What does mean put me on display?
I have heard that in the song You don't own me from Grace:
Don't tell me what to do
And don't tell me what to say
Please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display
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What does mean put me on display?
I have heard that in the song You don't own me from Grace:
Don't tell me what to do
And don't tell me what to say
Please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display
Best Answer
That's a line from "You Don't Own Me" (originally popularized by Lesley Gore in 1964).
To put someone (most often a woman) "on display" in this context is to show her off as a trophy. The implication is that she is a "prize" the man has "won" (and therefore, in a way, owns).
Cf. trophy wife