Misogyny and It's Opposite
The other day
The same man
Who told me that
Men are the superior sex
Also asked me if I could
Be "less of a woman"
So that for once he could have
A "logical" conversation with me
Being the reasonable woman that I am
I responded with "Of course I can....t"
Because I am a woman
And I will not lessen that part of me
I am not ashamed of my femaleness anymore
If he was as much of a man he said he was
This superior sex that he claimed to be
I shouldn't have threatened him
With my as he called them "ignorant arguments"
He wouldn't have twisted his smirk
Into a pained frown
Instead of asking me to lessen myself
He would have lifted himself above me
Without any help from me...a woman
Right?
If men are the superior sex
Why would he ask me to help him?
Just to minutes ago I was nothing to him
His smug demeanor
And puffed up ego
Would have deflated once he found out
That he would need me for something
That he couldn't do
Because trust me
He tried to tear me down
He tried to break me but couldn't
So instead he attacked my being female
By trying to make me lessen myself
So he could have the most ultimate power he could
Forcing me an EQUAL to him
To destroy myself
And kill my own ego
So he could collect another casualty
To add to his broken self
The truth is that he never thought
He was the superior sex
He was just too afraid to accept the fact
That I was just like him
He realized that I could do to him
Exactly what he did to me
But what he didn't know
Is that I wouldn't dare
Because I would never expect
Man, woman or anyone in between
To shrink themselves
So I could be the bigger person
I would instead
Take a few steps back
And try to understand their point of view
And why it differed from mine
I would not ridicule them for being
Different from me
I would welcome them and all that they were
Into my arms
And build them up
If they ever felt
Like they would break down
Because I am not the superior sex
Or superior anything
I am just another human
I am just like you
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