Oh, ok. So his addressing the issue of equal rights and same-sex marriage has had zero long-term effects. Got it. That whole Ref 74 / marriage equality thing was totally just an unrelated, ineffective, short-lived side-effect of a publicity stunt that had no effect at all on society or any root problems. I mean,…

"ignorance unfortunately breeds more ignorance....."

Was going to make the same comment (but didn't want to deal with the inevitable fallout & accusations of "rape apologist!!"). This is also the same writer who posted this completely misleading headline: http://jezebel.com/man-sues-for-h… I don't think accuracy is much of a concern for her.

I believe the proper legal term is "Assholism":

"Can't I just hate him for being an annoyingly saccharine cause-head who is being overly hyped and pumped up by a record label?..."

"Detroit is a dangerous place" - Exactly. Not sure why it took you such a roundabout path to agree on that point, as that is what this thread has been about (that, and whether or not it is racist to say that). Yes, this incident occurred in Dearborn Heights - but (as I already pointed out), this thread has been about D…

Well, let's see; he supports the concept of marriage equality. As already mentioned, he donated proceeds (from his Same Love single) to an organization that supported and promoted marriage equality in an effort to get Ref 24 passed in Washington (which was a successful effort). By doing this, he was not claiming to be…

..and you do know what an independent record label is, do you not..?

Oh, right - actual suitcases of cash..

Not surprising; this is jezebel, where information is cherry-picked, twisted around and spiced up with added words for the purpose of misleading the readers in order to generate false outrage and page-clicks...

...you mean by his own independent record label? The one he created and owns..? From which he has donated money to causes such as the promotion and support of Ref 24 in Washington to help legalize same sex marriage? Yeah, I guess you can hate him for that if you like - but it seems pretty stupid and bigoted to do…

Yeah - I mean, I can understand if the larger LGBT community isn't rallying behind Macklemore because of Same Love - but why be counterproductive and bash him for helping with awareness? He donated proceeds of that single to an organization that was promoting Referendum 74 in Washington (marriage equality), and the…

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Well, his song Same Love was written to support the cause of legalizing same-sex marriage. Macklemore was already really popular at the time the single was released. Proceeds from the single went to an organization that promoted and supported R74 (marriage equality) in Washington, which passed last year. Even if it…

Oh - I meant others would probably slam you for it - I am in total agreement with you here.. :^)

There's a difference between building a brand and using one's brand to help support others.

Wow - if you can't see the difference between Macklemore and Miley well, I just don't even know what to say.. Miley isn't helping anyone..

Well, had you actually read it, you would realize that I didn't say that.

Did you even read my comment?