Appearances

If Vazquez were to disclose that "Brian" and "Mickey" were straight men who got beaten up right off the bat, it would not have made such an impact. It gives the article a stronger angle it allows the audience to have a better understanding of how horribly people that are homosexual are treated. The entire point of the article is show how often people judge others based on appearances. By waiting, it also emphasis the prejudices that occur so often by gays and lesbians. It also gives the article a stronger angle it allows the audience to have a better understanding of how horribly people that are homosexual are treated.

I'm kind of on both sides of the fence in feeling that antigay violence changes when we recognize the victims are heterosexual. I feel that it makes the case worse if a person reacts off of someone's sexual orientation. I don't think people should have a violent reaction to others who might appear or be homosexual. And if they do, then they should be punished to a degree higher because it's so wrong. However, it's also just as wrong to beat someone up for some other reason. So while it should seem okay to say everyone should be punished equally, in my mind I want to say you should have a harsher punishment for antigay violence.