I am not surprised that more people were willing to speak up in Texas, though I am guessing it has less to do with politics and region than community size: in smaller communities, people are more likely to intervene and less likely to feel it's none of their business. I am not saying this makes small communities better -- the "none of my business" attitude arises out of a respect for people's privacy, because in larger communities it's harder to get privacy naturally.
In any case, it was still very cool. Although the gay-bashing waitress was awfully hard to watch. :(
I saw this video on Facebook; it was good to see some people standing up for the parents who were being bullied. I don't think people should be so judgmental about other people's life choices.
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Date: 2011-05-30 02:38 pm (UTC)I am not surprised that more people were willing to speak up in Texas, though I am guessing it has less to do with politics and region than community size: in smaller communities, people are more likely to intervene and less likely to feel it's none of their business. I am not saying this makes small communities better -- the "none of my business" attitude arises out of a respect for people's privacy, because in larger communities it's harder to get privacy naturally.
In any case, it was still very cool. Although the gay-bashing waitress was awfully hard to watch. :(
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