Literary Exhibition | T03.Group 2

A POEM ABOUT GENDER INEQUALITY “What is gender? Is gender an identity? Certainly gender is not a choice. But gender is shaped, molded to young new minds, strings hang from children’s joints to dance as society tells them No matter man or woman, we are born into roles. The woman, the one whose mind stands and pleads on her legs, bring about equality But whose body reacts not out of her own accordance and moves Moves, graceful, gentle, elegant, and FEMININE. As society tells her, she is a woman, and that is her role. Where she wishes to stomp, she stands on her tiptoes. Where she wishes to thrash, she glides across the floor. A puppet bound by the hands of society, pushing, pushing To free herself, to change what being a woman means, what (gender) equality means. The man, he is castrated by the hands to be a MAN. What does that mean? Better put, what does that mean to society? I don’t dance. I am the example to others, and know how to do everything I...

GENDER EQUALITY Gender equality is a hot subject Gender inequality is injustice Thoughtful arguments persists Gender equality a real solution In education, employment, opportunities A concern of justice always to highlight Genders the great wisdom they require The great victory they awaits A world of equality and justice The thoughtful moments for joy Happiness ever must be there Gender equality a great freedom. “ Gender equality a hot subject ” -The poet is trying to say that gender equality has been a big issue at that time. -Gender equality will always be a never-ending debatable issue amongst the society. -For example, issue of feminism that has been around since 18th Century. “ Gender inequality is injustice ” -The author opened our views on how different genders are treated differently. -We have been blaming each other and it leads to discrimination amongst us. “ Thoughtful arguments persists ” -As we are living in a community, there are a lot of...

  THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MANLINESS   It’s been nineteen years since I first enrolled And nineteen years of perfect attendance. Yet all I’ve learned is to be stupid At the American School of Manliness.   There is no need for brains – just brawn –  For manly men don’t think, you see. The life of the mind, a nose in the books   Is quite at odds with masculinity.   But the brains that do somehow prevail The dumbing down of manliness  Find themselves in lesser posts, Ridiculed, shamed, and embarrassed.   For why would a man pursue intellect, If he could chase a ball? He must be a nerd, a geek, an outcast – Hardly a man at all.   Never too quick and never too bright And of course we’ll never get your birthday right. We can’t cook and we can’t clean. We need a woman to do just about everything.   Yet still you’ll find some strange school pride In the sex drive worn on our sleeve. Somehow...