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“Ain’t I A Woman.” Sojourner Truth’s battle cry against sexism and racism, an outcry of passion and wit. But did I learn this in a history class? Not in Texas that’s for sure. And why might that be? Perhaps because of the sheer logic against the so beloved patriarchy and tendency for whitewashing history. “Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.” What a woman. Ahead of her time.
Bitch Bitch [bich]
noun. a. A female dog
Slang. a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman. a lewd woman. Disparaging and Offensive. any woman.
Example: My boss, Sandra, expects me to have these reports done by Monday. What a bitch.
Cis Biologically speaking, typically a female is born with two X-chromosomes and a male is born with and x and a Y-chromosome. Some people believe that the only way you can be a woman is if you have the token two Xs. They believe that gender and sex are the same. Perhaps the fear of other beliefs is why people turn their cheeks to crimes against people who are not cis. They use the blood on their hands to make pink paint for their own daughter’s nurseries. But aren’t they women?
Death Throughout the world, women — on average — die later than men. We must be doing something right.
Eggs When I was eighteen I had to face a tough reality. I had a cyst that absorbed my left ovary and had grown to weigh twenty-two pounds. I knew I would lose my left ovary, but after a few trips to the hospital and changing doctors twice there was a chance I would lose both. I was still in high school when I was told I might not be able to have children, all while the weight gain had people asking when my due date was. Options of adoption and surrogates flew through my mind while I sat in calculus and theatre. My grades slipped, my eyes drooped, my heart sank. For the first time in my life, I felt like I had no control.
Femme Fatale femme fa·tale [fem fəˈtal] noun an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her.
Girl, like a Because running like a- hitting like a- fighting like a- girl is meant to be an insult.
Well let me introduce you to Venus and Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Sally Gunnel, Christy Martin, and Annie Eugster.
Hausfrau Aforementioned Annie Eugster is my great aunt in Austria. Before she went to school basically to be a good housewife, she was a badass bitch in the best sense of the word. She was a racecar driver on ice by day and a bar wench at night. She settled down as is the tradition in little Langenegg. At first, this made me sad. Every woman in town is confined to the home and barn. But not her. She broke out and owned a store, and now owns and rents out property with her husband. And with that she had four children, and three grandkids. She has it all and is still a badass bitch.
I.U.D “I need to get my IUD as soon as possible, because I’m really worried I’m going to lose my coverage.” Dr. Anne Davis quoted many of her patients fears to CNN upon Trump’s election. Years of fighting of control over their own bodies and reproductive rights suddenly seemed to be on shaky ground. As of now there are no birth control options for men beyond barrier methods. It seems like unplanned pregnancies are always blamed on the women. Perhaps it would be different if men got nine months of aches, nausea, swollen ankles, and a very real chance of death.
Justice RBG “The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.” “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” “The side that wants to take the choice away from women and give it to the state, they’re fighting a losing battle. Time is on the side of change.”
Wise words, Queen Ruth.
Kiss A personal poem:
I told you it was my first kiss. I lied. I just thought that’s what you wanted to hear after shoving your beer battered tongue down my throat. You told me it was some fancy IPA, but it tasted like all the other cheap shit to me.
Love One of the greatest disservices we can do to our gender is tear down other women. When we love and support our trans, black, Hispanic, native, Asian, Middle-Eastern, differently abled, and LGBTQ+ sisters great things can happen.