anti-sexism
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i was bullied
-god it feels so wrong to call it that-
it was so much more than that
it feels like i should call it less
i was sexually harrased
-god it feels wrong to actually put it into words-
the media is rotting
hiding gluttony for drama
behind bright make up and sexy dresses
they tell men that 'you can do this'
while giving the girls restrictions
those restrictions are named things like manners
Dear Mr. White,
Do you remember the fear on the faces lit up by the tiki torches you carried, and the way that kid's mom begged you to
Please
not shoot her little girl's daddy, but you did because he was black?
Life is not sitting in your room
Afraid to step out the door,
Afraid of the world at your fingertips,
Afraid of opportunity, afraid of change.
How can something so beautiful, be so cruel?
America
The home of the free
The home of the brave
Devoid of the racists, sexists and slaves
Or so they've told us since we were so small
This country is a mess.
Promises of freedom for the few by
oppression of the many
taking hold of us,
with anger and a sense of injustice
"Pink is for girls!"
Oh but a boy might love pink
A boy might adore the color and yet claim his favorite is blue
A girl might despise the color with all her heart
And yet, it is a girl color, is it not?
What makes me less than you?
It can’t be because you’re clothed in blue
Because your achievements don’t cover my work
Although the pain it inflicts causes hurt
So tell me, will you believe me when I say?
