LifestyleThoughts on the early 2010s song "Same Love"?

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This song came out when I was growing up. Whenever it came on the radio, my family members would say it was "disgusting" to hear the woman in the chorus singing about another woman that way, and I still feel uncomfortable when I hear the song because of those memories. Listening to the lyrics now that I am older and somewhat more comfortable with my same-sex attraction makes me feel very touched, though, too.

I was curious what other people's experiences with the song and/or opinions of it are.

edit: typo

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[–]julesburm1891 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I always thought it was a cute song. I assume TQ would chase Macklemore off the stage now for the line “for those who like the same sex / and the right wing conservatives think it’s a decision / and you can be cured with some treatment.”

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Lol, I was thinking that while listening to the entire song-- just replace a few words of the conservatives' claims and you have a song about the transgender movement's homophobia. I was half debating making a parody version.

[–]chazzstrong 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I, in general, dislike Mackelmore. He just annoys me. ( with the exception of 'Downtown' because Eric Nally is 100% underappreciated ) However I remember liking this song just because the message, to be honest. It got it's normal rotation at my store, and I don't remember any comments about it, so I dunno.
I actually remember more 'Karens' being outraged over that atrocious Katy Perry song.

[–]censorshipment 1 insightful - 6 fun1 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

I brushed off the song because Macklemore is a white rapper (I was an Eminem fan until I became a black nationalist during college in 2002)... but then I watched a 2015 Ad Council video called "Love Has No Labels | Diversity & Inclusion" featuring the song and liked it. There's no trans/nonbinary person in the video. There's a white lesbian couple, a straight interracial couple (black woman / Asian man), a black gay couple (with their black son), an old Asian straight couple, and pairs of siblings/friends such as a white Catholic woman and a Hindu/Indian woman, and a Palestinian man and a Muslim man (neighbors).

The video makes me cry. 😄

https://youtu.be/PnDgZuGIhHs

[–]odiusgay man 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I find it sorta preachy.

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hmm, I've never heard it before, but a quick look through the lyrics makes it seem like it holds a pretty good message. Especially the parts about how same sex attraction isn't a decision and that no amount of effort, treatment, or religion can "fix" anything.

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It was tied to the campaign for gay marriage, it carries a lot of the themes and slogans that were being used by activists at that time. "Same love" was a political slogan before the song came out (lol.)

Idk what happened to Macklemore, he's fallen off the face of the Earth.