{"id":747,"date":"2018-11-17T12:51:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/?p=747"},"modified":"2018-11-17T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T18:27:00","slug":"intro-black-heels-an-rb-slam-poem-on-catcalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/2018\/11\/17\/intro-black-heels-an-rb-slam-poem-on-catcalling\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Intro \/ Black Heels&#8221; : An R&amp;B Slam Poem on Catcalling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Izzy Weinberg<\/p>\n<p><span>The funny thing about this piece is that I wrote it on a regular day, when the words just started coming to me. Being catcalled or talked at is almost a daily thing for most women that you\u2019d assume it wouldn\u2019t bother me. But I never get used to it, and it always puts a strain on my day. When I was writing it, I didn\u2019t think about getting any certain message across, but when I read it back I realized it was from my unique perspective. These instances are a daily part of my life, but who the men who are on the other side of the situation, it doesn\u2019t effect them. I go on with my day with that shame and humiliation on me. They get to laugh it off. It\u2019s so much more serious to me, and while some things are flattery and complimentary, most of the time it\u2019s just degrading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4o2icJJdqrOlSavvkSDOvL?si=BgS3LKw8Qd2t7H1XgYUxnQ\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4o2icJJdqrOlSavvkSDOvL?si=BgS3LKw8Qd2t7H1XgYUxnQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4o2icJJdqrOlSavvkSDOvL%3Fsi%3DBgS3LKw8Qd2t7H1XgYUxnQ\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Transcription:<\/p>\n<p>have you ever noticed that harassed<br \/>\nhas the word ass in it?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s telling you exactly what not to touch<br \/>\nand yet that still doesn\u2019t seem to be enough.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not clear for you.<br \/>\nI walk down the street in fear of you,<br \/>\nin an outfit I wore for me<br \/>\nnow how can that be?<br \/>\nsee my daily routine does not involve you.<br \/>\nyet you seem to think that that\u2019s not true,<br \/>\nthat I provoke you.<br \/>\nthat I want this.<br \/>\nexcuse me but I don&#8217;t need you to tell me what my worth is<br \/>\nand it\u2019s not really worth you\u2019re commenting on is it?<br \/>\njust the way ass and tits sit<br \/>\nyeah that&#8217;s your business.<br \/>\npeople say it\u2019s a compliment<br \/>\nwell that shame I feel when you linger near<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t really booster my confidence.<br \/>\nmakes me want to take off this outfit I wear<br \/>\nand change myself to hold you back<br \/>\nbut that won\u2019t stop the racket<br \/>\nso why am I the one who\u2019s supposed to change<br \/>\nwhen you\u2019re the one getting in my brain<br \/>\nEveryday.<br \/>\nfeelings of humiliation won\u2019t go away<br \/>\nthrough the days they always stay<br \/>\nI was just trying to go to work today.<br \/>\nSo no,<br \/>\nI will not change so you have the power.<br \/>\nI will wear short skirts and I will talk even louder<br \/>\nI will stomp down the sidewalk in my black heals<br \/>\nand I will not let your stupidity blind me to my ideals.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Izzy and FOOL:<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialfool\/\">@officialfool<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/FOOLofficial\/\">@FOOLofficial<\/a><br \/>\nSpotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2oiTykZe4HMfz2bIbVd4MC?si=M6mnvlbeSGqk_vvxOaqY_g\">FOOL<\/a><br \/>\nSoundcloud: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/official_fool\">@officialFOOL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Izzy Weinberg The funny thing about this piece is that I wrote it on a regular day, when the words just started coming to me. Being catcalled or talked at is almost a daily thing for most women that you\u2019d assume it wouldn\u2019t bother me. But I never get used to it, and it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/2018\/11\/17\/intro-black-heels-an-rb-slam-poem-on-catcalling\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Intro \/ Black Heels&#8221; : An R&amp;B Slam Poem on Catcalling<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7072,"featured_media":749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,673,96],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7072"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":753,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions\/753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}