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Celeb News: Gay weddings were just props in SL performance
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Gay weddings were just props in SL performance
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Congrats to the 33 couples, gay and straight, who walked into the Grammy Awards Sunday night unmarried and walked out as newlyweds. Queen Latifah officiated your wedding; Madonna sang at it; Beyoncé was in the front row—no matter what, that’s an amazing way to kick off a life together.
But the mass marriage that took place to Macklemore’s “Same Love” and Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” towards the end of the night Sunday wasn’t really for the people getting hitched. They were props. It wasn’t really for gay rights either. Any public good that potentially came from the moment—maybe someone at home changing their attitudes about same-sex marriage—were side effects. The main reason for the nuptials, it seemed, was to give the musicians on stage and recording-academy members a chance to announce themselves as good people.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, for their considerable talents, are interlopers as well—hip-hop musicians whose fan base largely exists outside of hip hop, as shown by the fact that the Grammy committee handling rap categories reportedly wanted to exclude the duo from consideration. That committee’s fears, you imagine, came true when Macklemore swept the rap categories over competition from genre titans Kanye West, Jay Z, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar, many of who made career-defining albums this year. (Macklemore later Instagrammed himself texting Lamar, "You got robbed.") As more than one person pointed out on Twitter, combined with the Daft Punk win, it’s easy to come away thinking the Grammys likes black music only so long as it’s made by white people.
It’s not a stretch, then, to see the Macklemore and Madonna wedding as an example of the Grammys liking gay people, so long as they’re represented by and intermixed with straight ones. Mary Lambert, who sings the hook on “Same Love,” is lesbian; rumors say that Queen Latifah is too. But Madonna (in a glaring, white, cowboy getup) and Macklemore got the lion’s share of attention. Of course, it’s progress to have same-sex marriages sanctioned on a huge national TV event. But it says something that the real stars of the moment—the people committing to love one another for eternity—were given only a few, fleeting moments on camera. It was their day, but it wasn’t their show.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...rstars/283360/
What do y'all think?
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SPENCER KORNHABER is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, where he edits the Entertainment channel. MORE
Before coming to The Atlantic, he worked as an editor for AOL's Patch.com and as a staff writer at Village Voice Media's OC Weekly. He has also written for Spin, The AV Club, RollingStone.com, Field & Stream, and The Orange County Register.
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In fear of regurgitating the article, I'll just say that I agree.
It felt particularly degrading to see the marriages performed like that, they were even escorted out of the Grammy rows right after. 
After reading what was said in the thread here, I don't agree with all the points that article put out. Exposing people to concepts that they believe is "abnormal" is the first step to progress towards equality.
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Yes. I said this earlier today.
It was cute and all, but they were used as a platform to propel Macklemore's/Madonna's name rather than that of gay rights. It wasn't exactly a statement, as much as it was a marketing strategy.
Whatever the GP eats up I guess.
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not even!! Latifah was way too emotional for it ti be a set up
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Girl you are going to receive a warning because of ATRL's new article policy. 
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Now that I think of it... There was nothing genuine about it, smh.
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We're coming gerls!!
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This is absolutely true.
That's why I'm uncomfortable with Macklemore getting awards and being a popular figure for gay rights.
It's like a Man getting an award for being a feminist. You should actively support them , but help the a member disadvantaged group be on the pedestal.
His intentions may be pure , but his actions aren't directly supporting the gays.
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i didnt like it
that has to do with macklemore though
he's so fake to me
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I thought it was all real 
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I agree. I thought the couples would literally be up on the stage in a row. They were on the floor area and were only there for like a minute.
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Originally posted by Ties
In fear of regurgitating the article, I'll just say that I agree.
It felt particularly degrading to see the marriages performed like that, they were even escorted out of the Grammy rows right after. |
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Queen Latifah was the best part, and she was just talking.
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Originally posted by Mezter
I thought it was all real |
The couples were actually getting married. and all. But Macklemore used their weddings as a prop to excel his career is what they're saying.
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Wait a minute, what?
There was a couple that participated on HuffPost Live earlier today, lemme find the receipts 
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Girl you are going to receive a warning because of ATRL's new article policy. |
Firstly, I'm not a girl, and I am not even gay
Secondly, thanks for the warning! I really have no idea about their new policies. Let me add the credentials of the author to the OP 
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Wrote for Spin, The AV Club, RollingStone.com, Field & Stream, and The Orange County Register.
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It's all about the statement that is being made. I thought it was effective. You already have all the conservatives calling the Grammy's anti-god and ****. You all act like gay-marriage is still widely accepted by all, this is a movement (much like the civil rights movement), and any effort in the positive direction counts. It's an achievement.
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Originally posted by Carrie-is-no-1
Secondly, thanks for the warning! I really have no idea about their new policies. Let me add the credentials of the author to the OP |
Did you only include 50% of the article? That's the biggest thing, along with sources.
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