Good morning, afternoon, evening, or whatever! Today's April PAD Challenge prompt asks participants to write a "And Now For Something Completely Different" Poem. Surprisingly, I did not write a poem about a man with three buttocks, although I certainly could have.
Today's NaPoWriMo prompt asks participants to write a parody or satire based on a famous poem.
I didn't use a poem. I satirized the lyrics to Blurred Lines while telling a story that is, unfortunately, completely the same. It is the story of a woman (me) enduring harassment while walking down the street minding my own business.
This incident happened in 1984 when I was nineteen years old. I never wanted to leave my apartment because I couldn't even walk a mile to catch the bus without morons catcalling me. I did not find this "flattering." I found it disgusting and depressing. I was always on edge.
Sadly, misogynistic crap like Blurred Lines shows that we really have not come a long way, Baby.
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay
This gal doesn't look like the sort to put up with any Blurred Lines bullshit.
As you probably already guessed, I was most assuredly not listening to Blurred Lines while creating this post. I was listening to actual good music instead.
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