I REALLY wish I could meet this man. I just finished creating a dance piece inspired by this poem, and it was SO well received by so many people. I just want to shake his hand =)
Wow...I haven't seen this video since I I last saw Mark. This man was kind enough to mentor and help me become the writer I am today. Seeing this again after outliving my adolescence brings me back to the days where his words were too powerful for me to comprehend due to my lack of understanding at the time. However, this was refreshing... similar, yet knew to me. I've seen these words through two point of views. Both, with different interpretations and denotations. This is amazing.
This Video Has me in Awe, and Mark Gonzalez has some balls to speak in this way. He is an example of a real Man in my eyes.......Wow, you are a piece of Beautiful Art. Thank you, Vivian Felipe
Mark couldn't of said it better because it takes a real man to say what other men are willing to hide from the world and the women they are suppose to love... it takes a really man to hug and hold on to a real women no matter how much she fights, struggles, suffers and cry's and say " i will always love for who u are and no matter what... acceptance and forgiveness is something we both can not deny"
I don't think he's only talking about an individual man, but the culture of man and the things in their own nature that they must fight against. I think he's trying to make men aware of the important roles they have in the world and how not to abuse their power.
that was great, no matter if it doesnt sound like a classical poem. he made some hardcore right statements. GREAT THING! MARK THIS POEM TOUCHED MY SOUL! THANK U!
this is so true men are told as children not to feel while women are allowed to show all their feelings with little restraint and we wonder why we don't understand each other and it's no wonder with all the double standers that are placed on us
I love how everyone is so quick to point out any and all faults of the US that may or may not have happened. While simotaniously defending the same behavior in our enemies by way of culture and religion.
@TDoanLe Completely agree with you dude. Some ppl(females included) take truth and pass it on as if it doesnt apply to them. Thats why poets like him need to go mainstream to get his messages out.
this was a great poem. i dont believe that all men are the same, but it is true on what he says about most men. They do try to put a label on women but what she does, but not for one sec do we know exactly what she has been through. listen to hip hop today and see what these people are calling women. its as if have excepted it as to be ok. the sad part about it, women are thinking that they are to blame
Im just saying I have some deep thoughts also "we men have got to stop and look at the damage we're doing then find the solutions and learn to spread more love" that's what I'm all about
the difference between sexes is the result of social expectations, in this sense men are guilty. but guiltier are the women who readily bow to them and don't rise above; like the rare exceptions.
Okay this poem is a great poem. It honestly gives girls a better understanding frm a males point of view and as men we need to accept it nd respond as much as yu like im nt replying
This poem isn't bashing men if you really pay attention. It's saying that society is to blame for how men interact with women and thus how women are viewed and treated. It's more like a lesson saying "Hey guys I know we're all supposed to be 'bad asses' but it's alright to have feelings and express them." He's saying that men are shaped to indifference in our culture and only they can reverse it.
note that he says " i put my arms on her shoulder and tell her how grateful to god that SHE created her" nobody seems to mention the so called improbable
@blutsturmer Please provide examples and data to support your argument as I am interested in hearing what historical evidence you possess because maybe, just maybe, the history I have read and been taught via primary, secondary, and tertiary school (and post grad) are wrong.
@ShinNytRain who said he's gay? This is another man realizing and speaking of male faults in the character. I just gotta bow my head & raise my fist when I hear it.
I like how he referred to God as a "she", and I strongly hold by his decision to not call a woman a "slut, dyke, or bitch" i think our society is one where too many people spend too much time degrading one another. He might put a bit too much blame on men, but this poem is amazing.
I don't disagree with anything stated in the poem. But there comes a certain point when a poem stops being about what's it's supposed to and starts to sound like a pander to an audience. That's why I think this one feels off and why people are criticizing it. It's a presentation issue, not a content issue. Also, is it irony that I've heard at least 4 women do poems about the same topics and they presented it better?
@blutsturmer No, that's true. some women (ok, a lot) have done that. but that doesn't mean men can disrespect all women. some women do put themselves in really shit positions like staying with an abuser. i don't get that. but i'm just glad that a man is willing to speak out against the men abusing them. pardon me if that's crossing the line...
@Diablos97 contrary, in our modern society we support woman taking on the role and the responsibilities of what 100 years ago was the work of men. but we still look down upon and sometimes do not let men take the responsibilities and the roles of woman. how often do you see a working wife and a stay at husband A.K.A a househusband? it is very rare. not only are woman still being objectified but so are men.
@Diablos97 no we can not ignore it, but this is not the only problem facing our society. a large portion of Earth's population goes without food and clean drinking water. hate is not racist and hate is not sexist. i am entirely tired of society blaming one nation or one gender or one race. look at the physiology of a man and a woman, they were created for very different tasks. there is a reason why woman was created with the womb.
I liked the poem because yes it has truth.... but he was harsh because not all men are like that and not all men are perfect nor women, there is good and bad in both genders we should be lifting each other up not trying to always bring the negative.
@blutsturmer I do apologize for my misinterpretation of your words. Tone and inflection are lost in posts such as these. Power and influence are what construct and solemnize (sometimes loudly but more often silently) the worlds ills and you cannot deny that both have been wielded most often by men. I don't make that statement to editorialize because it is steeped in fact. If the Zedongs and Dadas of the world had been women then I would reverse my position in a heart beat.
