Don't tell me to shut up and be grateful,
For the rights "given" to me.
Nobody "gave" me my sovereignty.
It is mine, inherently.
To say that I should be grateful to possess more rights
Than the women before me,
Is like to say I should be grateful to the theif
Who only steals twenty dollars, when he used to steal fifty.
As long as I live in a society that blames a **** victim
For being too ****
As long as I live in a society that creates an institutional
Gendered Heirarchy,
And as long as I live in a society where people feel trapped
By their ****** identity
I will not shut up and be grateful.
I will be loud and angry.
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 14, 2013 at 4:55 AM UTC
Don't tell me to shut up and be grateful,
For the rights "given" to me.
Nobody "gave" me my sovereignty.
It is mine, inherently.
To say that I should be grateful to possess more rights
Than the women before me,
Is like to say I should be grateful to the theif
Who only steals twenty dollars, when he used to steal fifty.
As long as I live in a society that blames a **** victim
For being too ****
As long as I live in a society that creates an institutional
Gendered Heirarchy,
And as long as I live in a society where people feel trapped
By their ****** identity
I will not shut up and be grateful.
I will be loud and angry.
Inspired by a conversation I had with my Dad.
