Only Because I was Brainwashed
by Lara Parkes James  

Good Girls Cross their legs,
fix their hair every day, and
wear make-up to become beautiful.
Good girls never fart in public.
Good girls never sweat nor swear.
Good girls take the back seat
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(but never for first date entertainment,
      unless it's his idea).

Men make the best leaders.
Women should bake pies and make babies,
      leaving difficult decisions to the man of the house.
Women should succumb to their husbands
      and always keep his castle shining, his bed warm and welcoming.
And God is definitely a man.  

I want to be protected.
I want a man who can provide for me.
I want a husband who wants me to stay home
      and raise his children.
I want to live forever in a male chauvinist society.  

I think there's nothing wrong with brainwashing children.
I was brainwashed when I was young,
      after I played with G.I. Joes and cut Barbie's hair.
Why else would I think the way I do now?


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