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(22,859 posts)ProfessorGAC
(66,164 posts)I was wrong.
Nevilledog
(51,877 posts)Alliepoo
(2,253 posts)This is amazing! Gotta say he didnt go where I thought he was going to go.
Hes amazing.
peggysue2
(10,948 posts)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
(29,040 posts)Thanks Demetri.
Walleye
(31,541 posts)Caliman73
(11,766 posts)Awesome poetry!!
patphil
(6,364 posts)Very powerful stuff. I am in awe of this guy.
Mousetoescamper
(3,915 posts)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.
Nevilledog
(51,877 posts)Mousetoescamper
(3,915 posts)Delphinus
(11,883 posts)I was trying to figure out how to find it on TikTok and this is so much better.
Mousetoescamper
(3,915 posts)BComplex
(8,259 posts)LoisB
(7,344 posts)yardwork
(62,048 posts)Demovictory9
(32,647 posts)kimbutgar
(21,518 posts)fantase56
(451 posts)I shared this with my wife from my office almost simultaneously as she shared it with me from home.......
Warpy
(111,832 posts)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
(16,386 posts)Escurumbele
(3,456 posts)from the heart...
WOW, WOW, WOW...
Send it to everyone you know, I have.
Fla Dem
(24,299 posts)nolabear
(42,067 posts)I love Spokenword. I do Spokenword. This is why Spokenword was created, for this kind of message and impact. Ive never seen this young man but you can be sure Ill find him!
StarryNite
(9,567 posts)Wow!
malaise
(270,814 posts)Rec
FM123
(10,059 posts)Think. Again.
(10,184 posts)Timeflyer
(2,154 posts)Wounded Bear
(59,070 posts)IcyPeas
(22,071 posts)A_Woman_from_MI
(170 posts)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
(67,931 posts)Hekate
(91,706 posts)Nevilledog
(51,877 posts)Wild blueberry
(6,770 posts)Thank you.
niyad
(115,052 posts)at the first comments, and realized that I had to watch it. Powerful! This young man is amazing, and I am almost in tears.