What Would You Do?

Have you seen this guy?

He is the host of a show on ABC called What Would You Do?

I watched it tonight.... It's not the first time I've watched it either. Every time I watch it, I truly ask myself "what would I do in that situation".

If you haven't seen the show, let me set it up for you.

Different scenarios are set up and then hidden cameras capture the reactions of the people there. These scenes are never very pleasant. They usually involve someone being teased, bullied, taunted, shut out or ignored.

It really is amazing to watch the various ways different people handle the situation. And it is always inspiring to watch people step in and help a complete stranger.

I remember seeing an episode about bullying. They set the scene up a few different ways... first boys bullying a boy and then girls bullying a girl. They were probably between the ages of 10 and 14... so none of them were very big. It was interesting to watch some people just keep walking by... acting like they saw and heard nothing. Then there were the people who stopped and watched... but still did nothing. And then there were the people who walked up to these seemingly punk kids and told them to knock it off!! One lady totally laid into the kids and then turned around and comforted the bullied child.

What would I do? What would you do?

As an adult, would I dare to go up to some random, obnoxious kids and tell them to leave another kid alone? As someone who has been teased I would like to think I would walk up to them tell them to back off!!

On tonight's episode one of the scenes started out with a father and son at a toy store and the little boy wanted to buy a Barbie. Then the scene switched and the pair came into the store with the son

wearing a princess dress. Almost every single person {mostly women} stood up to the dad when his son wanted the Barbie! And then when another man started harassing the dad for letting his son wear a dress TONS of ladies stepped in to help him!!

I don't know if I would have said anything...... that probably sounds horrible!! But I don't know if I am brave enough to stand up to another adult like that.......

So what would you do??

What is some crazy waiter was telling an over weight person how disgusting they were for ordering a deluxe cheeseburger and onion rings..... or what if a cashier was giving someone a hard time for using food stamps.... What if you saw someone harassing a black man for dating a white woman.... Would you step in if you saw an extremely rude guy threatening his girlfriend who has obvious bruises and marks on her face?

These are all things they have done on that show!!

I am not a very brave person..... would I stand up for a complete stranger? I hope I would!! Because I would want someone to do the same for me!!