Hate for the Same Love As humans, it is inevitable that we evolve and advance as our way of living progresses. Unfortunately, our opinions and beliefs do not always keep up with our social evolution. As humans advance as a society, it is essential that our way of thinking adapts to our way of living.
Gay and lesbian relationships have always been a controversial and sensitive topic. The song and music video “Same Love” by Macklemore examines this disputed issue. Macklemore expresses his acceptance for gay and lesbian couples and wants these individuals to take pride in their sexuality. More importantly, he promotes the acceptance of gay and lesbian individuals and that they should not be discriminated against, but they should be granted …show more content…
This continues until Macklemore raps; “In the third grade, I thought that I was gay because I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.” He exposes the stereotypes of what younger children think it means to be gay. He then goes on saying “I remember doing the math like, yeah I’m good at little league, a preconceived idea of what it all meant to those who like the same sex.” He reiterates the fact that young children are exposed to many different stereotypes. Macklemore then brings light to the opposing viewpoint saying “The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision, and you can be cured with some treatment and religion.” Explaining how being gay is not a choice, it is something that you are born with. He also explains how some Christians believe that being gay is wrong and that there is even belief in the Christian community that people can be cured from being gay by forcing religion on them. This topic is further emphasized by the words, “God loves all his children is somehow forgotten, but we paraphrase a book written thirty-five hundred years ago.” He disproves the Christian viewpoint by explaining that God loves all his children and Christians should treat all people, including gays with love and respect. When It is important to note that when Macklemore raps about paraphrasing the bible that he is not promoting a disbelief in God, but simply pointing out an outdated way of thinking. He is urging us to …show more content…
The next line says, “Have you read the Youtube comments lately, man that’s gay gets dropped on the daily.” Macklemore is referring to the offensive language used by many people and how it is making our society numb to the language we use and how this vocabulary is derogatory and offensive to the gay community. As he continues this verse he says, “It 's the same hate that 's caused wars from religion, gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment, the same fight that lead people to walkouts and sit-ins. It 's human rights for everybody. There is no difference.” This verse is especially powerful because it explains how being homophobic is the same as being racist. This line draws alignment between the type of hate that was experienced by African Americans is now being experienced by gays. The next verse is also very important as Macklemore again references religion by saying, “When I was at church they taught me something different. If you preach hate at the service, those words aren’t anointed and that holy water you soak in has been poisoned.” He elaborates on his distrust of religion as he says how churches preach against gays and how this contradicts the purpose of a
Gay and lesbian relationships have always been a controversial and sensitive topic. The song and music video “Same Love” by Macklemore examines this disputed issue. Macklemore expresses his acceptance for gay and lesbian couples and wants these individuals to take pride in their sexuality. More importantly, he promotes the acceptance of gay and lesbian individuals and that they should not be discriminated against, but they should be granted …show more content…
This continues until Macklemore raps; “In the third grade, I thought that I was gay because I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.” He exposes the stereotypes of what younger children think it means to be gay. He then goes on saying “I remember doing the math like, yeah I’m good at little league, a preconceived idea of what it all meant to those who like the same sex.” He reiterates the fact that young children are exposed to many different stereotypes. Macklemore then brings light to the opposing viewpoint saying “The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision, and you can be cured with some treatment and religion.” Explaining how being gay is not a choice, it is something that you are born with. He also explains how some Christians believe that being gay is wrong and that there is even belief in the Christian community that people can be cured from being gay by forcing religion on them. This topic is further emphasized by the words, “God loves all his children is somehow forgotten, but we paraphrase a book written thirty-five hundred years ago.” He disproves the Christian viewpoint by explaining that God loves all his children and Christians should treat all people, including gays with love and respect. When It is important to note that when Macklemore raps about paraphrasing the bible that he is not promoting a disbelief in God, but simply pointing out an outdated way of thinking. He is urging us to …show more content…
The next line says, “Have you read the Youtube comments lately, man that’s gay gets dropped on the daily.” Macklemore is referring to the offensive language used by many people and how it is making our society numb to the language we use and how this vocabulary is derogatory and offensive to the gay community. As he continues this verse he says, “It 's the same hate that 's caused wars from religion, gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment, the same fight that lead people to walkouts and sit-ins. It 's human rights for everybody. There is no difference.” This verse is especially powerful because it explains how being homophobic is the same as being racist. This line draws alignment between the type of hate that was experienced by African Americans is now being experienced by gays. The next verse is also very important as Macklemore again references religion by saying, “When I was at church they taught me something different. If you preach hate at the service, those words aren’t anointed and that holy water you soak in has been poisoned.” He elaborates on his distrust of religion as he says how churches preach against gays and how this contradicts the purpose of a