GirlSense and NonSense Evolution: A GirlSense and NonSense Anthology | Page 34

This is for you-

Young, white male

who feels disadvantaged

due to a lack of

diversity.

You told me:

Colleges look over you

and instead choose people

based on ethnicity.

You told me:

Feminism isn’t what it used to be,

it is full of

Women

wanting more, hating men.

You told me

that opportunities aren’t there for

Young, white males.

I hear excuses

for not

doing better

being better

striving for more.

I hear desperation,

for an answer

a reason

an explanation-

Young, white male

you are disadvantaged!

But not for the reasons

you’ve formed out of ignorance.

You do not know

the struggle, the pain, the tears.

You do now know

the fear of simply

being who you are,

walking down the street

with judgmental eyes

from people like yourself.

There is strength in struggle

that you do not know

and there

Young, white male,

is your true disadvantage.

THERE IS STRENGTH IN STRUGGLE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW AND THERE YOUNG, WHITE MALE, IS YOUR TRUE DISADVANTAGE.

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