“Modern Family” Changing Conservative Minds 'One Gay Set at The Time'
Things change, minds change, the world changes. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, one of the co-stars on ABC’s Modern Family, has recently stated that conservatives tell him that the show has changed their minds on same-sex marriage. Ferguson plays Mitchell, who’s husband is Cameron. They are one of the three couples featured on the series. The two are raising their adopted daughter Lily.
Ferguson is openly gay, and recently told the Winnipeg Free Press (as quoted by OnTopMag):
“It’s shocking isn’t it [that gay characters are being embraced]? But also very encouraging. I was prepared for these characters to have a bit of a backlash and it’s sort of been the exact opposite. Conservatives come up to us saying, ‘You’ve changed my mind about gay marriage,’ or, ‘I relate to Cameron and Mitchell and find them very enjoyable and now I’m looking at Bob and Joe down the street and wondering how they’re different.’ We have gay couples coming up to us, obviously, and saying, ‘Thank you so much for being on TV,’ or, ‘My daughter has someone to point to and say, ‘That family is just like mine.’”
He also said that coming out was never an issue for him. He stated “I never felt in so it didn’t feel like it was terribly difficult to be out.”
Modern Family will be returning for its third season on 21 September. The series has done well, and it is not surprising that it has helped change the minds of many people who have known lesbians and gays only from stereotypes.
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