ABC's hidden camera, ethical dilemma series "What Would You Do?" just lost a viewer. They champion their program on putting bullying and abuse in the public eye, and question those who stop it, and those who don't. Yet in an episode tonight they set up a situation where a married couple is dining out in a bar, and when she leaves for the bathroom her husband makes out with guy. Obviously this is betrayal and the wife should be alerted, and the husband deserves flack, but one table of macho Italians made gay insults and homophobic slurs when threatening the actor portraying the gay lover. Two wrongs don't make a right, but apparently, John Quinones thinks so. He congratulated the intolerant guys, and didn't even try to correct their behavior for making discriminating remarks. My jaw dropped watching it unfold. It would be the same if he was cheating on her with a Mexican lady, and instead of saying it was wrong to cheat, they called her a home wrecking wet back. It makes both parties look idiotic and hostile.
ABC should be ashamed of themselves for such an obvious opportunity to correct discrimination, but instead make their program extremely hypocritical and shining a magnifying glass on themselves for moral bankruptcy. Shame.
