OVERKILL Overplayed (Overkill #35) | Page 22

A Query :

Anonymous
Can one of you in power tell me please , Why it ’ s so hard for me to be true to me ? ​As a young woman in a world of your creation , ​I find that every one of my declarations is met ​With someone calling me out . I say I ’ m strong ? You say I ’ m wrong . I say I ’ m beautiful ? You say I ’ m not truthful . How can I love who I know I am If every message you send tells me I can ’ t ? ​If a young woman loves comic , she ’ s a “ fake geek ” ​If she like Pumpkin Spice and Uggs , she ’ s “ basic ” How can women love who they are , if you keep saying they ’ re all wrong ? It drives me right up the wall , Because it seems I ’ m supposed to be everything , or nothing at all You , The media , create this ideal , That women are only supposed to show any zeal When it relates to men : ​Pleasing them , ​Teasing them , ​Leading them to be their heroic best . How ? Using their bodies or their deaths . Does anyone else see the problem here ? Because in my eyes it seems pretty clear . ​You see women as objects of male attention . ​And men ? They have to deal with the opposite intention . You say that men have to defend and fight ​The weaker ones rarely see a hero ’ s spotlight . How is this fair to anyone ? How has this gone on for so long ?
What can one voice do against the media moguls ? Well , you can hear my voice , can ’ t you ?