{"sf1_id":693917,"sf2_id":"zeR8Epyn","title":"Men vs Women","author":"ShingetsuMoon","words":145,"posted_at":"2014-04-17T01:26:00.000Z","tags":["Gender","Poem","Poetry","Women"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/693917-men-vs-women","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/zeR8Epyn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/f3/2b/f32b5f42-ba0f-4176-bd68-32ac4ae892a8","description":"#16 of National Poetry Writing Month\n\nPoem number 16 for National Month is about how the same or similar action is viewed differently depending on whether the person is a man or a woman.","content":"  \n\n* * *\n\nMen are strong.  \nWomen are weak.\n\nMen are aggressive.  \nWomen are pushy.\n\nMen give reminders.  \nWomen nag.\n\nMen know how to take charge.  \nWomen need to know their  \nplace.\n\nMen offer their opinions.  \nWomen criticize unfairly.\n\nA man is the boss.  \nA woman is just bossy.\n\nMen are confident.  \nA woman is opinionated  \nand pushy.\n\nMen are leaders.  \nWomen need to be led.\n\nMen speak the truth.  \nWomen unfairly accuse  \nthe \"innocent.\"\n\nA man needs to speak up  \nfor himself.\n\nA woman needs to keep  \nher mouth shut.\n\nMen talk.  \nWomen gossip.\n\nMen have \"real jobs.\"  \nWomen are \"just mothers.\"\n\nMen need to get out and work.  \nWomen need to stifle their   \ndreams and ambitions and   \nstay at home where they belong.\n\nMen are praised for thinking that  \nwomen deserve respect.\n\nWomen are scorned and hated for  \nthinking that fact is obvious.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"National Poetry Writing Month","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/693581-wings-of-the-raven.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/694290-silence.json"}}