I Am Not a Feminist
I Am Not a Feminist
by Toyosi Begbaaji
I will never say that
I am not a feminist.
Because there are still women today
Who feel an obligation
To provide satisfaction for men
While going unsatisfied themselves.
Because the "Republican" Party
Believes in a policy
That will defund Planned Parenthood,
Even though the facts state
That 0.3% of abortions are
The result of rape.
Because women are still getting raped,
Are still getting forced,
Are still getting pushed,
Are still getting shoved,
Are still getting called
"Baby girl" and
"Sugar tits."
Because we're still "asking for it"
Whenever we wear a dress,
Or a skirt,
Or shorts,
Or show a bit of fucking ankle.
Because shoulders
Create boners.
Apparently.
Because a lesbian is only accepted
If she's on a laptop or screen
After midnight
With a Dead Look in her eyes
While she fingers another girl with
Impractical long red nails.
Because a bitch is no longer a
Female dog, but a
Female who stands up for herself.
Because apparently
Only men can sing
Or paint
Or write
Or dance
Or talk about sex
But women must remain
The purest tool in the shed.
Or, however that saying goes.
Because even now,
Some fedora-wearing fuckboy
Is out there plotting to shoot up
A school, or an office—
A hospital,
Or a movie theater because
"If I don't get laid soon,
Someone is going to get hurt."
Because the fact of the matter is that
You still make money more than me
Because of the fact that you have a dick.
Or maybe it's because you are a dick
Or maybe it's just that I have a clit
And you're just mad that you're unable
To find it.
As a matter of fact,
It's right here.
Was that clear?
So to all those
Who ask me
"Are you a feminist?"
I say to you,
"Why the fuck would I ever say that
I am not a feminist?"