The song “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore is such a powerful song about women. If you’re a girl I would recommend you to listen to the song after reading my article. This song talks about how us as women don’t belong to anyone (especially men). It also talks about that women are not objects for men to be toying around with, overall with the idea that us women do NOT belong to any man. In today’s society, women are labeled as objects, we’re labeled as easy people to get with, and we’re labeled as easy to control. The labels society puts on us women is disgusting and not okay. As women, we need to stand up together and unite to start proving society wrong. We cannot live in a world where we’re seen as easy people to get with or objects for men to toy around with whenever they want to. 

 

A line in this song by Lesley Gore that really stood out to me iis “You don't own me, don't try to change me in any way,” and the reason these 12 words are powerful is because no one owns us and we cannot let anyone try to change us no matter what they say. There will be someone who will try to treat us like their property, but the minute someone treats you like that is the moment you cut that person off because they will try to change you, they want to “fix you” or “make you better.” But, like I mentioned before, the moment you see signs of someone trying to make you their property and change you is the moment you leave. 

 

Another line in the song that really stood out was “don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say, and please, when I go out with you don't put me on display 'cause you don't own me.” The reason I found this line so powerful and stood out to me was because there are times where a girl gets with a guy and the moment they get together the guy starts to show her off to all his friends and make all these disgusting comments about his own girlfriend’s body to his friends. We as women need to stop associating with these men who act like boys and realize our value. Our value isn’t found in a guy who treats us horribly; our value is found within ourselves. 

 

I’m not saying to not have a boyfriend, but be careful who you get with because a guy will act sweet at first but once they get what they want then that’s when they start to treat you differently; remember that a boyfriend isn't someone who makes you talk a certain way or act a certain way or even dress a certain way, a boyfriend is someone who will love you for who you are no matter how you talk, dress, or act.

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Ladies, remember that you are worth it and don’t ever let a guy tell you otherwise. Don’t let a guy try to change you or “fix you” because you don’t need fixing. Us women are strong and independent. Us women are powerful without a man.