ABC's "What Would You Do?" Tackles Homophobic Parenting

[racaulk]

Run time: 13:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEVpEy8S9Q   Posted on YouTube: December 04, 2010 By YouTube Member: BrandonAHjr Views on YouTube: 328   Posted on DU: December 04, 2010 By DU Member: racaulk Views on DU: 1296

 
This can be hard to watch, but I'm encouraged by the number of strangers that stood up and spoke out against blatant homophobia. Good on them! :thumbsup:

[AmandaMae]

1. I like this show. It's sad how many people don't step in in some of the situations,

but this one was a little better. The response of the mother of the children with autism was particularly inspiring.

[Wheezy]

2. Wow, that was powerful

Thanks for posting -- I hadn't heard about this.

[bluestateguy]

3. What if they had done this experiement in the middle of some blood Red state

The boy probably would have been confronted by a preacher offering to witness to him and "help" "cure" him.

[beyurslf]

8. It would be interesting to see but I am not sure it would turn

out how you think. I live in KS and a lot of people are generically homophobic with the love the sinner hate the sin bullshit. But, from what I have seen, they would probably counsel the mother to love her son and turn it over to God to handle. They might affirm to the boy that his mom and God still love him and only want him to live God's plan.

[activa8tr]

4. Why WOULD someone say something with a homophobic ...

man like THAT!!!!

He might be carrying a gun, or worse.

That lady with guts and the two kids.....I love her!!!!

A little over the top with REALITY TV, IMO!!! But with a point !

[David Zephyr]

5. Kicking.

racaulk, thank you for taking the time to share this video. I hope it gets seen by as wide of an audience as possible. You are terrific. :)

[lunasun]

6. did not catch this episode but have seen the show and it is a good sociological study of

ethics here and human response to the presented situations , I mean, for a prime time show on ABC at least..... we do not watch it regularly, but when we do it always leads to some family discussion of....what would you have done??

The Muslim women trying to purchase in the bakery , and the white kids Vs black kids messing up a car episodes were almost sad!

[dsc]

7. I am going to have the GSA at my school watch it

on Tues the 14th. While I understand the fakeness of the setups can be a problem I do think it helps inform us of what people are willing to do in certain uncomfortable scenarios. I have to say that I still would likely advise a person who thought it might go badly, especially if they feared a physical reaction that doing so in public would be a wiser alternative than doing so in private, especially at home where the parent has total control.

[cynthia]

9. unfortunately this is true

coming out in public, when you think it might go badly, can be safer for a teen who fears physical abuse. If a homophobic parent tried to get rough, someone would call the police