Yesterday, I posted a statement from Bruce Springsteen in support of marriage equality.
progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being
considered in Trenton. I've long believed in and have always spoken out
for the rights of same sex couples and fully agree with Governor
Corzine when he writes that, 'The marriage-equality issue should be
recognized for what it truly is — a civil rights issue that must be
approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the
law.' I couldn't agree more with that statement and urge those who
support equal treatment for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to
let their voices be heard now.”
PG's pop music guru Scott Mervis added a little spin … sort of pops culture instead of pop culture?
Funny? Lame? Mervis is a tough bird to understand. He comes across as a sort of dated hipster who begrudgingly trudges out to pop concerts with skull cap pulled ironically around his head. Some of his interviews are dripping with either intentional sarcasm or careless disdain. My problem is that his homophobia is sort of that gentle media insensitivity type, not blatant and not easy to pin down. The kind that misses opportunity after opportunity to educate readers and goes for the heterosexist default. Like this interview with somewhat vulgar comedian Lisa Lampanelli.
(Mervis) No, actually, I have four kids. What helped you break through to this size audience?
Put the Springsteen comment into this context. Mervis comments that Springsteen risks alienating “conservative” fans who already dislike his anti-war stance. That may be true, but skip down to the other end of the spectrum and ponder the response of the millions of young adults who are finding common cause with music that rose from the collapse of the industrial revolution. Springsteen's comments show that the social justice memes which drove Born In the USA are very much part of the discussion on “gay marriage” as well as poverty, healthcare and war.
I personally just don't see that a collaborative project between Springsteen and the Indigo Girls would be very startling at all as they have quite a lot in common if you review their music and activist histories. Maybe that's the joke Mervis is making and I'm just missing it — mocking the people who think Springsteen is apple pie America and the Indigo Girls are out to steal your babies?
Like I said, you just can't tell with him.
What strikes me as ironic is that America could probably handle Springsteen and hugemonic gay icon Lady Gaga before a collaboration with the Indigo Girls.
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You know what I find amusing, that Springsteen has conservative fans? And that those fans don't get the fact that Bruce is as liberal as they come and of course would support LGBT rights the same way he has always supported human rights causes. He actually fits quite naturally with the Indigo girls as far as politics/human rights issues. I personally don't think Bruce Springsteen ahs anything to worry about as far as supporting our right to marry. Rock on Bruce, this is one more reason why I love your music!