Imagine the outrage <br />If a band, all-male members, <br />Refuse to play tunes <br />for the opposite gender. <br /> <br />Imagine the uproar <br />The venue would face <br />For excluding a half <br />of their customer base. <br /> <br />"It's rank discrimination! " <br />The ladies would moan. <br />If the males got to listen <br />while the girls stayed at home. <br /> <br />Yet the Bulletproof Stockings, <br />That band that wears wigs, <br />Exclude guys from their concerts <br />Not just chauvinist pigs. <br /> <br />"It's a matter of Faith! " <br />The girl band members say; <br />No guys at their gigs! <br />No men hear them play. <br /> <br /> <br />Yet I've heard pious Pastry chefs <br />Don't get to choose. <br />If gay brides want a cake <br />It's a crime to refuse. <br /> <br />An Orthodox authoress <br />who published a tome <br />would be most put out <br />if male buyers stayed home. <br /> <br />So if girl musicians <br />seek public expression <br />They ought to think twice <br />about gender oppression. <br /> <br />Its great that they're keeping <br />an orthodox home. <br />But enough of these concerts <br />For women alone.<br /><br />John F. McCullagh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/down-with-the-bulletproof-stockings/
