I think "Refusing to be a Man" is a more nuanced look at the issues - then again he was older and wiser when he wrote that. It doesn't sit well with me that a man, from his privileged gender, can write something like "do you really want to be our fucking toys? And in again, just condone it with a grin. Sit back, idly chat, smile, prove you're just a fuck machine. Is that what you really want to fucking be?" I don't think men on the left should be trying to pretend they know what life is like for women and what their choices should be. It surprises me how long they kept playing this song live before they thought better of it.
I think "Refusing to be a Man" is a more nuanced look at the issues - then again he was older and wiser when he wrote that. It doesn't sit well with me that a man, from his privileged gender, can write something like "do you really want to be our fucking toys? And in again, just condone it with a grin. Sit back, idly chat, smile, prove you're just a fuck machine. Is that what you really want to fucking be?" I don't think men on the left should be trying to pretend they know what life is like for women and what their choices should be. It surprises me how long they kept playing this song live before they thought better of it.