Doraemon Poem by Wilson Khor W.H.

Doraemon



Men sure have it easy
Thinking I'm a robot
Who has all the answers and solutions
To every household problems
In the pocket of my jeans.

Men sure have it easy
Thinking the spatula in the kitchen
Will make them three meals a day,
The broom at that corner
Will keep the door dust free,
And the flesh of my bones
Will keep giving birth to boys
(and bruises.)

And when they're tired of my roundness,
Or my nagging,
Or that I have no ears
To listen to their whining,
Men sure have it easy
Thinking they could walk out
While I clean after their problems

Eyes looking
For Shizuka.

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: feminism,malaysia,mother,woman
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Excerpt from "‘Stop nagging, speak like Doraemon': Malaysia sorry after coronavirus tips spark sexism row"article by South China Morning Post (31st March 2020) :

Malaysia's women's affairs ministry issued advice on how to avoid domestic conflicts during the partial lockdown, which began on March 18, with a series ofposters with the hashtag #WomenPreventCOVID19.

One of the campaign posters depicted a man sitting on a sofa, and asked women to refrain from being "sarcastic" if they need help with household chores.

Avoid nagging your husband, another poster said, attempting to inject humour by using a voice similar to the anime character Doraemon - a blue robot cat popular across Asia.

The ministry also urged women to dress up and wear their make-up while working from home.
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Wilson Khor W.H.

Wilson Khor W.H.

Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
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