The One That Turned You Gay

My son was recently in a youtube video that has made many of my family members and friends uncomfortable. The video was made by a youtube sensation guy that has almost three million followers. This sensation guy is also a very nice young man with a very creative streak. In this particular video he had my son starring as a younger version of himself and being put in some very awkward situations. The video is called "The One That Turned You Gay" and includes male strippers, penis shaped cookies and cross-dressing as Britney Spears. Yep, you read that right, my son was dressed up as Britney Spears and ate penis shaped cookies.

Half of the viewer comments on the video were things like "Now that kid is going to turn gay!" and "How could his parents let him do that?!". But the other half of the comments were "That kid is a good actor." and "He must be really funny to get the jokes in that video!". Well...doing a video spoof will not turn you gay, either you are or you're not, end of that story. And yes, he is a good actor, with a really great sense of humor, and totally gets all the jokes in the video.

What most people don't know about this video is that the youtube sensation guy made it as a response to his sadness over teenagers committing suicide because they are being bullied for being gay. The message in the video is that no matter how you were raised, you are what you are. And if you happen to be gay, that's totally okay.

I can't make my friends and family feel any better about the video by explaining that this will not ruin his chances of becoming president of the United States someday, or turn him into some gay prostitute on Venice Beach. All I can say is that he's fine, no harm done. And if you knew my kid the way I know my kid, you would know that this is not a big deal. In fact, he's proud to spread a message of "it's okay to be gay" to almost three million followers. Even if that means he had to do it dressed up as Britney Spears and eat penis shaped cookies.