I really wish my mom would watch this... aka: Netflix is the sh*t

Since there is only one flat screen in my studio(cuz im really cheap now), I spend a great deal of time on Netflix. Today, I stumbled upon this amazing documentary called "For The Bible Tells Me So." It goes through the stories of about 5 or 6 families, deeply rooted in different religious denominations. Each of these families went through a very specific struggle with their faith and homosexuality. It also breaks down the biblical references that most people use as there base for hating and mistreating Gays and Lesbians in the good ol' United States. This. Movie. Is. Amazing. Everyone should watch it. I'd never even heard of this documentary before. Like I said, i literally stumbled upon it while looking for "the Last Emperor (a documentary about Valentino's Last couture show).  There are so many things in this film that stood out to me. The 2 things that spoke to me the most where the way the film breaks down, very specifically, the commonly held beliefs that the Bible thumpers use to rile up the sheep (that's what I call the followers that don't read and study for themselves). The second thing is that the mother in the black family featured in the film (the only black family, go figure) expressed that years after her daughter came out to her and her preacher husband, she realized that the thing that disturbed her the most about her daughter's sexuality was her unconscious obsession with what she was doing in her bedroom. Just saying "Mom, Dad, Im gay", isn't really what was pushing her over the edge.  For some reason, her mind was wrapped up in the way her daughter was acting in her relationship. When she realized this, she was able to make a conscious decision to not concern herself with that aspect of her child's relationships. After that she was able to accept that her child was simply different from her. She stated, "I was thinking totally about how she was having sex and not about her as a person."


That's heavy. 

I WISH I COULD GET MY MOTHER TO WATCH THIS. 


Because this post is so close to home for me, i'm gonna stop there. But if you ever get the chance, please check out the film.And tell a friend to tell a friend to watch it. Spread the word.


Nik