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The Controversy…”Cause God makes no mistakes”

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Lady Gaga has become an iconic star making millions of dollars just by showing her face. She is the world’s modern Madonna, making a new evolution of style and music. But, what is it about her that attracts so many to her music and her funky, odd attire… it’s her passion towards equality and loving who you are. Her hit single “Born this Way” was at top of the Billboards and on one of her best selling albums. Lady Gaga advocates gay and bi-sexual pride. She tells people to channel their inner monster and be proud of who they are. It has turned into the ultimate gay anthem, allowing people around the world to shove in the faces of all those around those who disbelieve in their sexuality that they were “born that way”. Like our discussion in class, what does that mean for us than by saying that homosexuals were born that way and that it was rather not a choice? It means that marriage should be open to all, to whoever, and wherever. It means it doesn’t matter because to say someone was born that way validates any controversy hovering over the subject. It is not that easy though, although times have come much father in sexual orientation and relationships, people are still not convinced. Lady Gaga is a world advocated of the born this way campaign as she fights for equality despite who someone loves. Society is moving on, celebrities are advocating the question that generations have fought over- are you born that way or was it a choice? Does it matter?
Attached are the lyrics to Lady Gaga’s hit seller “Born this way”… there was a reason it was so popular, because our generation is moving on from the traditional conservative view of withholding people from their sexuality.

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/lady_gaga/born_this_way.html

Is it really everyone’s business?

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I would like to respond to Victoria’s post “the ‘choice’/'born this way’ argument.” She talks about obscurity in labels and how they are not necessary. In class we talked about what it would mean for the argument for same sex relationships if homosexuality was a choice or an orientation you are born with. What if our society thought more like Victoria. I mean, what exactly does it mean if someone is homosexual or not? As it stands now, there are those who feel very strongly about what constitutes marriage in this country. There are arguments for a strictly heterosexual view of the nuclear family, as far as legal a legal definition. In our generation, we are seeing some states rejecting this, however the debate remains heated. My question is, why is this important? Why is it necessary to label relationships and why are we deciding what can and cannot exist as a manifestation of this abstract concept? Imagine if our society simply decided to leave the choice of our life partners, and thus the sex of our life partners, up to us.

So who is hurt by allowing same sex marriages to happen? Some say the children in such a home. Some attribute a breakdown in an understanding of gender roles to same sex parents. There are religious arguments against it and psychological disorders have been associated with same sex relationships. The list goes on, presenting no real argument, in my opinion, of legitimacy. I am not sure why we are denying people basic freedoms of expression and choice, not to mention the practical applications of joint ownership and medical decision making abilities. Ultimately. If society, more like Victoria’s blog, left this decision up to the individual, I think we could finally let this one go.