The Words on the Radio (a bit controversial, plese don't take offense)

Today while dropping off my sister at school, we heard a common song on the radio. I love the song; it's humorous, sarcastic, yet realistic. “Cha Ching,” by Hedley, talks about media today and what it has been doing to corrupt society and its younger generations. However, while listening, I heard that the radio had bleeped certain words form the song. Three of which I calculated. However, one of them to me didn't seem vulgar to me. The word was lesbians. To me, this word is not vulgar at all, it is a way that many people are, and a way they choose to live. I also don’t think the band meant for it to be offensive to that community either. I know that words like these are still controversial. But for me, I live in a society where this is openly accepted. Sure, some people still have their issues with these types of matters, but it’s no excuse. I may not be comfortable with living my life that way, but I’m certainly not going to ignore someone or tell them to stop being who they are because of it. Maybe I’m biased because of my Western culture, my accepting environment; but really, is it appropriate to allow these things to happen? Who knows, maybe next time a new song comes out they’ll be taking out the words “boyfriend” or “church” or something. I don’t understand how the radio has to been forced to take out specific words that are “offensive” to some people, but a way of living for others. Some people are sent to war to battle in foreign countries, but song represent these are considered emotional touching. But some people have to battle in a war with their society everyday for trying to embrace who they are as a person. Why aren’t these songs considered emotional or touching? Isn’t war more offensive and disruptive to everyone’s lives more than a homosexual human being? I for one happen to think so.

The fact is, is that many people share different point of view on everything in the world today; everyone needs to keep a guard up. But can’t we just live and accept others for who they are? I am a religious person, and my religious culture says that these types of love communions are unacceptable…yet we are taught to accept everyone for who they are. It makes life confusing. How do we know what we believe? Can we alter beliefs, even if they’ve been set for a few thousand years? We as a society have allowed change in every aspect of our lives: forms of communication, transportation, infrastructure, farming, health, science, and even forms of love...we are constantly developing who we are as people, and how we can enhance our lives. But what if for some people living homosexually makes them feel more comfortable. And in many cities around the world, acceptance has allowed this to happen for these people.

The world is so big, possibilities are so endless; perhaps it is too hard for much of us to carry on with our lives the way it is expected of us. The world has brought us all closer together, but it has also divided us. Maybe we should think of making an agreement. Maybe we should all be proud of whom we are and the lives we wish to live, but let’s also understand each other in our decisions. The hardest thing as I see it to overcome as a whole world is understanding. It is something that we believe we all have, but when faced with different ideas, we cannot always embrace it. It’s true how it tears families and communities apart, but it is also what makes us more creative and unique. I think it’s ok to live this way, but I think it’s ok to be confused with why people choose to live this way as well. We don’t need to understand one another all the time; we just need for our misunderstandings to not lead to bullying, disrespect, and war.

Of course, I may be bias in my opinion. But I am open to hearing others. What do you think?