rebuttal

so you say you want your dick

sucked

want to fuck

the bitches and hoes

well, you’re talking about me

bro, when I say what I see

when I speak out

about the words you choose

how you use

my sisters, when I refuse

to cower before

your condemnation

implicit intimidation

explicit degradation

and no, I am not just offended,

and yes, I am just a little bit

angry,

assaulted, insulted,

pissed off and fed up

with the bullshit

I will not submit

I am sick

of the attacks so

you better backtrack

take another tack jack

examine the stack

of lies that comprise

your mind redesign

your thinking

stinking with hostility

and misogyny

two can play this

little word game and

I am not ashamed or

as tame

as you may believe

looks can deceive

my words achieve

power beyond shock

value shallow and hollow

I allow myself

to be defiant

will not be silent

or compliant

will not genuflect

I have self-respect

and my message is direct:

you want pussy motherfucker?

good luck

go fuck

yourself

Author’s Note: I wrote”rebuttal” in response to the felt-assault of hostile, racist/misogynistic rap performed in a space billed as safe and inclusive. I intend it as an explicit calling-out of frat-boy hip-hop culture, and an expression of the need for women to speak up and out ongoingly.