What Just Happened: Harden Dealt
The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook, and Lazar Hayward to the Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, 2 first rounders and 2 second rounders. That much we know. But why? What does it mean? How will OKC compensate for the loss of facial hair? The Sideline Scoop reacts...
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
A National Shock
A National Shock
Heartbreak does not come about very easily in baseball. Sure, teams may lose key games, favorite players may get traded, and stars may get injured. But that is only disappointment. Heartbreak is when your team allows four runs in the last inning, after leading by as much as six. It’s when a record-setting crowd falls dead silent as the other team celebrates on the field. It’s when a team invigorates a city, only to see themselves ousted from the playoffs in the most devastating fashion possible. It’s what happened at Nationals Park on a very late Friday night.,,
To read more, visit this link to the Sideline Scoop
Heartbreak does not come about very easily in baseball. Sure, teams may lose key games, favorite players may get traded, and stars may get injured. But that is only disappointment. Heartbreak is when your team allows four runs in the last inning, after leading by as much as six. It’s when a record-setting crowd falls dead silent as the other team celebrates on the field. It’s when a team invigorates a city, only to see themselves ousted from the playoffs in the most devastating fashion possible. It’s what happened at Nationals Park on a very late Friday night.,,
To read more, visit this link to the Sideline Scoop
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Same Love
Same Love
Few things make my dad's eyes water. But this video did. "Same Love", by Macklemore, is a song dedicated to the support of gay marriage, and the video chronicles the story of a man who grows up confused and angry, and struggles to accept his identity. He falls in love with another man, and they get married and grow old together, holding hands until their last breath. The video itself is masterful, and the vocals and lyrics are thoughtful and pleasant. But the most important aspect of this video is the message.
Man and man, woman and woman, man and woman, it is all the same love. There is no need for people to hate and spew dark words when a man holds hands with another man. Yet, many in today's society still reject the idea of gay love, and cannot even imagine the concept of gay marriage. Pop culture has inserted the word "gay" into our vocabulary as a synonym for lame, or stupid. High schoolers drop derogatory remarks without a second thought as to what they are actually saying. It's been subconsciously ingrained within many young minds that gay is bad. This mindless hate leads kids to despise themselves, for merely being who they are. And sadly, even if they find the immense courage to come out as gay, they may not even have the ability to get married to another person of the same sex. Barred in most states, same sex marriage has emerged as one of the most polarizing issues in our society today. But the legalization of it, as suggested in this song, is necessary. Marriage is a declaration of love and companionship, but same sex couples cannot marry unless they live in the minority of states that allow it. Shut out, they are treated as unequal members of our society. We look down on discrimination based on skin color, but turn a blind eye to people discriminated against for loving who they want to love, for holding hands with another man. For wanting to marry someone they are infatuated with. It may not be traditional, but it is not immoral, or something to be ashamed of. Legalization of gay marriage wouldn't abolish all traces of gay hate. But, as Macklemore states, "it would be a damn good start". Marriage is a union between two people that love each other. It is all the same love.
Few things make my dad's eyes water. But this video did. "Same Love", by Macklemore, is a song dedicated to the support of gay marriage, and the video chronicles the story of a man who grows up confused and angry, and struggles to accept his identity. He falls in love with another man, and they get married and grow old together, holding hands until their last breath. The video itself is masterful, and the vocals and lyrics are thoughtful and pleasant. But the most important aspect of this video is the message.
Man and man, woman and woman, man and woman, it is all the same love. There is no need for people to hate and spew dark words when a man holds hands with another man. Yet, many in today's society still reject the idea of gay love, and cannot even imagine the concept of gay marriage. Pop culture has inserted the word "gay" into our vocabulary as a synonym for lame, or stupid. High schoolers drop derogatory remarks without a second thought as to what they are actually saying. It's been subconsciously ingrained within many young minds that gay is bad. This mindless hate leads kids to despise themselves, for merely being who they are. And sadly, even if they find the immense courage to come out as gay, they may not even have the ability to get married to another person of the same sex. Barred in most states, same sex marriage has emerged as one of the most polarizing issues in our society today. But the legalization of it, as suggested in this song, is necessary. Marriage is a declaration of love and companionship, but same sex couples cannot marry unless they live in the minority of states that allow it. Shut out, they are treated as unequal members of our society. We look down on discrimination based on skin color, but turn a blind eye to people discriminated against for loving who they want to love, for holding hands with another man. For wanting to marry someone they are infatuated with. It may not be traditional, but it is not immoral, or something to be ashamed of. Legalization of gay marriage wouldn't abolish all traces of gay hate. But, as Macklemore states, "it would be a damn good start". Marriage is a union between two people that love each other. It is all the same love.
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