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.

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says More About our Society Than Anything
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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.

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says More About our Society Than Anything
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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

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"I'm sad. Gay is bad for you..." - Lucas

2015

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"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

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"A guy proposing to a guy?!" - Samirah

2015

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"[Gay marriage legalization] is a hard decision. I'm not saying it's a bad decision...it's a good one." - Samirah

2013

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"Marry who? You mean a boy marrying a boy?" - Maxim

2015

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"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

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"Most people, they would have a reaction like, 'It's not natural!'" - Dylan

2015

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage from 2 Years Ago to Now Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"That is just one step closer to us being able to accept homosexuality." - Dylan

2013

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"It shouldn't have to be any different from regular marriage, even though in our society it is." - Elle

2015

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says More About our Society Than Anything
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"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...

Shocking Differences in Kids' Reactions to Gay Marriage Between Now and 2013 Says More About our Society Than Anything
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