Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says a Lot About Our Society
Get ready to regain your faith in humanity.
Get ready to regain your faith in humanity.
In 2013, The Fine Bros probably didn't anticipate the incredible popularity of their content, or more specifically, one video in particular: "Kids React to Gay Marriage."
With nearly 29 million views and 400,000 "likes," the 16-minute documentation of how 13 kids saw gay marriage went utterly viral. As in any group, there were detractors, there were supporters and there were some who were so confused by the concept that they didn't have much to say at all.
Fast-forward two years to present day, when The Fine Bros repeated their unique experiment, gauging 11 kids' opinions on the legalization of same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court on June 26th. Five of those 11 were in the original video.
The discrepancy between their original reactions and their present thoughts is both shocking and wonderful, so we've done our own documentation below.
2013
"I'm sad. Gay is bad for you..." - Lucas
2015
"Last time I was concerned that it was not good. Now I'm in a higher grade, I read more books, get more information about stuff...I feel different now." - Lucas
2013
"A guy proposing to a guy?!" - Samirah
2015
"[Gay marriage legalization] is a hard decision. I'm not saying it's a bad decision...it's a good one." - Samirah
2013
"Marry who? You mean a boy marrying a boy?" - Maxim
2015
"Love means love...if you don't believe in it then just...you don't get married, but let other people do what they want." - Maxim
2013
"Most people, they would have a reaction like, 'It's not natural!'" - Dylan
2015
"That is just one step closer to us being able to accept homosexuality." - Dylan
2013
"It shouldn't have to be any different from regular marriage, even though in our society it is." - Elle
2015
"I thought I would be, like, in my twenties or thirties by the time same-sex marriage was legalized." - Elle
All we have to say is...