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a man calls a woman every time a man calls a woman a “bitch” the threat of rape lies behind his hostility every time a man calls a woman a “witch” he reminds her of the slaughter of millions whose independence and medical knowledge threatened male dominance every time a man makes a joke about rape or wife-beating he issues a warning to women                                         Bob Lamm, 1976 every time a man calls a woman a “babe” he tells her he thinks of her as a child every time a man calls a woman a “fox” he tells her she is to be treated like an animal every time a man calls a woman a “honey” he tells her she is meant to be consumed every time a man calls a woman a “doll” he tells her she is something to be played with every time a man calls a woman a “bag” he tells her she is something to be used every time a man calls a woman a “slit” he tells her she’s a body part, not whole every time a man calls a woman a “screw” all he’s saying is what he’d do to her every time a man calls a woman a “girl” he tells her she can’t think like an adult every time a man calls a woman a “whore” he tells her she is wrong for having sex every time a man calls a woman a “lay” he tells her she is no good on her feet every time a man calls a woman anything less than woman he tells her who’s the boss so yes, we all know who the boss is, boys you’ve done such a good job of telling us Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

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