What would you do?

So tonight I was watching T.V. and landed upon a show called What Would You Do? It's a show that gets actors to go out in public and act out a scene that could happen in everyday life, and videotape people's reactions. It's actually pretty interesting. Today they had a boy and his father in a cafe, where the father started to freak out after his son told him he was gay. Most bystanders did nothing, but one women stood up to the man and told him to love his son no matter what. She talked about her two autistic children and how she didn't dream for them to be autistic, but she still loved them. It brought tears to my eyes, and I knew it would. What I was unprepared for was when they did the same scene again, but this time with a mother instead of a father freaking out. I started to sob uncontrollably, and then began to think "Wait, why am I crying? I know it's fake." I guess it was because I know this can and has happened in real life, but usually in more private situations. Why? Why do we spew so much hate? Why can we not accept change? Why do we reject difference? (I realize that was a bit redundant, but bear with me here) Maybe because the norm up till now has been to go with the crowd, and the crowd says homosexuality is wrong. Well, I say, FUCK the crowd! Who gives a shit what others are trying to shove down our throats? Make up your own opinions people, and let's try to love more, hate less.

FCKH8

The episode I was talking about

p.s. my play is not going on to Sears, but I'm going to be the stage manager for one of the plays that is going, and I'm psyched!