The beginning, end, and other parts of the poem in quotations are planned to have a quote/sample from one of my favorite podcasts, the News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/fricomedy/). It's a satirical quiz show where Sandi Toksvig, a hilarious lesbian who can beat up Ellen Degeneres (in terms of comedy, I'm surely not condoning violence) hosts a free-for-all satire slugfest about the week's news. There are two teams of two and it's really quite awesome, give it a listen. However, now, about this quote. It summarizes my strong feelings that men and women are pressured into roles in society, for better or worse. Andrew Maxwell was on May 27 2011's podcast when one of the topics was a Toronto family who had named their daughter Storm and decided not to tell anyone if it was male or female. It's really comedy gold, and better when you hear it, as is all British comedy. The podcasts are only up for a week so I can't post a link to it.
Sample of Friday Night Comedy BBC Radio 4 …"It's wiiiierd man, it's creepy. Children—I got one of each gender. Boys like boys' things and girls like girls' things, "like boys' things" "girls like" "boys like" "like boys' things"
When you're born if you're lucky Your people want the best for you Not just toys, hopefully But homework, birthdays, Sonic 2 But then they kind of get confused Because they think they know it all They think they know what's best for you Whether it's football and parties Or cooking and curfew
"girls like" "boys like" "like boys' things"
"Now that there's another woman in the house" "You need to stay inside and mop that floor" Sorry, you just made me want To live in junkheap squalor Made me ditch tae kwon do Because my neck was getting too thick for you Kept me off the soccer field Said "only lesbians play sports" But whenever hell was in the house I got out and hit the courts
"girls like" "boys like" "like boys' things"
Just what is the prob-lem With females growing muscle Is it any different from Speaking up in politics And winning in a tussle Because I was like this Before I hit my teens and argued with you My skateboard, shaped like a rocket I was fighting kids outside the school
And furthermore where's the law that says guys can't play with unicorns That they have to bully others Or be stuck in the friend zone Some of the manliest Know how to express themselves Discipline, intelligence, Kindness, they're genderless
It's all the same story Girls with their dress Guys when their muscles flex We're told to live in order to impress the other sex
I made fun of my man Whenever he told me the truth How he felt, I laughed at him Thinking I was cool I have to change my thinking too Girls and boys can both be fools I won't ever say again "Didn't think guys liked eucalyptus"
"girls like" "girls like boys' things"
The NBA is in a lockout Boys need their money But the WNBA just rocked out Maya Moore and 'Monie The Lynx were the first Minnesota team since the nineties To win a title for their state Lindsay, Taj, incredible chemistry It's about ball, not balls It's about breaking history
When I do give you your grandkids I hope I have a girl She can trash the house And play videogames to a fault I'll take her to the court and hand her the ball I'll make her a dunker, I'll make sure she's strong She'll beat Blake Griffin She'll coach the Celtics Stay up late listening to Jimi Hendrix
... (silent beat)(pause)
But she can wear pink if she wants. And watch shows I don't like at all. And if I have a boy His dad can teach him to make steamed chard Clafouti, Greek yogurt parfaits, fettuccine And they'll harvest from the garden in fall While me and your granddaughter are doing flips and learning parkour together on the wall
"You can't have a toy that's....unisex, what are you going to give them, a pink...dinosaur?"
I can definitely see this coming from a hip-hop/rapping artiste and you've done a fantastic job with the rhythm and the choruses which are the actual dialogue from the show really keep the lyrics fluid. However, that being said, if you are planning on really performing this, I would suggest singing it rather than just talking (e.g.-Fort Minor - Where'd You Go?, Eminem ft. Dido - Stan - In these songs the choruses are very nicely sung and add to the flow of the already impressive lyrics).
This is quite an impressive piece and I can definitely understand the message you're trying to portray. This truly sounds like a clean and crisp rap with great skill in the rhyme and use of words.
You've definitely done a great job writing this and I hope you write more like this. Keep the ink flowing!
This is really good. It's passionate and I can tell you have really thought about what to write. I think overall what you have wrote is really creative and something I wouldn't usually go for to read, but I did like it.
Just what is the #FF0000 ">problem
Overall, I did like it, and that is the only picky bit I have, so you just got lucky!
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I can definitely see this coming from a hip-hop/rapping artiste and you've done a fantastic job with the rhythm and the choruses which are the actual dialogue from the show really keep the lyrics fluid. However, that being said, if you are planning on really performing this, I would suggest singing it rather than just talking (e.g.-Fort Minor - Where'd You Go?, Eminem ft. Dido - Stan - In these songs the choruses are very nicely sung and add to the flow of the already impressive lyrics).
This is quite an impressive piece and I can definitely understand the message you're trying to portray. This truly sounds like a clean and crisp rap with great skill in the rhyme and use of words.
You've definitely done a great job writing this and I hope you write more like this. Keep the ink flowing!
This is really good. It's passionate and I can tell you have really thought about what to write. I think overall what you have wrote is really creative and something I wouldn't usually go for to read, but I did like it.
Overall, I did like it, and that is the only picky bit I have, so you just got lucky!