What Women Deserve

Sonya Renee at the Individual World Poetry Slam Finals 2006. Charlotte, NC. Check out more work at facebook.com/sonyarenee

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• sonya renee
• poetry
• pro choice
• abortion
• slam poetry
• spoken word

[dale28100]

i didnt understand this poem her demeanor is unclear and why is she against abortion and expressing racial controverses (this is obtuse) i think she needs to be school more if my sister only knew she would beg for more life than darkness but until then satisfy your heart and not your mind because one does not exist without the other

[soniekisses]

@dale28100 I think my position is pretty clear if you listen again. I am not sure what any of your commentary means.

[Famijoly]

"Give us back our voice and give us back our choice." That implies it's been taken from you. It hasn't. No one kept you from composing and publishing this video of this poem. And a woman has the choice in this country, to have sex or not have sex; and then (it's the father who has no voice or choice) to let her baby live or have him or her killed. I truly admire your passion. But your audience deserves better.

[soniekisses]

@Famijoly -Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. I believe our core disagreement is in whether our not women's voice are silenced in this society. I believe based on historical evidence that they absolutely have been. I also agree that paternal rights as it relates to parenting need to be better navigated and are often unfair to fathers. But this poem is not about paternal rights, it is about government legislation of women's bodies. Women deserve autonomy over our bodies.

[CartmanAndClarkRock]

@Famijoly The voices of women are still being silenced today. The fact that people in charge of legislation are still debating over the legality of abortion is a perfect example of this. And, furthermore, 'women' do not physically exist inside the body of a mother. Fetuses do, but women don't. I suggest that you learn the difference between the fetus and a woman as soon as possible.

[Shutyourvontrap]

Fuck yes. There is nothing that pisses me off mote then ignorant people who think they can decide what other people do with their bodies. I was raped when I was 14. If I had gotten pregnant you bet your fucking ass I would have had an abortion. I am a free, intelligent, and innocent girl. I was a victim but not a martyr. And if any dumb fucker wants to tell me I'm wrong let them have a dick shoved into them while they cry and scream for help that will never come. Let them cry them selves to sle

[TiffanyLabarre]

I love her.

[imkate4lyf]

This woman is my hero.

[suchafool990]

this is why I hate people

[TaoKiomi]

@Famijoly Take your passive-aggressive religious crap elsewhere. You're ignorance makes me nauseous. It's NOT your body, your life, OR your decision. You can't even imagine what having an abortion is like, or the decision to have one. What if the girl was a rape victim? What if she'd been sexually abused, and wound up pregnant? What is she would die if she gave birth? What if the child would die after a few months of unbelievable suffering? Would she still be a murderer to you?

[halleykat1]

Get off!!! You friggin rock!!!

[taylaodriscoll]

the last stanza gave me goosebumps.

[zhitgeist]

badass

[TungstenV]

@Famijoly So back to the question you deflected with the standard dose of Eve-shaming; what is your Patriarchal Religion doing to stop rape culture?

[Famijoly]

@TungstenV You are right. Gods don't exist. Only God. God bless you and keep you.