– By Karen Jung
I am hated, tortured, and abused
Because I have something a man wants but doesn’t have
I am ignored, silenced, and shunned
Because I have traits that society abominates
I am teased, hassled, and heckled
Because I stray from the so-called norm
I am used, manipulated, and deceived
Because I have power that has no effect –
Now what’s up with that, right?
You see –
Society treats me with cruelty
Cuz the contents of my brain
And the emotions in my heart
And the words from my mouth
Don’t mean A THING
When I’m walkin with “these” on my chest
And a “you-know-what” between my thighs
And if that’s not enough –
I mean nothing to the world
When I’m clothed in this Yellow Skin
And flash these eyes of mine
Cuz I am at the bottom of the Barrel
The untouchable of the Untouchables
The scum of the Soiled Earth
The waste of the Wasteland
And the manure of Society’s Trash
Cuz I am the Female Minority
The minority of Minorities
And not even a full slice of the Pie
Cuz Society sees me as something Sub-Human
And treats me like an unwanted Plague
That has no hope for a cure
But you know what?
That ain’t gonna keep me in my Place
Cuz I’m gonna keep walkin with my chest out
Back straight, head held high
Swingin my hips and flashin my smile
While I glare outta these eyes of mine
Cuz I’m gonna radiate like the sun with my Yellow Skin
Blinding those who like to Hate
And spend their lives tryin to Discriminate
Cuz I am a Fighter that never quits
Knockin down the walls of Ignorance
And pounding on the doors of Racists
While smashing the windows of Sexists
Cuz nothin can stop me on this Rampage
When I’m blessed with a heart that beats so strong
And a mind that thinks the most brilliant thoughts
In a body that isn’t just an image of the Female Minority
But of a Human who has the right to be treated Equally
