Episode 137 – Feminist
When I feel helpless in the face of insurmountable problems (like when non-elected appointed-for-life bigots force their opinions on over 300 million people), I usually turn to music. This episode is about women being powerful, women being assaulted, women being outspoken, and women being silenced. There’s Matriarkathum raging about mutilating dicks, there’s Dolly lamenting the glass ceiling, there’s Rainbow Star calling out fake feminist predators, there’s Bea Miller celebrating her bodily autonomy, there’s Ashnikko boosting about her financial independence, and there’s Perfect Pussy’s scathing sarcasm about rape culture. 00:00:00 Klaus Nomi – You Don’t Own Me (from Klaus Nomi) “You don’t own me.” 00:03:40 Feminazgul – Forgiver, I Am Not Yours (from No Dawn For Men) “I was not made to be gracious and I will carry this hatred to my grave.” 00:08:35 Dolly Parton – 9 To 5 (from 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs) “They let you dream just to watch em shatter.” 00:11:16 Perfect Pussy – IV (from I Have Lost All Desire For Feeling) “God knows you’d burn a witch to warm your hands.” 00:14:39 Björk – Mouth Mantra (from Vulnicura) “My throat was stunned. My mouth was sewn up.” 00:20:45 Sarparast – The Red Council (from The Red Council) “A woman’s place is in the revolution. Your place is by her side.” 00:29:45 Peggy Seeger – Reclaim The Night (from Different Therefore Equal) “The choice is hers and hers alone.” 00:34:14 Princess Nokia – Crazy House (from Everything Sucks) “Got his dick up in a coffin. I’m the young Lorena Bobbitt. If I want it, I’ma cop it. If I hate it, I’ma chop it.” 00:37:14 G.L.O.S.S. – Give Violence A Chance (from Trans Day Of Revenge) “Afforded rights when convenient to protect the elite.” 00:39:09 Loretta Lynn – The Pill (from Back To The Country) “Every year that’s gone by, another baby’s come. There’s gonna be some changes made right here on Nursery Hill.” 00:41:45 Big Freedia – Not Today (from BDE) “You ain’t winning so you blame me?” 00:44:20 Matriarkathum – Mutilation Of The Fifth Limb (from Curse You All Men!) “Dismembering the ones who held us back, since the dawn of time.” 00:48:35 Laura Duncan – I’ve Got A Right (from Songs For Political Action) “Boss tells me I’ve got to stay down where I belong… but I say boss man will tumble one of these days.” 00:51:18 Janelle Monáe – Americans (from Dirty Computer)