Monday, November 29, 2010

What Would You Do?...

You see someone at the local boardwalk being taunted and bullied, what would you do?

This is usually how it starts, these real-life scenarios which ABC (an American channel)produces to see what everyday folks would do..it tests human kindness (or apathy and lack of compassion/motivation) and also seeks to gauge the American society's tolerance for prejudice and discrimination.

I love this series and have been addicted to it for about a year now:-) You can really see the human capacity for kindness to help a stranger or indifference towards our fellow human beings. As I expected, and which even the show has pointed out time and again, it is the women whom seem to step up and help others in need and whom are much more passionate and courageous in speaking out against what they perceive to be discrimination and unfairness whilst the men tend to let it go...

Anyways, I catch broadcasted episodes of the innovative show here in Australia, online at the ABC official website here:http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/

If you can watch it in your country too, do give it a go! It's an amazing and insightful show into human nature and societal prejudices as well as discrimination:-)

2 comments:

savante said...

Two ways of looking at it I guess :) I realize that women are quite oblivious to imminent physical threats. So they jump into the fray not knowing that someone could probably bash their head in.

hcpen said...

savante: I'm sorry but i have to disagree:) Women know very well the dangers of being a woman in this society still which makes their courage in jumping into a situation even more praiseworthy given that men tend to be more 'rational' and less empathetic to want to risk their own safety/welfare for the sake of others. Women are generally more caring and compassionate towards others.:)