her and I didn’t even play with sticks in the street. I had Nintendo and Tiger Electronics.
I understand the concerns of over-weight children, video games and tv. It’s all about moderation. Just because Mom and Dad let little Jimmy play video games from 3pm until 10pm does not make the electronic entertainment arts responsible for his bone idleness. Is it really any different than children that read for seven hours a day? They too are sitting, exercising their minds. Throw your kid in karate twice a week and let him play Ninja Gaiden when his homework is done.
Miss Virginia was of course elated to win and shared her encouraging message “you can be and become anything that you want to be, even Miss America.” That’s nice. I want to be a video game developer, story board artist, editorial writer, or something else that will probably contribute to children not knowing the joys of imaginary stick games from 1992.
I’m sorry my dream, and the dreams of countless others, wasn’t to wear a swimsuit and prance around on stage for a panel of judges. As a youth, I wanted to play basketball after school and then continue my religious following of Mario 3 after dinner. As an adult, I have a career in information technology and after dinner I play Uncharted 2. What’s wrong with that?
Ironically enough, Caressa is studying broadcast journalism and has accepted a position as the spokesperson for IHOP’s National Pancake Day celebration.
Loading ...
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Can you believe this story?
I had to share this with everyone.
(NewsCore)
A WOMAN’S breast implants have saved her life after she was caught in the line of fire and shot at point-blank range with a semi-automatic assault rifle.
The Sun reports Lydia Carranza’s silicone implants took the force of the blow and prevented bullet fragments from reaching her vital organs.
The dental receptionist was at work in Beverly Hills, Calif., when a gunman burst in and opened fire.
He first shot dead his wife before turning the gun on Carranza, who was sitting a few feet away.
Surgeon Dr. Ashkan Ghavami said: “She’s just one lucky woman.
“The bullet fragments were millimeters from her heart and her vital organs. Had she not had the implant, she might not be alive today.”
Carranza’s implants took her from a B to a D-cup.
Alleged gunman Jaime Paredes was charged with murder.