We All Bleed the Same Color.
- Who created this message?
This was a quote from Madonna I found when scrolling on Twitter. Upon researching the quote, it was from a speech she made at the Stonewall Inn on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
- What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
Given that is a just a quote, the word choice really stuck out to me and the logic behind the argument. We all have bled at some point in our lives. Everyone has had some red blood come out of them. It doesn't really matter who you are or what color you are – all of our blood is red.
- How might different people interpret this message differently than me?
The quote is short enough that one could either take the quote or leave the quote. Its message is straightforward – there is no need for hatred of other people because all of us are of the same species anyway. I would imagine more bigoted people would interpret this message as a threat to their safe world of monochrome culture and ideology.
- What viewpoints or world views are included or left out of this message?
The clear viewpoint that is being left out of the message is that of race even though this quote completely applies to how people treat people that look different than them. I guess my follow-up question to this quote would ask how often different people bleed compare to other and why. Does our blood look the same if there is always hurt and violence? Though this quote was intended for an LGBTIQA audience, the message is pertinent to tensions with race in America today.
- Why is this message being sent?
It is an attempt to inject logic in the conversation of hatred against someone else. The hatred and bigotry feels wasted when you know that the other person is essentially the same "being" as you. Knowing the other person has blood like mine make them more human and less like a threat.