Basically, what happened was that a teacher In North Carolina had shown “Same Love” by Macklemore to his class of 13 year old “pre-pubescent” students. The issue is whether it is school or age appropriate, because there is kissing between men. (The teacher, subject, and lesson plan were not given and this has happened at another school on the same video) For some reason, this has become a continuous debate in politics because of his “bash” against conservatives.
Today, Macklemore finally responded: (from the article so there is speech dialogue)"This level of intolerance and fear is still very active in America, but at times is not completely visible," Macklemore wrote on his website. "This incident is just one of tens of thousands that have happened across the country where schools have exposed a latent homophobia, preventing safe space for all young people to feel confident in being themselves."
He said he wrote the song "not with the expectation that it would cure homophobia and lead to marriage equality across the US (although that'd be awesome). It was written with the hope that it would facilitate dialogue and through those conversations understanding and empathy would emerge."
“"Same Love" won the 2013 MTV Video Music Award for best hip-hop video with a social message last month.”
I think that this controversy and reprimanding is ridiculous. What people are worried about aren’t the fact if it’s “age-appropriate,” but that it’s two men kissing. No one makes a big deal when watching implied sex in the Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, or any other curriculum based movies; in fact, I read a Lesson Before Dying with a VERY detailed intercourse scene while in Middle School. Also, most kids hit puberty by then there’s nothing “pre” about middle school. I think that this video is in fact very important with what is happening currently. One person can even try to correlate the legalization of gay marriage through pop culture; Macklemore had been released before this decision and can be said to have helped the LGBTQ movement. Actually, my family and I are all Macklemore fans and he is currently my favorite rapper and that’s saying something, because I otherwise hate it. If you would like to see this “controversial” video yourself, click the first link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0 (Preview)
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Same Love feat. Mary Lambert on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/same-love-feat.-mary-lambert/id543948282 We support civil rights, and hope WA State voters will APPROVE REF 74 and legalize marriage equality. Visit http://www.music4marriage.org for more info. Support Marriage Equality by ordering the limited edition Same Love vinyl here: http://www.subpop.com/catalog/artists/macklemore_and_ryan_lewis Same Love, as featured on the debut album from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist, will be available 10/09/2012 The Heist iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=560097651 Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00908DDZM Deluxe CD: http://www.macklemoremerch.com In-Stores NOW!! Same Love, A Film By: Ryan Lewis Jon Jon Augustavo Tricia Davis Directed by: Ryan Lewis Jon Jon Augustavo Produced by: Tricia Davis Director of Photography: Mego Lin Associate Producer: Honna Kimmerer Starring: Jairemie Alexander William Pontius Shelton Harris Sarita Valdez Jay Sommerville Cast: Jairemie Alexander William Pontius Shelton Harris Sarita Valdez Jay Sommerville Thomas Collins Tina Tsiakalis Kendall Kapsner Rosie Cole Rory King Josue Gonzalez Mia Clapp Perfetti Mary Lambert Robert Braxton Jaida Kimmerer Brooklyn Thornton Crew: Tricia Davis - Producer Mego Lin - Director of Photography Honna Kimmerer - Production Design Miles Johnson - Lead Green Evelyn Brodersen - Lead Green Jennifer Terrana - Lead Green Jennifer Popochock - Makeup Artist David Herberg - Key Grip Wil Drake - Best Boy Grip Mike Dyrland - Best Boy Grip Yu Chen Lin - Gaffer Blueboy Sguiggley - Production Assistant Seth McDonald - Production Assistant Chris Duerkopp - Steadicam Operator Craig Nisperos - Still Photographer Austin Santiago - Location Services Ben Haggerty - Story Supervisor Sahwn Anderson - Transportation Coordinator Nic Adenau - Additional Footage Dan Torok - Casting Special Thanks To: Tina Tsiakalis @ Eastlake Center For Birth - http://centerforbirth.com/ Greg Turk & Ray Nutter @ All Pilgrims Church - http://www.allpilgrims.org/ The Parry Family & The Kimmerer Family Miles Johnson @ Fiori Floral Design - http://www.fiorifloraldesign.com/ Meadowbrook Community Center - http://www.seattle.gov/parks/centers/meadowbrookcc.htm Kelly Warner-King Kristie Gamer and Alvin Stillwell And a VERY special thank you to Kerri Harrop (Music for Marriage) for her hard work and dedication in the fight for marriage equality and her devoted support to Same Love as an idea, song, and finally now as a music video. "Same Love" and the campaign to approve Ref 74 wouldn't be the same without you, Kerri. SONG: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Same Love feat. Mary Lambert (B. Haggerty, R. Lewis, M. Lambert) Macklemore Publishing BMI, Ryan Lewis Publishing BMI Produced by Ryan Lewis for Macklemore DBA Ryan Lewis LLC Written by Macklemore, Mary Lambert Piano performed by Josh Rawlings Violin by Andrew Joslyn Cello by Natalie Hall Trombone by Greg Kramer Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Lewis, Ben Haggerty Macklemore/RyanLewis Studios, Seattle, WA Mastered by Sterling Sound, New York City, NY Macklemore & Ryan Lewis managed by Zach Quillen
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