[ SECRET POST #2874 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2874 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.



__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.













Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 074 secrets from Secret Submission Post #411.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 4 - random images ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[intrigueing]

Well, that's what this poem's example is. It's not supposed to be detailing the sum total of all of a woman's possible sources of worth or power, it uses a particular example -- what pretty women without confidence don't understand is so special about a not-so-pretty woman with it -- so of course she mentions her sexuality. That's how poems work. They use metaphors, mention something specific (charisma, including sexuality) to send a broadly applicable message (about confidence). The message works much better that way because it causes the reader to picture a very clear, vivid image in their mind's eye (can't you all just see that female narrator, teeth flashing and lips curling?) rather than some dry all-purpose concept.

I mean, I suppose she could've used a different example, but this is a pretty excellent one, given stereotypical feminine ideals and all.

I think a version of it would work just fine if it was about a man, tbh. It wouldn't work if you just switched the pronouns, no, because the poem relies on subverting stereotypes, but the meaning would still totally work. And I don't know about the male narrator, since men are expected to brag about themselves and women aren't, which would make a difference, but a poem that talks about a man's charm similarly to this one certainly wouldn't sound "ridiculous" to me.