So what if girls exceed your expectations?
Why do we have to dress 'holy'
in skirts that give us limitations?
We have chests. We have hips.
How long we have to apologize
for the features that God gave us?
Why are our girls
Beat down, held back,
So all the men can look greater?
Does it make them feel powerful
To push her down, sedate her?
Does it make them feel powerful
To keep their women
As second-class citizens?
Dress codes: knees covered.
Social code: Seen, not heard.
Aren't we the reason you're all here?
Why do you make her dim her strengths
For all the men to shine brighter?
If girls have to dress 'holy'
Because boys can't control themselves,
Why not teach the boys
to keep their hands where they belong?
May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 at 4:01 PM UTC
So what if girls exceed your expectations?
Why do we have to dress 'holy'
in skirts that give us limitations?
We have chests. We have hips.
How long we have to apologize
for the features that God gave us?
Why are our girls
Beat down, held back,
So all the men can look greater?
Does it make them feel powerful
To push her down, sedate her?
Does it make them feel powerful
To keep their women
As second-class citizens?
Dress codes: knees covered.
Social code: Seen, not heard.
Aren't we the reason you're all here?
Why do you make her dim her strengths
For all the men to shine brighter?
If girls have to dress 'holy'
Because boys can't control themselves,
Why not teach the boys
to keep their hands where they belong?
I was inspired by the dress code handout sent home for an art camp I'm attending. No pants, no capris, knee-length shorts/skirts, and the girl on the pamphlet was SMILING like it's NORMAL. It's infuriating that the church expects women to apologize for our bodies. Thanks for reading, and don't forget to be a feminist today :)
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