You tell me to be thin You tell me to like a masculine boy that's strong and **** You tell me to need to him You tell me to cook and clean for him You tell me to beseech him You tell me to work out yet not to much You tell me to be what he wants The media, created by no one else but us, Is you telling yourself to slowly **** yourself Would you tell your little girl she isn't skinny enough? Would you tell 8 year old you that she's not smart or beautiful? We sit and whine about needing to appease men, being unequal, not "pretty" enough or "skinny" enough Yet we keep buying the magazines, watching the tv, feeding into the Parasite known as the MEDIA in order to change we must change our culture and our values We must respect Not only others but ourselves Escape the hands reaching out to strangle you Don't allow yourself to tie the noose around your neck Defy the media Define you