I Won't Stand

by PhantasyPhan13

This poem/song expresses Ven's opinions towards the male Smurfs' sexist treatment of Smurfettes in the Smurf Village. Ven feels that the boys treat the girls as merely pretty objects of affection, and she is enraged by the fact that nobody stands up for women's rights in the village. She isn't afraid to let the world know her opinion-and she'll always stand strong for her beliefs.

I Won't Stand

I won't stand for this inequality

They try to push me down but I stand up again

They see me as a pretty figure-but when I'm not pretty, I'm appalling

When will this sexism end?

I won't stand for this nonsense

They think I'm here to serve

But if they think they can use me at their expense

Then they've truly got some nerve

Ever since I've been here, they've treated me like mud

They don't get that I can stand apart from them

So they treat me like a piece of crud

They think they can shove me around, but I won't let that become a trend

When will this old-fashioned treatment end?

I know it's the Middle Ages

And they haven't learned any better

But this inexcusable behavior throws me into a rage

Despite this, gender roles leave me unfettered

I'll stand my ground

I won't let them push me around

Neither me nor my sister will back down

Too bad Smurfette grovels at their feet

And cries whenever they don't let her get her way

She puts them at the front of her mind every single day

It's too bad she can't break free from the chains they've bound us in

And stand up for righteous treatment and try to help us win

But I don't care if she's too feeble

I don't care if she has no strength

My sister and I will continue to defy

Until the ocean becomes bone-dry

Because WE deserve to be equals to the boys

WE won't let them use us as their toys

We will fight to the end

We will conquer the path of destiny's bend

We're not afraid to show them

We're not afraid to shine like a gem

When we let them know

We are women

We are power

We are equal

But just because we're pretty doesn't mean you can throw us around

We WILL stand our ground

But people like Smurfette slow us down yet

And for values like hers that let men treat us like their pets

For morals like that, I won't stand.