Fame And Power Of The United States - 1078 Words

Fame and power are of big importance in the United States. Many people have great respect and admiration for powerful and well-known people. Jason Collins, a former NBA player, recently came out with the knew of being homosexual. Many people viewed his act of stating his sexualitiy publically as brave and heroic. Meanwhile, other people in the country who aren t nationally known aren t shown any respect or praise for their homosexuality. Infact some are even treated with disrespect. The point of this article is to show how fame can change how society can view two people who are the same in very different ways. This article shows how fame is respected, and average joes are looked over. This cartoon has a few examples of symbolism. One†¦show more content†¦The barista is described as white and gay. Even though they are both labeled as gay, Collins is clearly getting more praise than the barista. This shows that in some cases fame triumphs sexuality. There is some irony in thi s cartoon. In the United States people are supposed to be viewed as equal. When Collins states his sexuality he is glorified and admired. When the barista says he is gay no one cares. This clearly shows the inequality of people in the Unites States. Also, in the US homosexuality isn t usually something people admire. However, fame is something people admire. It s ironic that the famous Jason Collins is admired for be homosexual. An analogy is being made in this cartoon. These two people are similar in the way that they are both gay. Also they both have less advantage is society. Jason Collins being African American puts him at a disadvantage in society. The barista being just a common register worked also puts him at less of an advantage to be successful. Even though these two men are the same in many ways, the simple fact that one is famous and the other is not change people s whole outlook on them. Gay discrimination has been present for many years in the United States history. I n colonial America homosexuality was regulated with harsh penalties but was rarely enforced (Chauncey 1). Between the 1930’s and 1960’s, Discrimination of homosexuality peeked (Chauncy 1). Homosexual men and