bell hooksâ work All About Love is one that had the most profound effect on my life. So to create cultural change, I wanted to spread a little love. I first thought about writing various anonymous âlove notesâ and leaving them around town for people to find. But then I thought about creating a visionary âlove noteâ online and spreading the love using multi-media. After all, this has a far greater reaching affect than post-its left in a coffee shop.
           But a few days ago I saw the YouTube video by Jonas Mowry entitled âWhatâs goin onâŚâ This young kid shared how he was bullied every day since the first grade and he was headed into the 8th grade. His pain was evident and I could not help but feel it too. I wanted to reach out to him and show him the love he had been denied. I wanted to tell him that he could find it in himself. Instead of sending a hateful response and questioning whether the video was fake, I listened to his struggle and decided to respond. What happened was the response video that I uploaded to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlduHFXkhxc&feature=channel_video_title
and also uploaded to the âIt Gets Better Projectâ website.
           This represents cultural change I hope to be, because instead of giving in to some of the incredulity and cynicism experienced by others online, I felt what he was going through and sent a message of love. I dedicated my video to him and others like him who are bullied everyday. I feel that if more of us stand up in solidarity with those who are in a position like his, the message will get out that love will eventually triumph over fear and hate. I hope that one day the voices of those who bring a message of love and hope to others, will drown out those who do not.
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