Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:32 PM

Gotta Love This Coming Out Video: Kid Tells Mom

It's made the rounds, apparently - but not here, AFAIK.

I just stumbled across it tonite after re-watching the "Savage vs. MSM Journalists of Tomorrow" brouhaha ( which itself is magnificent, BTW.)

And... hang in there for the post-script.

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Gotta Love This Coming Out Video: Kid Tells Mom (Original post)	Smarmie Doofus	Apr 2012	OP
That left me confused, did she want him to give up being stubborn, or being gay? I kinda	teddy51	Apr 2012	#1
Stubborn. Come on, Ted!	Smarmie Doofus	Apr 2012	#3
Strange, but I think that mom's are more accepting of there son's being gay, than are	teddy51	Apr 2012	#6
That was nice to see--	digonswine	Apr 2012	#2
That's pretty typical. It's a way of displacing anxiety associated with the situation.	Smarmie Doofus	Apr 2012	#4
I get that-	digonswine	Apr 2012	#5
She had a honest and genuine reaction of acceptance.	beyurslf	Apr 2012	#7
I get a strange feeling that it was staged.	Fearless	May 2012	#8
Not me. It was "staged " in the sense of.....	Smarmie Doofus	May 2012	#9
Just very good camera positioning and the mother looks straight at it several times.	Fearless	May 2012	#10
She knows the camera's there. There's talk early on about stuff he's putting on ....	Smarmie Doofus	May 2012	#13
Agreed that it was staged...	WillParkinson	May 2012	#11
Awwwwwww!	HillWilliam	May 2012	#12

Response to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:59 PM

teddy51 (3,491 posts)

1. That left me confused, did she want him to give up being stubborn, or being gay? I kinda

liked the way that she accepted the fact that he came out though.

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Response to teddy51 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:09 PM

Smarmie Doofus (9,705 posts)

3. Stubborn. Come on, Ted!

Seriously: glad you liked it.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:26 PM

teddy51 (3,491 posts)

6. Strange, but I think that mom's are more accepting of there son's being gay, than are

fathers. You know what, it really doesn't matter, cause coming out is the right thing to do IMHO. I have stated in another OP that I am straight, but that I totally understand, and accept the GLBT community. Many friends that are in this community, and appreciate all of them and their input to society. All GLBT folks, you know that you have my full support.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:03 PM

digonswine (1,131 posts)

2. That was nice to see--

but he is still texting throughout the conversation. It takes away from the moment-
Just for the record-I have no kids and do not deal with this(texting, etc)

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Response to digonswine (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:16 PM

Smarmie Doofus (9,705 posts)

4. That's pretty typical. It's a way of displacing anxiety associated with the situation.

Which , from the get-go, it is apparent, makes him uncomfortable as hell.

My guess is he was pretending to text. Remember she was also on his case about the usual mother vs. almost-grown-son stuff ( stubborn, etc.) Actually berating him for not coming out earlier.

I found the situation... and the individuals.... very real.

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Response to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:25 PM

digonswine (1,131 posts)

5. I get that-

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it is silly to harp on dumb stuff like that.
I'm happy to see any event in any family
end well.

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Response to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 02:07 AM

beyurslf (6,755 posts)

7. She had a honest and genuine reaction of acceptance.

That was nice to see.

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Tue May 1, 2012, 12:15 AM

Fearless (12,391 posts)

8. I get a strange feeling that it was staged.

Still a great video though!

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Response to Fearless (Reply #8)

Tue May 1, 2012, 02:40 AM

Smarmie Doofus (9,705 posts)

9. Not me. It was "staged " in the sense of.....

... 1. the kid video'd it; 2. mom basically knew... or strongly suspected.... he was gay; 3. kid pretty much knew that mom pretty much knew.

But I think mom's reaction was totally genuine, and no one can "act" that well.

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Response to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #9)

Tue May 1, 2012, 03:31 AM

Fearless (12,391 posts)

10. Just very good camera positioning and the mother looks straight at it several times.

Either way.

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Response to Fearless (Reply #10)

Tue May 1, 2012, 06:32 AM

Smarmie Doofus (9,705 posts)

13. She knows the camera's there. There's talk early on about stuff he's putting on ....

... youtube. So the camera-awareness was something they didn't appear to hide.

I think the *content* of the discussion was a surprise.

Not , obviously, a shock... as the ensuing dialogue makes clear. But that's what I liked about her. Her nonplussed-ness ( I'll bet that' not even a word; how about matter-of-factness?).

She absorbed the "news" in exactly the way that news like this OUGHT to be absorbed. With exactly the right sense of proportion.

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Response to Fearless (Reply #8)

Tue May 1, 2012, 05:25 AM

WillParkinson (16,117 posts)

11. Agreed that it was staged...

Or at least very heavily edited. At 1:32 in the video the blue bag on the counter magically blinks into being.

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Response to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 06:08 AM

HillWilliam (3,157 posts)

12. Awwwwwww!

You go, Mom!

Daniel, don't be afraid of being who you need to be.

(He's an adorable little puppydog, too!)

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