Will 60 Minutes viewers see "The Birth of a Nation"?

On Sunday’s 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper asked filmmaker Nate Parker to respond to those who say they won’t see his film, “The Birth of a Nation,” because of the rape accusations, from Parker’s past, although he was acquitted in court.

“Well, I do feel that’s unfortunate,” Nate Parker told Cooper about the movie depicting Nat Turner’s slave rebellion. “I think that Nat Turner, as a hero, what he did in history, is bigger than me. I think it’s bigger than all of us.”

Some viewers watching the story agreed:

Others viewers said they decided to pass on the film:

And then there were those who haven’t made up their minds:

More questions came after the broadcast aired. In an interview on 60 Minutes Overtime, descendants of two men on opposite sides of the 1831 rebellion were asked the question: Was Nat Turner a hero? One said yes, the other said no.  

Rick Francis, who told Cooper at least 17 of his family members died at the hands of  rebelling slaves, points out Nat Turner and his followers killed many women and children.

On the other hand, Bruce Turner, who says Nat Turner is his third great grandfather, argued that women and children “were a means to an end…Women were slave owners. Children were slave owners.”

Perhaps the only topic not up for debate after Sunday’s 60 Minutes was Bill Whitaker’s interview with Mary Quin, a woman who fought off her terrorist kidnappers, and ultimately won: