“More makeup “Less makeup”
“Slim down” “Put some meat on those bones”
“Too short” “Not short enough”
“Too flat” “Too curvy”
“Show more skin” “Cover up”
“Too tall” “Too small”
“Hah, virgin!” “Ew, wh*re!”
“Leave something to the imagination”
“You should smile more”
“Guys won’t like you if you look like that”
“You’ll distract the adults looking like that”
“Get back in the kitchen”
“Do it for the money, not for love”
“Trans women aren’t real women”
“Stop complaining, getting kicked in the balls is way worse!”
“You’re so smart, aren’t you?”
“You’re ______… for a girl”
“Don’t speak your mind”
“Get back in the kitchen”
“Leave the hard work to the men”
“Just sit there and look pretty”
“Better keep her away from me, I might not be able to control my self”
“Can I get a MAN?” “I want someone who knows what they’re doing”
“Plaything”
“Toy”
“Your opinion doesn’t matter”
“Know your place”
. . .
Why?
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Author:
Mercy Lawrence (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: March 8th, 2022 16:11
- Comment from author about the poem: This poem is based on an art piece I recently finished that tells about all of the sexist things women often have to hear. The poem ends with one simple question: Why? 💕 Hope you enjoy my poem! So sorry to all us women who have to deal with this kind of BS from others. Let’s be better, people!
- Category: Sociopolitical
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Don't see why anyone should enjoy that.
But the question has to be asked: What do you hope to achieve?
And you know the answer to the question 'why?' surely?
Doggerel Dave, thanks for your comment, I’d be glad to address this! For what I hope to achieve with this poem, I’m not 100% sure of that myself to be honest.😅 I didn’t really have a specific goal in mind I don’t think, I just wanted to sort of make a statement showing all of the crap women have to constantly hear from people (and society), telling them how they should look or act. When I said enjoy, it wasn’t because these things are enjoyable to hear from others, it was supposed to be more about being “relatable,” if that makes sense, since many women have to deal with hearing that crap. I do know that the “why” of it is because of society and sexism, but I was more trying to go for a sort of “why are people/society like this?” sorta thing. Kind of questioning why people have let society be this way for so long. Hopefully this all makes sense, it’s hard for me to organize my thoughts in a good way sometimes.😁
Your response feels coherent to me, Mercy.
'Why?' is a question you should never stop asking.
Thanks for your time - Please take care of yourself.
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