Miss America’s first decree: eliminate video games

Saturday saw the crowning of a new Miss America, and her first order of business was to start a fight with video games. Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron, in her winner’s interview, decried games, stating “Take away the TV, take away the video games, set some standards for our children!”

It’s a disturbing attack from an important cultural icon, relevant to dozens at least. Let’s analyze this new enemy’s statement briefly. She demands that TV and video games be taken away because, apparently, not doing so sets a poor standard for children. I suppose she believes that a life filled with TV watching and gaming is a lazy one, prone to fathood.

The anti-gaming sentiment is tremendously hypocritical, considering that, in addition to her role as fun-hater, this new Miss America will be spokesperson for IHOP’s National Pancake Day. That’s technically a charity event, but it surely promotes IHOP as well, home of many fat-building breakfast foods. Maybe she’s still trying to impress Miss America 2010 celebrity judge Rush Limbaugh.

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