(Cross-posted from One Woman’s Thoughts)
Sat in a pod
Or at a desk
A sofa
A lawn
Lying in bed
You scan with your code
And your algorithms of shame
Eyeballing for the sleights
The choice keywords
Juicy tidbits to wave under
The noses of your allies
Tracking
The allegiances formed
Through shared experiences
And you frighten
Condemn and denounce
These keyboard “aggressors”
You are known to us
You scream
From a page backlit
And we are watching you
Looking at your language
Looking for your hate
Avoid these scum
You warn
While actively searching them out
These women
With voices
These questioning
Inquisitive women
These thinking
Breathing
Challenging
Women
Reducing them to sound bites
Stereotypes
Privileged and hated
Ostracised
For expressing opinions
For naming their oppression
For questioning
For speaking
One Woman’s Thoughts: I am a feminist and this is my blog; a collection of perspectives, poetry and ideas. [@CatEleven]
