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Define rape –

A four letter word meaning

She was asking for it

Her skirt was too short

And, well, she didn’t say no.

Define catcall –

A seven letter, slang term describing how men

Give fine ladies compliments

Let women know they’re wanted

Express how appealing they find you.

Define abuse –

A five letter word that says

He was just upset

He apologized so many times

It won’t happen again.

Define abortion –

An eight letter abomination that means

Murder

Don’t you fucking dare because

The life of that fetus is worth more than yours.

 

Can you use that in a sentence please?

It wasn’t rape, she was just a slut.

Damn, calm down, I was just catcalling to show some admiration.

I’m fine, it’s not abuse; he didn’t mean to hit me.

If you get an abortion, you’re basically an executioner.

 

Part of speech?

Words that when used are meant to

Demean,

Dehumanize,

And destroy women.

 

Can I have the word again, please?

No you may not

Because these words are poison.

Because the misuse of such powerful words is crippling.

Because I refuse to sit back

And let you decide that my body belongs to someone else.

I am in charge of my anatomy

No matter what language you use to state otherwise.

I am bitch,

Slut

Whore,

Woman who knows what she is worth

And that threatens you to your misogynistic core.

 

Rape.

R-A-P-E

Your inability to control yourself.

Catcall.

C-A-T-C-A-L-L

Your inability to control yourself.

Abuse.

A-B-U-S-E

Your inability to control yourself.

Abortion.

A-B-O-R-T-I-O-N

My right to control my own body.

 

No means no

And honey, your ignorance –

I-G-N-O-R-A-N-C-E –

Will help you learn that real fast.

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