The Men of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
“I Love Little Pussy”
I love little pussy, /Her coat is so warm, /And if I don’t hurt her, /She’ll do me no harm. /So I’ll not pull her tail, /Nor drive her away, /But pussy and I, /Very gently will play. (http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/pussy.asp)
“Georgie Porgie”
Georgie Porgie, puddin’ and pie, /Kissed the girls and made them cry. /When the boys came out to play, /Georgie Porgie ran away. (http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/georgie.asp)
As a young child, mother goose nursery rhymes are nearly the entire basis for learning. By memorizing and reciting these verses, children develop memorization skills, verbal skills through communicating them effectively, and vocabulary. Of course, these
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husbands, boyfriends, brothers, and fathers) fearing physical retaliation. Georgie is told to be an animal driven by his own raging hormones, victim to his own vulgarity and testosterone.
Other Guy seems to be more of a romantic, a guy who cherishes his women. He is a man knows that it is best not to do girls any “harm,” because once you do so, you risk the same fate yourself. He treats his women like delicate flowers as not to drive them away, and plays with them “gently” so he won’t hurt them. He is a compassionate man who “loves” his women.
Just scratching the surface, one can find all the differences in the world between these two characters. Georgie doesn’t mind taking the bad boy approach. The approach of someone who is abusive to women, who doesn’t mind making girls cry. He is more up-front about his promiscuity; it’s not a secret. On the other hand, Other Guy takes the romantic approach. He treats his women as fragile creatures that are to be honored and adored, vowing to do them no harm and play with them gently. He is the type of boy mom’s like their daughters to bring home, and he knows that. He puts off the persona of someone who is in search of spiritual fulfillment and love, rather than sheer physical pleasure.
The differences between these two characters are clear, but the similarities lying beneath the differences are almost uncanny. As I will show, neither of these men are what they appear to be on the
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