30 days
Just finished watching a tv program called 30 days whose creator is Morgan Spurlock, the guy who created Super Size Me. A great show.
The show is a reality show in which a person is living life differently for 30 days. For example, the episode today was about Ryan, a conservative American, Christian [youth leader] from Michigan who spends 30 days in the Castro district of San Francisco which has a large gay community. He stayed with Ed, who is a gay marketing executive.
In the episode, we see how Ryan who is very anti-gay become more accepting of the gay community and he sheds a lot of stereotype along the way. If you get a chance to watch this episode, I recommend it. One controversial portion is Ryan actually speaking to a gay female pastor about his belief that being gay is wrong and how she thinks otherwise. It wasn't a Jerry Springer moment where 2 people are yelling at each other but a civilised discussion.
One thing that did irk me is a short segment which showed a grandfather & his family (including his children and grandchildren) protesting against the gay people by waving signs like [Aids is God's cure for gays] and various other signs which basically condemn the gay community. What an idiot.
As for my views, the only thing that I don't agree with is their sexual preference. Other than that, they deserve the same respect as anyone. I believe the fact that they're gay often clouds our eyes to their human side.
This may be controversial but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, any thoughts?
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posted by ~g~ |
11:24 pm
2 Comments:
hey ~g~... =)
I actually saw the ads for that episode on tv last night and I thought to myself: "What a terrible show!"
But it was marketed differently from how you've presented it here. I think the main point of the ad was whether he would turn gay himself. So thanks for writing about it.
As for my opinion, I think we need to separate the sin from the sinner. We're all sinners. And God asks us to hate the sin, but love the sinner. We can't adopt a 'holier than thou' attitude simply because... we're not any hoiler!
Hey Marianne,
Most networks would tend to sensationalise their programs in order to attract viewers. It is just the world we live in.
I second your thoughts about separating the sin from the sinner. Sometimes we focus too much on the sin to ever give the sinner a chance.
One interesting episode [from their website] is the "Binge Drinking Mom" where a mother would binge drink for 30 days. The daughter would see her mom being drunk, vomitting and hung over. While the mom would be aware of the social and cultural pressures their children face. Should be a good show.
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