10 Commandments

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The Commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan
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 Thou shall not listen to Prince Buster
 Or any other man offering kindly advice
 In matters of my own conduct
 
 You may call me a feminazi or a femoid
 And then see if I give a stinking shit
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 Pseudo-intellectuals on the internet
 They tell me I'm unhappy because I'm not feminine
 Failing to consider that I may be unhappy
 Because it's 3 AM and I'm in the depths of YouTube
 Watching them... whining
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 Thou may catcall me on the street
 But thou should take note that I'll catcall you right back
 To tell you that you look pretty sexy too in your joggers
 Or your suit, or your new-found look of confusion
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 Girls should not turn on each other
 Or use man-made ideals like paths
 Don't you realize that you're only making a fool of yourself
 When you ask... "Why don't you wear makeup?"
 Is that what it takes to impress a bloke
 Whose brain is made up of promises of curvy size zeros
 And anti-gravity tits?
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 Thou shall not tell a girl she deserved it
 Because her skirt was too short
 She walked home, streets lights illuminating her as a target
 But she started it, because she looked at him
 And he finished it 'cause he wanted to
 And they'll bring out her skirt as "exhibit A" before the judge
 And she should have the right to say
 "Thou shall not tell me what to wear
 Nor how to wear it"
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 I shall not be the icing on your cake
 And I shall not be the candy on your arm
 
 But I shall be seen
 And I will be heard
 The commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan
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 Pseudo-intellectuals
 

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