Same Love Transition

“My love, she keeps me warm.” Without context, these song lyrics have no impact or power behind them. However, if told that these words were sung by a female vocalist, and preceded by the lyrics “I can’t change, even if it tried, even if I wanted to,” suddenly the words have meaning as a woman sings of her love for another woman (Haggerty, Lewis, Lambert, 2102). These lyrics come from the 2012 song “Same Love” by Macklemore with Ryan Lewis and featuring Mary Lambert. In the song “Same Love,” Macklemore raises his voice against the issues of discrimination, gay rights, and marriage equality that we see in today's era. He uses two fallacies in the song, but Macklemore’s use of the three rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos in his

John D’Emilio’s “Capitalism and Gay Identity” contracts what life was like for gay men and lesbians throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the 1970s, gay men and lesbians were able to come out freely, and eventually started to get accepted by everyone in society. They were able to express themselves without any regards, and started to become the person they were destined to be. People within the gay community have always expressed tendencies of liking the same sex, but societal norms did not allow them to express themselves. However, during the 1980s, as more people decided to openly come out, it started to take a toll on their identity. Society then started to question the importance of people who were brave enough to come out to the world.

Furthermore, the goal of the music video is to inspire the LGBT community to be proud of who they are, promote the gay right movement not only in America but globally and to make a change toward all of humanity with speaking his belief. Macklemore’s “Same love” targets teenagers, adults, any race, any gender, in efforts, to raise awareness and stop discrimination, support equality and gay marriage. To begin he starts by targeting adolescents who are suffering from feeling different from the norm of society, then proceeds through the life span of a homosexual stressing the need for expectance. The older generations are a little more old school and have a harder time accepting changes in today’s society, such as, homosexuality for this reason some do not believe in equality like gay rights. The strictly religious communities follow what they were taught in the bible resulting in not believing in gay rights because God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Bob.

In the music video "Same Love", Macklemore used pathos, history, and symbolism to emphasize on gay marriage, marriage equality, and homophobia in hip-hop. It follows a storyline of how a boy started to feel like he was gay in the 3rd grade, but his mom reassured him that it was just a phase. Throughout his life, he still had that strange feeling that he could not shake. He was even pressured by his peers to play a game called seven minutes in heaven. He became very uncomfortable which caused him to leave to another party. One day, he decided to bring his partner to his parents' house for dinner and disclosed that they were getting married. As usual, the parents are surprised to hear that their child likes the same sex. Towards the end of the story, the two men get married and by their sides were their families supporting them in every way. Finally, they were happy with a child

There are many different topics in the world that split people’s opinions. Some stronger than others. These views and opinions are often swayed by one’s political views, and one of the biggest topics that sparks controversy are the rights of all people. Some of the bigger groups are Black Lives Matter and feminists. While these are very big and prominent, the one that sparks the most controversy is the LGBT community, and one of the biggest claims they make is that they don’t have the same rights of marriage as straight people. The LGBT community have protests and parades to try to spread the message that homosexuals should have the same rights of

Macklemore’s song, “Same Love,” with Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert, tells the younger generation about discrimination against gays, homophobia, and inequality. The song calls out people who want freedom, where our country came from, and what are religion says to show how if we don’t accept gays, there is a lot we can never have. Macklemore is disappointed with the way hip hop and rap talk about gay people without realizing how difficult they are making gay’s lives. It is also great when Macklemore practically asks religious people how exactly they do not support gay rights, and why they believe it is wrong because God is supposed to love everyone. Macklemore gives his honest opinion on how he feels everyone should be equal, and there are no “buts” or “ifs.” I stand by his opinion about love being love no matter what. Macklemore’s song, “Same Love,” he talks about societies false ideas of gays, the way the term “gay” is used in hip hop music, and that we are not equal until we allow gay rights with a huge change at heart.

This article shows that even when you know who you are and you have finally shown the real world what you have to give, that everything inside doesn’t matter anymore. In school, we have always been taught to love who we are, and to be “different” in our own ways, doesn’t this relate to that? When you walk down the street and you see someone who’s gay, do you immediately judge who they are just based on that, if so, what happened to never judge a book by its cover? I feel it is important to express who we are in ways that make us stand out, not ways the world wants to see

The struggle for equality has been intense, and still continues to this day. With this being said, much progress has been made in establishing respect and external acceptance for all individuals sense of identity. For example, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Same Sex Marriages, marking a pivotal point in the civil rights movement for the LGBTQ community. For many, this act helped to support their sense of self, a right that been denied for so long. The United States effectively validated the LGBTQ community, giving this group all rights granted to all other citizen’s, However, the creation and acceptance of this community has not had positive benefits for all members. The Gender Binary has been changed, but many distinctions

