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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 03:23 PM
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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 9/10/08 (warning: graphic language)
"For the Men Who Still Don't Get It"

What if
all women were bigger and stronger than you

And thought they were smarter

What if
women were the ones who started wars

What if
too many of your friends had been raped
by women wielding giant dildos
and no K-Y jelly

What if
the state trooper
who pulled you over on the New Jersey Turn Pike
was a woman

And carried a gun

What if
the ability to menstruate
was the prerequisite for most high-paying jobs

What if
your attractiveness to women
depended on the size of your penis

What if
every time women saw you
they'd hoot and make jerking motions with their hands

What if
women were always making jokes
about how ugly penises are
and how bad sperm tastes

What if
you had to explain what's wrong with your car
to big sweaty women with greasy hands
who stared at your crotch
in a garage where you are surrounded
by posters of naked men with hard-ons

What if
men's magazines feature cover photos
of 14-year-old boys
with socks
tucked into the front of their jeans
and articles like:

"How to Tell if Your Wife is Unfaithful"
or
"What You Doctor Won't Tell You About Your Prostate"
or
"The Truth About Impotence"

What if
the doctor who examined your prostate
was a woman
and called you "Honey"

What if
you had to inhale your boss's stale cigar breath
as she insisted that sleeping with her
was part of the job

What if
you couldn't get away because
the company dress code required
you wear shoes
designed to keep you from
running

And what if
after all that
women
still wanted you
to love them.

—Carol Diehl

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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 03:35 PM
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1. Subtle.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 03:56 PM
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2. If you don't have anything meaningful to contribute, why bother?
Oh, wait. Your post answers that question for itself.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 09:12 PM
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3. Well, it was never going to be a popular one, I guess.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 09:16 PM
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4. the ones that still don't get it...
never will.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 09:18 PM
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5. They might get it someday, if or when they are ever forced to deal with abrogation of their rights.
So, yeah, probably never.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-08 11:28 PM
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6. Kick.
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