Just a Girl, No Doubt, 1995
It's so difficult to come to terms with the world we're living in right now ... I feel so heavy.
Buckle up, this is going to get worse before it gets better. You know it's true ...
Smash the patriarchy.
These are all diversionary tactics ... it's like a magician's impressive sleight of hand. It's classic misdirection -- tapping into an emotional, ethical argument for or against abortion keeps everyone in Plato's cave. This is a patriarchal power play. Women deserve respect. Women are competent. Women can make their own decisions. Open your eyes -- see the real issue. Stop wasting time. Stop buying the rhetoric, it's a second front. Debating access to a medical procedure becomes moot if we all agree women are not less and can be trusted to make their own decisions.
It's not about viability. It's not a moral issue. It's not a political issue. It's a legal issue. Is the Roe verbiage outdated? Sure. Did the case at hand dictate Roe be overturned? Absolutely not. Restricting or denying access to a medical procedure for a non-universal part of the anatomy is discriminatory to the portion of the population with that anatomy. Discrimination is illegal.
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed and it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?
This world is forcing me to hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, oh, little old me
Well, don't let me out of your sight
Oh, I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh, I've had it up to here
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons for me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things that I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive late at night
Oh, I'm just a girl, guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare with their eyes
Oh, I'm just a girl, take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh, I've had it up to here
Oh, am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world
That's all that you'll let me be
Oh, I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb makes me worrisome
Oh, I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to is making me numb
Oh, I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
Oh, I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum, there's no comparison
Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to here
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