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RE: Same Sex Marriage, Gay Rights.
I just posted a music video by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, which very clearly addresses and supports same sex marriage.
After posting it on my twitter account, someone replied: “When I saw this I was like What the **** is Nellie on? Sorry”
I went to their page, and it says in their description that they are a fan of mine.
Which I suppose is where this post comes in.
If your opinion of me would change if I came out as homosexual….well then honestly my opinion of YOU just shifted. I am able to understand both sides of many issues, and often find myself holding quite a middle ground.
But gay rights is not an issue where I can clearly see both arguments.
And normally I would not get into something so political, but this is a definite exception.
If two people are in a consensual, loving relationship, then who are we to limit their rights?
There is quite a debate happening now in the video’s comments, and not surprisingly. Hip Hop is definitely not a genre known for supporting gay rights. (A lyric of the song says “If I were gay, I’d think hip hop hates me.)
You know the basics of the main arguments out there, and you have surely formulated your own opinion accordingly. But I’m here to raise a different idea.
One of the comments read: ”If it makes someone happy then why not let them.. I respect your opinion, I am not super comfortable with gays, especially when i see it in public, but i sacrifice a little discomfort because i know that they are happy. Everyone deserves to be happy.”
This is, I believe, quite understandable for people on all sides. If you are ‘on the fence’ about what you support, then ok. I can understand that. Homosexuality is natural, but it’s less public then heterosexual relationships, and yes I can understand that you as a person might not be entirely comfortable with it. But, in actuality, it’s not a problem to call your own. Just like sometimes, yes, we find ourselves uncomfortable with someone because of their race, or their gender, or even their clothes. But do we EVER say that? No. Because that would be racist, or sexist, or just straight up stereotyping. And we know better then that. And we call ourselves out on it.
So why can’t we start calling ourselves out on homophobia?
Just because you are not entirely comfortable with something, does not mean that you should be against it. And just because something does not align with your spiritual beliefs, it does not deem it to be something under attack. Essentially what I mean by that is, live and let live. By the opinion of those who use religion as an argument, same sex couples are doing absolutely nothing harmful on any plane but a spiritual one. And quite frankly, that is no business of anyones. Our spirituality is our own private venture. Obviously, were someones ritual to include the harming of another life form, it would become matters of safety, etc. But clearly, being gay has no such repercussion.
It’s actually pretty crazy to think that in a hundred years or less, this political issue will be studied in HISTORY class. And kids will do the same thing that we do now. But alongside of “wow, I can’t believe racism was ever so bad. I can’t rights were limited simply based on COLOR.” or “it’s crazy to think that women didn’t have the rights they do now. That’s biased, and sexist.” And lets not forget: “I can’t believe they really didn’t let biracial couples get married.”
The next thing that school children will be baffled by?
Wow, I can’t believed that homophobia was ever so bad. My uncles used to talk about this, but I still can’t believe that it used to be ILLEGAL for them to be married.
In the end, love is love.
And your opinion is surely justified, but this is all just something to think on.
But yes.
I support same sex equality, and will never be silent about it.
-nv
I just posted a music video by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, which very clearly addresses and supports same sex marriage.
After posting it on my twitter account, someone replied: “When I saw this I was like What the **** is Nellie on? Sorry”
I went to their page, and it says in their description that they are a fan of mine.
Which I suppose is where this post comes in.
If your opinion of me would change if I came out as homosexual….well then honestly my opinion of YOU just shifted. I am able to understand both sides of many issues, and often find myself holding quite a middle ground.
But gay rights is not an issue where I can clearly see both arguments.
And normally I would not get into something so political, but this is a definite exception.
If two people are in a consensual, loving relationship, then who are we to limit their rights?
There is quite a debate happening now in the video’s comments, and not surprisingly. Hip Hop is definitely not a genre known for supporting gay rights. (A lyric of the song says “If I were gay, I’d think hip hop hates me.)
You know the basics of the main arguments out there, and you have surely formulated your own opinion accordingly. But I’m here to raise a different idea.
One of the comments read: ”If it makes someone happy then why not let them.. I respect your opinion, I am not super comfortable with gays, especially when i see it in public, but i sacrifice a little discomfort because i know that they are happy. Everyone deserves to be happy.”
This is, I believe, quite understandable for people on all sides. If you are ‘on the fence’ about what you support, then ok. I can understand that. Homosexuality is natural, but it’s less public then heterosexual relationships, and yes I can understand that you as a person might not be entirely comfortable with it. But, in actuality, it’s not a problem to call your own. Just like sometimes, yes, we find ourselves uncomfortable with someone because of their race, or their gender, or even their clothes. But do we EVER say that? No. Because that would be racist, or sexist, or just straight up stereotyping. And we know better then that. And we call ourselves out on it.
So why can’t we start calling ourselves out on homophobia?
Just because you are not entirely comfortable with something, does not mean that you should be against it. And just because something does not align with your spiritual beliefs, it does not deem it to be something under attack. Essentially what I mean by that is, live and let live. By the opinion of those who use religion as an argument, same sex couples are doing absolutely nothing harmful on any plane but a spiritual one. And quite frankly, that is no business of anyones. Our spirituality is our own private venture. Obviously, were someones ritual to include the harming of another life form, it would become matters of safety, etc. But clearly, being gay has no such repercussion.
It’s actually pretty crazy to think that in a hundred years or less, this political issue will be studied in HISTORY class. And kids will do the same thing that we do now. But alongside of “wow, I can’t believe racism was ever so bad. I can’t rights were limited simply based on COLOR.” or “it’s crazy to think that women didn’t have the rights they do now. That’s biased, and sexist.” And lets not forget: “I can’t believe they really didn’t let biracial couples get married.”
The next thing that school children will be baffled by?
Wow, I can’t believed that homophobia was ever so bad. My uncles used to talk about this, but I still can’t believe that it used to be ILLEGAL for them to be married.
In the end, love is love.
And your opinion is surely justified, but this is all just something to think on.
But yes.
I support same sex equality, and will never be silent about it.
-nv