Same love
Same Love
That is so gay. You are a faggot. Take a second and think about how many times you encounter these phrases on a daily basis. Derogatory terms such as these are some among many other hateful anti-homosexual sayings that are used regularly by adolescents across the country. Why? How have these revolting expressions become part of all of our daily vocabularies? How have the terms ‘gay’ and ‘faggot’ become synonymous with ‘lame’ or ‘not cool’? With the youth of our nation bred into constant subconscious hateful thought, there cannot be a positive future for the morale of our society. Macklemore’s new song and music video, Same Love, aims to point the youth of our society in a new forward thinking direction. Macklemore, one of the fastest rising artists in the hip-hop industry, and currently the number one artist on iTunes without a major record deal, recognizes the issues within our society and uses his influence to attempt to make a difference. Hip-hop music is a huge part the youth of our society, and is very influential on the way we all act, speak, and think. Rappers use the term ‘fag’ to insult another person whether he or she is gay or not, and have in many cases caused their listeners to do the same. Through Same Love Macklemore points out the flaws in this way of life and preaches of moving forward. Because of Macklemore’s own influence in our culture, the youth of society, and rhetorical strategies he has used, I believe he has done an incredible job advocating his message. Through Same Love, Macklemore discusses society’s false predispositions on homosexuality, the use of derogatory terms in hip-hop, and how we as a society need to stop avoiding the sexual equality movement and move forward. Same Love opens with Macklemore singing, “When I was in the third grade, I thought that I was gay, because I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.” Macklemore immediately hits on the point that society has skewed biases on what it means to
That is so gay. You are a faggot. Take a second and think about how many times you encounter these phrases on a daily basis. Derogatory terms such as these are some among many other hateful anti-homosexual sayings that are used regularly by adolescents across the country. Why? How have these revolting expressions become part of all of our daily vocabularies? How have the terms ‘gay’ and ‘faggot’ become synonymous with ‘lame’ or ‘not cool’? With the youth of our nation bred into constant subconscious hateful thought, there cannot be a positive future for the morale of our society. Macklemore’s new song and music video, Same Love, aims to point the youth of our society in a new forward thinking direction. Macklemore, one of the fastest rising artists in the hip-hop industry, and currently the number one artist on iTunes without a major record deal, recognizes the issues within our society and uses his influence to attempt to make a difference. Hip-hop music is a huge part the youth of our society, and is very influential on the way we all act, speak, and think. Rappers use the term ‘fag’ to insult another person whether he or she is gay or not, and have in many cases caused their listeners to do the same. Through Same Love Macklemore points out the flaws in this way of life and preaches of moving forward. Because of Macklemore’s own influence in our culture, the youth of society, and rhetorical strategies he has used, I believe he has done an incredible job advocating his message. Through Same Love, Macklemore discusses society’s false predispositions on homosexuality, the use of derogatory terms in hip-hop, and how we as a society need to stop avoiding the sexual equality movement and move forward. Same Love opens with Macklemore singing, “When I was in the third grade, I thought that I was gay, because I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.” Macklemore immediately hits on the point that society has skewed biases on what it means to