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GWS Honors Thesis

from Trauma Portfolio by Feral

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I was on retreat for Songwriting at Berkeley when the Me Too movement was going on. Aziz Ansari had just been named as an abuser and it led to me having a long conversation with a male friend about feminism. He said he felt like it was fine but couldn't get behind the "hating men" kind of feminism. My friend interjected and said that "real feminism isn't about hating men" but that explanation felt off to me. What if women do hate men? Can we blame them?

I wanted to explore this concept, and so GWS Honors Thesis was born.

lyrics

I'm sick of writing about boys
and how they've done me wrong
but they're just so fucking terrible
they work their way into every song
waving your liberal card,
claiming you love women who are strong
but then we start talking, and you can't keep up with me,
and we don't get along

And I hate men because they're butthurt by this statement
and I hate men because their whole gender's complacent
what I'm saying is I'm tired of being hurt
what I'm saying is you need to do more work
I'm not my fat ass, I'm not your intro class
I don't wanna process your emotions after you deposit respect tokens
and you should not be touching me unless my consent is spoken

I'm sick of going out with guys
who think they can just get between my thighs
after I have the audacity to merely be polite
And if I end up in your bed,
you're so bad at it I wish I was alone instead
I'm the MVP when I touch myself
you're some water boy who barely helps

And I hate men because they're butthurt by this statement
and I hate men because their whole gender's complacent
what I'm saying is I'm tired of being hurt
what I'm saying is you need to do more work
I'm not my fat ass, I'm not your intro class
I don't wanna process your emotions after you deposit respect tokens
and you should not be touching me unless my consent is spoken

I hate that I'm so young
cause it just makes me your practice run
yeah, seduce someone else with what I've taught you
it's nice that my pain gave you your feminist breakthrough
I'm your guinea pig in your cage
you hurt me with your virile rage
so I'm your doll and I'm your toy
while you get to be a boy

And I hate men because they're butthurt by this statement
and I hate men because their whole gender's complacent
what I'm saying is I'm tired of being hurt
what I'm saying is you need to do more work
I'm not my fat ass, I'm not your intro class
I don't wanna process your emotions after you deposit respect tokens
and you should not be touching me unless my consent is spoken

I'm aware that I'm pretty and I pull
I'm aware that getting in my pants is your goal
Harassment's not flirtation
if you're offended, well then,
take it up with the men who ruined your reputation
your guilty conscience is productive,
virgin-whore complex reductive
you think I'm some feminist radical
but your masculinity's just fragile

credits

from Trauma Portfolio, released October 20, 2018
Written by Kelsey.
Guitar & vocals by Kelsey.
Drums by Ian Pillsbury.
Bass by Ian Pillsbury.
Recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced by Ian Pillsbury at The Loud House in Santa Cruz, CA, Summer 2018.

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