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A Poem: Biological Oppressions
Abstract
To be a woman, is to acknowledge defeat,
for men always have the power to hold you down and, on you
repeatedly beat.
Women are second-class citizens,
who are objectified through a chauvinistic lens.
for men always have the power to hold you down and, on you
repeatedly beat.
Women are second-class citizens,
who are objectified through a chauvinistic lens.
JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies. ISSN: 1530-5686 (online).
Editors: Nkiru Nzegwu; Book Editor: Mary Dillard.
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