Permission to be . . .

A nervous young man adjusts his tie and crosses the street. He waits on the porch for someone to answer the door, then says, "Umm, hello, sir. I'd like to ask for Megan's hand in marriage."

The man at the door, presumably Megan's father, replies, "Alright, son."

"Thank you, sir!" says the young man, who smiles and then leaves.

He walks to another house next door, where a woman answers the door.

"Hi, ma'am. I've come to ask for Megan's hand in marriage," he tells her.

"Okay," she replies, making it seem as though she is Megan's mother.

But then, the husband-to-be hops the fence and walks next door. He heads toward another suburban home, a high rise (which he looks at with despair), a mansion, and an apartment complex asking the same question of everyone.

He walks alongside a highway next to cornfield until he sees someone working in the field.

"Excuse me, mister?" he says before repeating his request again. The man in the field agrees and they shake hands.

"How would you feel if you had to ask 260 million people for the right to marry?" appears on screen, as the young man continues on his way.

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[jazzto]

The text at the end reads: HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU HAD TO ASK 260 MILLION PEOPLE FOR THE RIGHT TO MARRY?

[particle409]

Clever. You do realize that you're breaking multiple laws set forth in Genesis and Leviticus right now, right?

Any way, it's not the United States of Christ. It's the USA.

[KellyKix]

Exactly.. Civil rights should never be put to a popular vote.

[statesman1988]

@KellyKix Marriage isn't a civil right. If you want society to recognize your love, you do need society's permission. It just so happens that our culture is very accepting of opposite-sex marriages, as long as the couple are adults who are not closely related.

[swaniffer]

Well yousirarefinny, u really r pretty funny. Funny and sad that you can't see that perhaps it's ok for things to change, that things and laws that existed years and years ago might not be relevant due to evolution and the growth of our species.

I am also always wondering why this "sin" is such a hot issue? I mean what's the worst that will happen if I marry another man? Is god gonna punish u or someone u love because I sinned? If so, then what happens to me when u commit a sin? Perhaps I

[yousirarefunny]

It's a good video, but marriage is between a man and a woman ONLY........and if you want to marry someones daughter you should at least ask her parents.

[winglei]

This is interesting because I don't think you need everyone's permission to marry someone. The only person I think you need permission from is the person you want to marry because he/she is the one you are spending your time, energy, money, etc on.

[PyroTibbs]

Not as good as the Irish one.

[jeffpgagnon]

Great video!  Thanks ,,,

[Xyphyr19]

Haha I remember when they filmed this @ my house. :D (the yellow one with green door)

[jflam]

Congratulations on being 13 years old and capable of regurgitating tired old rhyming hate speech because you're so insecure in your own beliefs that you feel the need to persecute others for theirs. Props all around homie.