Inspired by Boo Boo's support of appreciative rather than disparaging activism, I have decided to write three appreciative activist songs that challenge social norms about...yes, you guessed it...
HAIR (or lack thereof!
)
The first song, with lyrics below, subtly celebrates men with long hair who (because of intentional defiance, personal preference, or perhaps just laziness
) defy the social norm for males to have short, militaristic haircuts.
The second song will celebrate bald women. This song will be for Boo Boo and Baldy and the women they love, who may sometimes decide to go bald. I haven't written this one, yet. I'm still cogitating about the best angle to use.
The third song will be, of course, about women who care for their natural body hair by keeping it. That will be MY song.
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"Beautiful Man" by Erica
Beautiful man,
so fragile yet so strong,
beautiful man,
feet on the ground yet dreams in song,
if right is what feels good
and wrong feels bad,
then you feel so right to me.
Beautiful man,
eyes like sky and
hair long,
beautiful man,
refusing to fight when the fight is wrong,
if good makes you happy,
and bad makes you sad,
then you feel so good to me.
Always caring for yourself
with such responsibility,
won’t you let a little bit of that
fall on me?
Oh, beautiful man,
beautiful man,
I know we’re not perfect,
whatever that may be,
but I like you with everything
that’s beautiful in me.
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