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Einstein on the Beach: All Men Are Equal
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In this court all men are equal
You have heard those words many times before
All men are equal
But what about all women?
Are women the equal of men?
There are those who tell us that they are
Last week an auspicious meeting of women was held in Kalamazoo
The meeting was addressed by a very prominent lady
Who is noted for her modesty
She is so modest that she blindfolds herself when taking a bath
Modesty runs in her family
She has a nephew who is just ten years of age
Sometimes the nephew says
"I'm going to the forbidden name store"
The little fellow is too modest to say
"I'm going to the A&P"
Well here is what that modest lady said
To the gathering of women in Kalamazoo
"My sisters, the time has come when we
Must stand up and declare ourselves
For too long have we been trodden under the feet of men
For too long have we been treated as second class citizens
By men who say we are only good for cooking their meals
Mending their socks and raising their babies
You have a boyfriend and he calls you his queen
Then when he marries you he crowns you
These are the kind of men who when they become romantic
Or I should say when they are in a certain mood
They want to kiss you and kiss you and kiss you again
My sisters I say to you put your faces against it
And if the man takes from you without your permission
Look him squarely in the face
Roll your eyes at him and say to him
"How dare you, you male chauvinist pig
You put that kiss right back where you got it from"
My sisters we are in bondage and we need to be liberated
Liberation is our cry
Just yesterday I talked with a woman
Who is the mother of fifteen children
She said "Yes I want to be liberated from the bedroom"
And so my sisters the time has come
When we must let this male chauvinist understand
That the hand that changes the diapers
Is the hand that shall rule the world
Now my sisters let us stand and sing our national song
For the benefit of you who have not yet memorized the words