Barbie and Ken 101

A close friend of mine showed this to me today. I felt the need to post it here. It had a very powerful impact on me. Almost cried.

This guy, Raphael Casal, free styled this on Def Poetry. It's sad, because every single word of what he said is true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8MVhIiy8UQ

Watch that and read the lyrics below.

Barbie and Ken 101--


Sometimes I feel like I'm sittin' in the back row of Barbie and Ken 101
A class we are all in, but never seem to learn from
Some general ed requirement for
Students of American culture
A GE that convinces even the brightest
Of young women that sex is survival of the thinnest
And I'm sick of this education that doesn't serve our best interests
My teacher has no face
She is every Revelon model women have ever chased
Her lectures come through magazines in beauty shops & add campaigns, 
Shit,
Just turn on your TV.
This just in: a skewed perspective for todays youth, y'all ladies aint thin enough, fellas aint trim enough, wanna be sexy? 
Y'all don't go to the gym enough, cut to commercial
Common just come tune in to our maintenance team,
Convince you're ugly then tell you how to fix it with maybeline
Perpetually started by these dolls marketed in the late 50's named
Barbie and Ken
Hence the class I'm in
Are you following? 
Shit didn't end
They keep moldin' Barbie to fit new trends
Next maybe they'll have club hoppin' Barbie
With thongs as accessories
Video hoe Barbie
Abusive boyfriend sold separately
Underaged Barbie
Cobey Bryant included
Or 9/11 victim Barbie
And Ken is proud to get recruited
Problem is all these teachings are women's decay
And I'm startin' to worry cuz my girl is up front and she's getting an A
This is where I start getting pissed off, ok
When the f**k did it become all about
Tuckin' in the gut, I gotta get the bigger breast
Shit I wanna fit a little better in a dress
So let me get a little skinny, gotta fit into an itty bitty size slimmer so I liven up the chest
Please
Teacher, teacher, I wanna give my oral presentation
Cuz I have a problem with the class, and matter of fact, I have, a fat ass grudge with the whole administration
You're the reason my girl won't eat in front of me in restaurants
The reason that she thinks she's overweight in over ten spots
Less gut, less pudge, less lunch, less real,
Kore looks, more love, more Barbie appeal? 
F**k Barbie and Ken
My future daughter will never play with them
You're the reason bleedin' 15 year old girls arms are slit
You made 12 year olds think skinny was a compliment
And now it's too late
I can't write my way through this bathroom door
So I raise my hand in class cuz I can't stand it any more
Teacher, teacher, your lecture's all backwards 
You got mothers and daughters forgetting what matters 
Cuz above tits, ass, lips, legs, and uggs 
The most attractive women are the ones who don't give a f**k 
So screw your teachings, your lessons and plans 
You skewed sick distant relative of the man 
Your plan for brainwashin' my baby I reject 
I'm walkin' out of this class, and I will proudly take, my F