Madison has invited her parents to lunch to deliver some exciting and quite unexpected news.
it's so beautiful. It really is exquisite.
I still can't believe you're engaged
I know mom. He's really, he's so perfect.
But it all happened so fast.
We don't even know anything about this lucky guy, what is he do?
Well his name is Eric, and he's a doctor.
Ooh! I'm thinking country club.
They seem genuinely happy for her, until...
Uh.. is the a friend of yours?
Dad, this is my fiancee Eric!
Pleasure to meet you Sir.
It's not the surprise Dad was expecting, and he makes his displeasure known.
Your fiancee? This is a joke, right?
No no no no, this is not gonna work.
if you over heard these parents
you could say sayonara to the country club.
spewing racist and hateful comments to their daughter's fiance
Maddie, we raised you better than this.
Mom! Dad! please!
Marriage is hard enough without this interracial problem.
What would you do?
Our hidden cameras are rolling at Bernard's Cafe in Bernerdsville, New Jersey
this first customer is also newly engaged
in what's happening at the next table
how will he react when the parents disapprove
of their daughter's fiance
Hi, Hi.
Is this a friend of yours? No, Dad this is Eric, my fiance!
So nice to finally meet you guys.
this is your fiance? Yeah!
uhhh not what we were expecting
I dont' get it. A second ago you were planning my wedding, your happy, and now your
being weird. Aaron, I'm sure you're a really nice person
and it's really nothing against you
We just want you to marry someone who looks more like us
As our parents storm away
this gentlemen calmly waves the couple over
Come over, pal. Have a seat.
I feel bad for you guys. I appreciate that.
I got an older daughter, 26. Let's face it.
My daughter has brought home some people that were--like eh, alright, whatever
but
you don't treat people like that
do you think we should postpone the wedding?
If it--your gonna make it happen, you have to follow your heart.
you have to follow your heart, that's you two.
you're not going to get anywhere
living somebody else's life
heartfelt advice from a loving father to the young couple
but will be as compassionate with the parents
it was a little bit of a shock for us
this guy's asian
so you think we're wrong
we roll again
you bring us here in a public place
to break this kind of news
without telling us this. What do you mean? what kind of news? what kind of news?
look at this guy!
Mom and Dad continue to put down Madison's fiance
and these two women
can't bear to watch
I know this might come as a shock
I'm not trying to ambush you
but I really love your daughter
you seem like a nice guy and everything
but this is never going to work, I--I think
I think we gotta go
with the parents gone
the women try and do what grandmas' do best
comfort
and
inspire
Hi!
I'm John Quiñones
and this is part of a tv show. It's called
Oh stop it!
it's What Would You Do?
oh my god!
How dare you?
that is absolute cruel
Was it hard to listen to the parents?
yes it was.
I think today, life is very different
from when I was growing up
young adults, now, have a better chance
with this
enjoying life, together.
without being
shunned, in a sense
it's a lesson these parents say they learned
when their daughter
fell in love
this last couple
Carol and Martin
have been married
for nearly 60 years
you're engaged?! That's an engagement ring?
you got engaged?
yeah!
Well honey--we--
We haven't even seen a picture of him
and the thought of new love
has 'em all excited
sorry!
congratulations!
oh thank you!
but when the fiance arrives
the mood
changes
it's nothing about you, Eric
but we were expecting somebody different
somebody...
a little bit more like us
ten minutes ago you were
so excited
no offense
but
and now you're being
this gentlemen's asian
I can't believe that your--
Is this why you had this here instead of at our house?
you're being so ignorant about this
no we're not being ignorant
well
you are
we're being realistic
come on
come on, let's cool you down
are you gonna come back?
take a break, yeah
yes, we're coming back
come on
thank you!
good luck!
thank you!
when our parents return
Carol Eisenburg doesn't scold them
instead she calmly
reminds them of all the good
their daughter's fiance
has to offer
well it's not easy
for me
and my wife to accept that he's asian
now it's our turn
to get to know
this
loving couple
Hi!
How are you?
Hi!
My name is John Quiñones
oh you're kidding.
they're all actors
everybody were actors?
yes!
what was going through your mind?
I couldn't believe that
I don't think
if it was a real situation
I don't think they would have handled it that way
I don't--you don't know
your mom
didn't want you dating
me
if I was a Roman Catholic
that's, that's nothing anymore, any of that you know so
and it worked out.
we're not sure, yet