After all the controversy and efforts by the free speech RWNJ brigade to censor free speech and have the song not performed, Macklemore last night performed his song Same Love anyway.The sky did not fall and society didn't collapse. In fact Macklemore won high praise for the performance with social media reacting hugely positively to it. The NRL has shown true leadership here, and deserves credit for taking a stand for inclusiveness and equality in the interests of their sport. They've stood up to the lunatic howls of protest and in this case won big time.
Those who protested the song being sung at the NRL grand final now look positively stupid. Not the least because they're the ones banging on about free speech being threatened if David and I marry, yet here they are trying to stop free speech.
US rapper Macklemore has ended his controversial performance of pro-same-sex marriage song Same Love at the NRL grand final by saying "equality for all" as rainbow-coloured fireworks exploded behind him.And I loved this comment from 2GB radio host:
After a week of controversy over his decision to perform the song, he performed a medley of his greatest hits.
About 15 minutes into his set, after performing Can't Hold Us, Thrift Shop and Downtown, the US artist performed the song to a crowd of cheering fans.
The lyrics of Same Love remained unaltered, and some in the crowd held their hands in the sky in the shape of a heart.
The track, which was written with Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert, hit number one on iTunes in Australia this week after former prime minister Tony Abbott argued "footy fans shouldn't be subjected to a politicised grand final".
The furore preceding the performance came amid millions of Australians having their say on marriage laws in the country, with vigorous campaigning from both sides of the debate.
After Macklemore left the stage, the monitors inside the stadium showed the words "equality" and "inclusiveness". ABC
The reaction to his performance was overwhelmingly supportive.
2GB presenter Ben Fordham took to Twitter to praise the performance and called out those who wanted to ban Macklemore from performing.
“Here’s my bit of free speech — @macklemore was great and I hope the precious snowflakes who wanted him censored survived those sweet tunes,” he said. Daily Telegraph
— NRL (@NRL) October 1, 2017
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