The song Same Love, performed by Macklemore, Mary Lambert and Ryan Lewis at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, took on a whole new meaning when Queen Latifah emerged during the song to marry 33 couples on sight, many of whom were same-sex.
The couples — ranging also in age and race — were married one after another throughout the song, with many singing along through tears during the performance. Following the marriages, Madonna then hit the stage to perform a slowed-down version of her hit song Open Your Heart, wearing all white (with a cowboy hat to boot).
During and after the performance Grammys viewers took to social media to express their thoughts on the spectacle. Many praised this celebration of marriage equality, and felt the performance was an emotional tribute to the acceptance of gay marriage....
Though most of the reactions to the performance were positive, not everyone was a fan of the event. Some viewers felt the mass wedding was gimmicky and nothing but a publicity stunt, while others still took a moral stance against the performance. John Gray, an associate teaching pastor at Lakewood Church, felt the performance was a dishonour, tweeting that “adding clear church imagery is wrong.” Bryan Fischer, a director of issue analysis at the American Family Association, felt the wedding ceremonies were “sodomy-based.”
Heads up: Grammy telecast to feature sodomy-based wedding ceremonies. http://t.co/pbdVOkYuG8
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) January 26, 2014
@dglasscock Exactly!!!! Getting sick of it.
— Sandy Koch (@sandylkoch) January 27, 2014
I said to mom "you still watching the Grammy awards"
She texted back & said "I was until this fag started singing" 😂😂😂💀💀💀
— ebh•♛ (@_BrookexO__) January 27, 2014
The mass wedding ceremony at the end of Ryan Lewis/Macklemore was perplexing. Marriage is not a circus event, it's sacred.
— Katie Newingham (@KatieNewingham) January 27, 2014
Total mockery of God on the Grammys tonight! The world has gone gay-mad! And it is sickening! http://t.co/diYnT3ONGz
— BusterWilson (@busterwilson) January 27, 2014
Praying for Next Generation as Grammy Awards Show pushes the Gay Marriage agenda on our kids watching.Why have wedding on music award show?
— Kenny Hibbard (@kennyhibbard) January 27, 2014
@CBS CBS: Shame on you, the Grammy's is supposed to be a family friendly show. It was disgusting, and sick to have gay marriages.
— Dr R Joseph Milligan (@parsonjoe1) January 27, 2014
Added: From the Mad Jewess, "Over-whelming Huge Majority People Are SICK of the *PROMOTION* of Homosexuality In U.S. & I’ll Prove It."
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