There is no talk of the dismantling of oppressive structures. These two men are simply asking for a switch, for hierarchical power structures to be flipped with oppressors being the oppressed and vice-versa. The. Same. Old. Shit.

So much self-hate and animosity. They may be short but they are still white middle class straight [seemingly able-bodied and healthy, although I realize that’s an assumption] men who certainly don’t have as much to complain about as this mixed-asian lower class queer woman, who is yes: rather short. It’s just so strange that they are embodying a sort of classic revolutionary stance, orating a manifesto of sorts.

Are these two men really interested in social change? Are they grassroots organizers? Are they really being treated as second-class citizens? Are they sexually harassed at work? Do they have fear of attracting unwanted attention and violence while walking alone at night? Are they migrant workers forced to live like slaves?

To a large extent, in this racist, colonial, patriarchal society, these dudes have it made.

I believe that these two are basically playing the role of the short male buffoon.  They are humiliating themselves and their bodies (as short men) for the entertainment of others.  Any point which they are trying to make (and I’m not sure that there is a point here) is lost in their performance.  You can see short men performing the role of the ineffectual, incompetent and bumbling sidekick anywhere in the media and so I’m not too impressed with this poetry session.