"i'm not a man" şiiri ile pek çok erkeğin hislerine tercüman olan, bu konuda kendisinin yalnız olmadığının farkına vardıran insan.
şiirin orijinali;
i’m not a man, i can’t earn a living, buy new things for my family. i have acne and a small peter.
i’m not a man. i don’t like football, boxing and cars.
i like to express my feeling. i even like to put an arm
around my friend’s shoulder.
i’m not a man. i won’t play the role assigned to me- the role created by Madison Avenue, Playboy, Hollywood and Oliver Cromwell, Television does not dictate my behavior.
i’m not a man. Once when i shot a squirrel i swore that i would never kill again. i gave up meat. The sight of blood makes me sick. i like flowers.
i'm not a man. i went to prison resisting the draft. i do not fight when real men beat me up and call me queer. i dislike violence.
i’m not a man. i have never raped a woman. i don’t hate blacks. i do not get emotional when the flag is waved. i do not think i should love America or leave it. i think i should laugh at it.
i’m not a man. i have never had the clap.
i’m not a man. Playboy is not my favorite magazine.
