The theme of the song Where is the Love? by The Black Eyed Peas is Peace on Earth. This song tells the listener that it is pointless to fight others because we are all children of God. This song relates to Social Justice because the song list social justice related issues such as war, racism, poverty, and the government lying to its citizens. The song states “If love and peace is so strong Why are there pieces of love that don't belong, Nations droppin' bombs, Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones, With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young, So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone”. These lines express the theme of the song because it really questions the unpeacefullness of the world we are living in today. These lines address the problem that innocent children are dying from war. The Black Eyed Peas then go on to say “Wrong information always shown by the media Negative images is the main criteria Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity Whatever happened to the fairness in equality”. These lines talk about the media poisoning children’s mind with the negative material shown on the T.V. and the internet. These lines also state that the media is influencing children to do bad things, and this will ultimately have a negative effect on the future because children are the future. For example, if a child is watching a Lil Wayne music video and in the video Lil Wayne is smoking, the child will be influenced to smoke because he or she yearns to be just like Lil Wayne. I found it interesting that the Black Eyed Peas addressed these topics because there songs are usually about partying and sex. I’m glad that they switched the subject to a more important manner. I think it’s great that they’re trying to make the world a more peaceful place.
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