While this video is fairly old, I was recently reminded of it after watching the NOM video “Gathering Storm.” This topic in general is important but not what the main focus of this post is going to be about. Instead I want to talk about the main tactics they used to portray their message and why this video was one of the best responses put out. Gathering Storm uses actors portraying so called real life experiences. I have no way to tell you if this is true or not but we will give them the benefit of the doubt for the moment. Even so they use a wide variety of races in their actors despite my assumption that it is not significant of the race the real person was. They use this to make it seem like the storm is coming for everyone and its gonna throw you into Oz like dorothy except munchkin land will be homosexual land. They make it seem like we should all be afraid with their fearful tone and the dark clouds rumbling behind them. All this is called out in the video response weathering the storm. Unlike most of the responses, this one is not a parody, it does not poke fun at the video ever but instead use the same type of tone. Instead of black clouds they have a sunset like vision behind them, they show individuals that are showing how their rights and lives are being restricted because of certain laws. Who decides what love is considered real love and who is worthy or not of getting married. Religion aside, there are more than churches to get married in. Without getting too side tracked with my thoughts on the subject, the video points out that fear is being used to scare others into being opposed to other people living as they choose as if it will some how threaten their existence or livelihood. They used emotional support in each, the first through fear and the second through sadness and showing that one thing most people take for granted is something they don’t have which in a time like this when generations have fought so hard for equal rights and people are still being oppressed because a lifestyle choice. Last time I checked I had all my rights so why can’t everyone.