08-12-2014, 12:02 AM
I was in a Psych experiment kinda similar, except it was a chat room and "someone else in the room" (actually a running program) said something about not wanting women in our group because they were stupid. I'm a non-confrontational person, so I ignored the comment and focused on the assigned task. Does that mean I tolerate sexism? Probably in the eyes of the experiment. When in reality, I just know that 1) I'm not going to change his mind 2) starting an argument is the opposite of professional 3) Debating sexism doesn't accomplish the task.
In that respect, I'm glad the show didn't focus on the probably dozens of people who said nothing to the guy. They could have taken the angle of "all these people did nothing," but they didn't. I've actually seen the clip before, and I remember feeling proud of Americans at the time, but I know what I'd do. I saw another WWYD where it was like, a muslim changing a tire, asking people on the street for help. I'm not gonna help a stranger fix a tire no matter what nationality they are! I'm busy, I got shit to do, wheel your broken ass car to NTB.
In that respect, I'm glad the show didn't focus on the probably dozens of people who said nothing to the guy. They could have taken the angle of "all these people did nothing," but they didn't. I've actually seen the clip before, and I remember feeling proud of Americans at the time, but I know what I'd do. I saw another WWYD where it was like, a muslim changing a tire, asking people on the street for help. I'm not gonna help a stranger fix a tire no matter what nationality they are! I'm busy, I got shit to do, wheel your broken ass car to NTB.