A Rhetorical Analysis Of Macklemore's Same Love

This song implies that individual’s are violating the norms and values of society. They start the song with a verse that expresses

However, while Macklemore supported the Black Lives Matter movement, he questioned whether "You speak about equality, but do you really mean it?/Are you marching for freedom, or when it 's convenient? (Woods, Jamila. White Privilege II. Macklemore. Ryan Lewis, 2016. Google Play Music. Web. 19 Nov. 2016.)" He wonders if he 's actually making an impact on improving the lives for blacks or if he 's just doing this to feel good about being white and a successful artist. One may be skeptical on why Macklemore supports the movement, but considering not all

He says, “no freedom ‘til we're equal, damn right i support it” (Macklemore). What this line means is that justice and freedom is only fair when everyone is equal. He supports everyone being equal. “Whatever god you believe in we come from the same strip away the fear underneath it's all the same love”(Macklemore). He is saying everyone is equal and should have liberty and freedom. Lastly he says, “its human rights for everyone, there is no difference.” (Macklemore). He believes everyone should be treated the same no matter what.

The Perception of People Initially, I thought that this piece would be about a man or a woman who struggled to find their sexual orientation, however, I soon found it to be so much more. This reminded me of an article that I read recently that recalled the the story told by the rapper, Macklemore, that explained how he thought he would be gay merely on the account that we was able to draw. The article infers that his song, “Same Love” was a reflection of these thoughts. However, let us not stray from the topic at hand.

Macklemore reiterates that idea with the lyric: “A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are.” Self-destruction is easily connected to repressing your inner personality, gender, and sexuality. By doing this, a conflict is created for gay, lesbian, and transgender people all over the world. Religious texts have stated that "persons currently can be only as male or female.” Discipline in creating a vision of femininity lies in the relentless suppression of women to social messages that highlight and defend the principles of the patriarchy. Women were seen as sexual beings: Women’s standard body language, a language of comparative strain and compression, is unspoken as a linguistic part of establishing hierarchies. A woman’s sexuality was seen as their most valuable quality and men enforced them. These ideals of presence, conduct, and gestures are put into place for men and women. Then, women over time try to take these ideals and use them in their everyday behavior. The idea of identity is defined

This whole song is advocating for immigration rights. For example in the line when G-Eazy says “Bannin’ all Muslims? Aiight, bool (this guy” he is referring to Trump’s muslim ban. Thus this ties into immigration reform . This song is exposing Trump of all his hatred of people that are different then him. This is why these rappers all calling Trump a terrorist because of the world’s problems with Americans. Racism's goal is to divide and segregate which develops hatred towards each other throughout the world. Also there is no peace resulting from racism and its tension. “What if we ban all the white dudes?”. This part of the lyrics is very strong. Macklemore is suggesting that if someone had pointed out this idea he/she would get no support,

This causes listeners to reflect on the tribulations that many diverse people of our world have had to encounter for countless years and associate the levels of pain and hardship. The song screams out that we are all created equal; therefore we all deserve equal

This is drawing attention to how we have created stereotypes to try and classify someone as being gay or straight that even affect children when they are younger making them question themselves. For example when Macklemore says “When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay ‘cause I could draw”. He assumed that just because he was good at drawing and had heard that was something only girls or someone who is gay would be good at and it was his way of stereotyping

In this song Macklemore brings light to the unfortunate fact that “some would rather die than be who they are” due to bullying and bigotry. This song was able to get more people aware about queer suicides and was also able to get a lot of people to donate to the Trevor Project, a group that specializes in pevening queer youth suicides. Macklemore also brought light to how easily people drop the word “faggot”, as if it were nothing and effects noone. When this song first came out my school launched a “safe space” campaign that urged student stop and think carefully about the words they used and about the effect they might have on others. It wasn't just my school doing it, schools across the nation started more proactive campaigns to protect their queer students and often used Macklemore quotes in their posters and campaign slogans.

The music industry continues to expand and people often find the power of music to help them get through hard times. Artists have become capable of expressing similar emotions through their work leading others to connect to their music. Although this is a pro of music there is a con, not everyone analyzes lyrics. Society listens to what sounds good and unfortunately often leads to singing lyrics without paying attention to the message. This can be said about Robin Thicke’s summer hit “Blurred Lines.”

In “Same Love,” Macklemore tries to promote the idea that every individual should have the same rights, no mater his or her sexual orientation. He probably knew that he was going to have some backlash for advocating for something that he was not. Macklemore is a heterosexual white male, who grew up in an affluent area. Critics might argue why would he want to rap about gay rights, when it appears that he

In the song, Gaye offers society a solution to these problems, which is simply love. Interestingly, (thegoldenera) points out that due to the production style and Marvin’s performance, some people questioned how involved in these matters the artist actually is and how seriously treats them, because there was no anger in his expression. Gaye, however, does take the issues seriously and he believes so strongly that love is the solution, that there is no place for

Kendrick’s song expresses the continued struggle faced by African Americans in modern society. The first couple lines of his song truly display how he feels about the mistreatment of African Americans:

He shows the gay guy going up to his room closing the door crying after his mother had said something to him. Then has the mother coming up and them arguing. This is a very strong verse, nowhere in the bible does it promote discrimination, or hatred, isn’t that a sin as well? People worry to much about the little things like this rather then worrying about the fact that people would rather be dead then live and be hated. During the video the gay guy brings his partner over for dinner, ironically they are saying grace at the table when it plays “that holy water that you soak in has been poisoned.” Revealing that this religious family is now, encountered with a gay son. It gets to this family on a personal level. Most people who are against gay rights don’t realize all these components until it hits them on a personal level, until they find out someone close to them is gay. Macklemore uses these religious lyrics in his song to try and open the eyes of those whom have a religious conflict with same sex marriage. He uses the lyrics “love is patient, love it kind” over and over again. Ironically this comes from a bible verse “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,

They sing about how some people feel like their sexuality is being looked at as wrong, and how they feel a need to hide it. The song is quite emotional but worthwhile. Then there’s Michael Jackson. Oh yes. He’s written many popular songs, but one that comes to my mind, when thinking of songs with a relevant message, is his hit song, ‘Black and White,’ which describes the diversity of races, and the fact that, it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white! It’s been a big stopper for racism and I find it a super clever and well written song with a good beat, that basically everyone