A Rhetorical Analysis Of Same Love By Macklemore

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Everybody has their own opinion along with their different views about the equality of human rights in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex community. In the song “Same Love,” Macklemore gives his opinion against the issues of discrimination, gay rights, and marriage equality that we see in today's society. According to Macklemore, the song deals with equal human rights (Hisey, 2012). "You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you get involved, until you say something” said Macklemore in one of his interviews (Hisey, 2012). In that case, Macklemore raised his voice against this particular issue of human rights around the world.
In my opinion, the song same love raises awareness to teenagers, more over accepts
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Revised 2nd Edition. , 2013). As indicated by a research, despite the fact that the vast majority of the LGBTI in Australia lives sound and cheerful, an unequal number experience more terrible psychological well-being than individuals who are non-LGBTI in a scope of ranges, specifically wellbeing and suicidality (Rosenstreich, LGBTI People Mental Health and Suicide. Revised 2nd Edition., 2013). LGBTI individuals have fundamentally poorer emotional well-being and higher rates of suicide than most other Australians (Rosenstreich, LGBTI People Mental Health and Suicide. Revised 2nd Edition., 2013). The research shows that the rates of depression, nervousness and generally poor mental health are highest among transgender and bisexual individuals, particularly bisexual ladies (Rosenstreich, LGBTI People Mental Health and Suicide. Revised 2nd Edition. , 2013). LGBTI people are the most vulnerable as they suffer from all the negative people who judge them (Massola, 2016). In today’s society, many people give judgement without thinking that they may hurt somebody. In every judgement that on person will say gives a hurtful impact to LGBTI people. LGBTI people are sensitive and they are constantly being judge by the people around them. “Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board” (Macklemore, Lewis, & Lambert, 2012) these are some of the lyrics that prove that society today is judgemental physically and socially. In terms of the negative words that LGBTI people received is from social media that people speak their opinion

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