Sexual subjectivity refers to the notion that a person’s sexual orientation, or rather, sexual desires dictate their identity and how they perform said identity. For the purposes of this essay, the focus will be on the recently dubbed “American hero” for her journey with transitioning from being a male to a female, Caitlyn Jenner. The famous news of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition had plagued the tabloids in 2015, where some probing questions about her sexuality have been answered and some left unanswered. Caitlyn Jenner has performed two distinct forms of gender on the family reality television series (Keeping up with the Kardashians) and her new reality television series, which will be the media discussed (I am Cait). These distinct forms of gender roles also accompanied a change in her sexuality—or at least the spark of a change. Although Caitlyn Jenner’s new identity has majorly evolved during the past few years, due to her lack of disclosure in regards to her sexual orientation, her identity as a whole remains to be under questioning. Certain aspects of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition tend to indicate that she will succumb to society’s ideals of heteronormativity and transform her sexuality as a result, by creating a new sexual identity for her new gender. It can also be argued that her sexuality is completely dependent on how she performs it, rather than what she as an individual actually wants and desires. This essay will use evidence through Caitlyn Jenner’s new reality

The notion that the gender constructs of male and female are meant to be binary opposing cause conflict as all individuals will have crossed between these definitions on occasions. This is evident through examining the contemporary machinations of the Heavy Metal genre. The narration of the song lyrically delves into the concept of lust, propelling this notion of masculinity. Therefore, this creates an identity crisis for males which of whom do not fit within the emotionless and fornication-obsessed archetype. This outlook on the lust also remains within the realm of heterosexuality which also indirectly degrades a homosexual male's identification with the concept of masculinity.

In 2012, “Same Love” was released on the album The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. The song begins criticizing the American Dream and gradually sings about hope for the American Dream. As a child, stereotypes are enforced in the hobbies you play and will cause a child to often question their sexuality if the hobbies they choose do not fall within their typical gender. For example, the song states, “When I was in the third grade I thought I was gay, ‘cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight” (Macklemore). As a child, Macklemore assumed he was gay because he was artistic and kept his room straight unlike stereotypical boys. Macklemore grew up analyzing what was acceptable for boys to enjoy, and if he did not enjoy what

This song is positive in that it is supporting civil rights and that it should be okay to be who you are and love who you love. It is also reflective because it highlights challenges still faced by people to be accepted and not judged for who they are. Students could find this issue to be important because during middle and high school, students are trying to understand themselves and identify who they are. They should have the ability to express themselves without fear that they will be ridiculed or have less rights because they do not align with “traditional” ideas of what sexual identity and sexual orientation look

The sexual orientation identity development is a theoretical model that conceptualized the resolution of internal conflict related to the formation of individual sexual identity. For sexual minority people, it is commonly known as the coming-out process (Bilodeau & Renn 2005). There have been many different models elaborated to explain such process. All of them share similar stages: awareness, crisis, and acceptance (Loiacano 1989). When individuals become aware of their queer feelings and attraction, they try to block these homosexual feelings by constantly denying and minimizing them. This mechanism of defense leaves negative sequelae in their overall psychosocial well-being (Bilodeau & Renn 2005). Individuals tend to pass by a

Lindsey Stirling’s “Shatter Me Featuring Lzzy Hail” and Freshly Ground’s “Pot Belly,” depict two different categories of perception: perceptions of oneself and perceptions of others. These perceptions, though diverse, show a modern day view of how people are characterized and viewed externally. The latter music video reveals two people and their perceptions of each other; in contrast, the first video displays one person’s view of not only themselves, but also the world around them. Viewed side by side, both videos show how perceptions shape the tolerance and the understanding people have about themselves. Together, these videos show that most perceptions are not fully factual, but rather are often distorted and limited as a result of the

In recent years, human sexuality has changed massively. With the legalization of same sex marriage, as well as, the continuation of the gay rights movement, several groups are starting to question, are humans born gay, straight, or did they choose to be that way? Scientists, conservatives, as well as the LGBTQ community have been arguing about this controversy for several years. For the LGBTQ community, pop culture has played a huge aspect in the “born this way” movement. Songs like Macklemore's “Same Love’ and Lady Gaga’s Born this way” have empowered activism, as well as, the “born this way” ideology.