"I refuse to let my sons play with dolls"

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[Karadeniz]

1. WOW !!!!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I Thought This Was Going Someplace Aggravating

I was wrong.

[Nevilledog]

23. So did I, but I saw it being passed around by like-minded accounts so I hit play.

[Alliepoo]

3. Woweee!

This is amazing! Gotta say he didn’t go where I thought he was going to go.

[Rebl2]

27. Same

He’s amazing.

[peggysue2]

4. Bravo!

We need more men speaking out. May not be as eloquent or powerful as this, but every man's voice in behalf of the women they know and love is a solid defense against misogyny and on-going abuse.

Good one on this young man.

[LakeArenal]

5. That... is some powerful stuff.

Thanks Demetri.

[Walleye]

6. Excellent, very well said and heartfelt.

[Caliman73]

7. Kick.

Awesome poetry!!

[patphil]

8. Well done. He gets your attention, and then he pulls you in.

Very powerful stuff. I am in awe of this guy.

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Moving beyond words

Edited because I realized that my post was an unintentional spoiler.

Thanks, Nevilledog.

I hope you won't mind my posting the YouTube video for those who don't do X but want to share.

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[Nevilledog]

11. TY for posting the link. I rarely use YouTube so I forget.

[Mousetoescamper]

12. Thank you again for posting

[Delphinus]

26. Thanks for the YT

I was trying to figure out how to find it on TikTok and this is so much better.

[Mousetoescamper]

28. You're welcome!

[BComplex]

10. Holy shit!! That was so powerful!

I'm sitting here in tears. I've never heard anyone put it like that, either.

[LoisB]

13. Hear! Hear!

[yardwork]

14. Very powerful.

[Demovictory9]

15. Wow..powerful

[kimbutgar]

16. I am so in awe of this young man!

[fantase56]

17. just wow!!!

I shared this with my wife from my office almost simultaneously as she shared it with me from home.......

[Warpy]

18. That was NOT what I was expecting

Wow, just wow. Stereotype shattered forever.

Then again, I remember the silly period in which boys got dolls and girls got trucks along with sex typed toys. The boys would hold Barbie by her feet and yell "BANG!" The girls would wrap a truck in a blankie and put it to bed. Yes, I personally witnessed both behaviors, along with the shock and disgust on their mother's face.

But he makes a good point, even if playing Barbies with a sister when there are no boys around is not what causes them to treat women like livestock.

It's male culture, that adolescent stew of pimples, unwanted erections, and a breaking voice that tells them they can cover it all up by being swaggering assholes who are vicious to girls. That's what grown men need to address. Maybe this guy will make a start.

[AllyCat]

19. I have goosebumps. What a guy!

[Escurumbele]

20. Hold on, I have to get a tissue...OK, I'm back...THAT is powerful, very eloquent, and one can see that it came

from the heart...

WOW, WOW, WOW...

Send it to everyone you know, I have.

[Fla Dem]

21. Preach Demetri, Preach.

[nolabear]

22. Absolutely brilliant. Share this!

I love Spokenword. I do Spokenword. This is why Spokenword was created, for this kind of message and impact. I’ve never seen this young man but you can be sure I’ll find him!

[StarryNite]

24. Whoever raised him raised a hell of a man.

Wow!

[malaise]

25. Magnicent

Rec

[FM123]

29. Powerful.

[Think. Again.]

30. Thank you for posting that.

[Timeflyer]

31. Blown away by his beautiful soul.

[Wounded Bear]

32. I think I'll just K&R this...more people need to see it...nt

[IcyPeas]

33. Kick

[A_Woman_from_MI]

34. Wow. Powerful.

My son is a good man, but probably not so eloquent.

*rethinking my choice to let him play with dolls if he wanted to*

[Stinky The Clown]

35. Whoa!

[Hekate]

36. I am in tears

[Nevilledog]

37. Kick

[Wild blueberry]

38. Very eloquent

Thank you.

[niyad]

39. In just looking at the title, my first reaction was, "g. i. joe, jerk!" Then I looked

at the first comments, and realized that I had to watch it. Powerful! This young man is amazing, and I am almost in tears.

[Nevilledog]

40. I really didn't want to give away the content. It's so powerful as delivered.