NON- FICTION
One Friday evening, you, a recently-turned-17-year-old, find yourself wanting to go out to meet a couple of friends to celebrate the completion of the week. Your twin brother has the same plans, except he will attend a party. Alas, when you work up the courage to ask your parents, you find they immediately shut you down, saying that it is much too late to go out. When you question why your brother is free to go, your parents refute your argument with the statement, “It is unsafe for young girls to go out past dark.” It sends you spiraling back to your room, where you turn on your music to hear a singer, a girl, in almost the exact same situation as you are in. You realize at that moment that you are not alone, and many girls have experienced the exact same treatment simply for being born a female. Through its use of verbal irony and vivid imagery, the rock song “Just a Girl” by No Doubt perfectly demonstrates how great is the power imbalance of the sexes, which has been degrading women for centuries.
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