Take a Moment to listen to those close to you...
I chose these specific people to interview because I was genuinely curious about their opinions. As you've learned throughout this course, I come from a big family and I also have a lot of friends. A lot of the time people feel uncomfortable sharing their political opinions with those who are close to them, because they fear their differences could strew their friendships/relationships. Each person I interviewed I have known for a really long time, and never really asked them how they felt about the topic. I am obviously for gay marriage, and believe that everyone should have the freedom to join in a union to make a promise to spend the rest of their lives together. But to my surprise, some of my friends did not fully agree. During my interviews i pretty much asked the same questions. But my two main ones were; “On Friday June 26th Supreme court ruled Gay marriage legal in all 50 states, Do you agree or disagree with this decision?” and “ By definition marriage is considered to be a union between a man and a women, If you had the opportunity to be a part of this decision would you change the definition of marriage, or come up with an alternative term to define a union between two people of the same sex?”. These two questions are important to ask because it allows those who disagree with this ruling to really think about why it is that they feel that way. Maybe it is the definition of marriage that bothers them. Maybe if there was an alternative term they would feel different about the topic. What is difficult about this whole process is trying to keep your own opinions to yourself. You sometimes forget that during an interview it should be all about the other persons opinions. You don’t want something that you say or think to influence or effect the interviewees opinion. This class has prepared me for this project because it has taught me to be more open minded to other peoples opinion. Its some times hard to let people speak their minds without your opinions interfering with theirs. Which is why a lot of people who are close friends don’t like sharing their political opinions. Its difficult to take a step back and tell yourself ‘just because its your opinion does not mean your right, and does not mean its the only opinion out there’. Everyone has their own different story, and this class has really taught me to listen to them.
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