A father’s response to his son filming a make-up tutorial in his bed room has gone viral, and the heartwarming change between the 2 has captured many individuals’s hearts.
Daniel Díaz, who was 18 on the time, uploaded a YouTube video in July 2020, titled “My Dad Walked In On Me Whereas I Was Doing My Make-up. I Got here Out To My Dad.” The video racked up over 500,000 views, and whereas folks braced themselves for the worst, the truth was way more emotional.
Daniel Díaz shared his dad’s response after he walked in on his son doing his make-up in his bed room.
Daniel’s video had initially began as a make-up tutorial he had been filming in his bed room. Nevertheless, towards the top of the video, Daniel was thrown right into a panic after his father, Luis Lemus, walked into the room.
The teenager instantly turned off all of the lights in his room, clearly scared of what his father’s response to him sporting make-up could be. Daniel tried to inform his father that he was filming a video, however Luis merely urged him to show again on the lights.
Off-screen, his father requested his son in Spanish, “What are you doing? Activate the lights.” Whereas tearing up, Daniel turned again on the lights, explaining in a timid tone that he was solely filming for his YouTube channel.
“I’ll inform you, one thing son…” Luis informed his son. “No matter it’s you wish to do…” he continued earlier than Daniel interrupted saying, “Dad, do not make me cry, do not make me cry.”
“No matter it’s you wish to do, you’ll be okay. I’ll be okay with you. I’m with you, okay? I like you,” Luis declared.
“If that makes you cheerful, do it, however do it good. I’m all the time with you, okay? I’m not going to drop you or something. You may be glad.” Luis then embraces his son, and the 2 share an emotional and heartwarming hug.
Daniel admitted that he hadn’t come out to his father but, and the second captured on digital camera was his first response.
In an interview with Newsweek, Daniel revealed that earlier than the YouTube video, he hadn’t informed his father about his sexuality. Nevertheless, their tender second captured on digital camera ended up being the catalyst.
“I by no means informed my dad that I used to be homosexual, till that day I felt like I really got here out to him,” Daniel informed the publication.
In response to a 2018 Human Rights Marketing campaign survey of over 12,000 LGBTQIA+ teenagers, 77% felt depressed, 70% felt nugatory/hopeless, and 77% mentioned they heard members of the family say unfavourable issues about LGBTQIA+ folks.
“I used to be simply so glad. I needed to cry however I informed myself, ‘NO! I will not cry as a result of if I cry I will not be capable of publish this video as a result of who’s going to wish to see somebody crying whereas mascara is operating down their face!’ I used to be additionally full of pleasure.”
“It was only a fantastic second for us, and thank goodness that I caught his response on video,” Daniel added.
Regardless of popping out to his father, and acknowledging that his total household accepts him for who he’s, Daniel expressed that he nonetheless fears going out in public with make-up and acrylic nails on.
“I am simply so scared for folks to see me with [that] type of stuff as a result of there are some dangerous folks out on this world. You simply by no means know. However once I’m house, secure and sound, I let my creativeness run free, as a result of I do know that my household will settle for who I’m and never inform me something unfavourable.”
Whereas males sporting make-up and collaborating in historically “female” actions was largely taboo in previous generations, the final a number of years have seen extra openness for males wanting to precise their creativity, whether or not it is by sporting make-up or portray their nails.
Nia Tipton is a author dwelling in Brooklyn. She covers popular culture, social justice points, and trending matters.
