For all my brown sisters out there who suffer from some nasty effects of the patriarchy, whether it be some stupid shit or something serious. Pleaze note that the concept of 'family honor' has nothing to do with girls being abused, beaten, or killed, like the idiotic white western media claims. 'Family Honor' is about the old-fashioned sexist idea of being a 'proper' South Asian female.
FAMILY HONOR
written by Sabina England
September 2011
Artwork by Princess Hijab
Family honor,
Gotta uphold the shiny image of my family,
Put on fake smiles & wear beautiful sarees,
We so happy, so grand, so fake,
Gotta stay humble ‘n’ bring no shame to the fam,
Or else they gonna blame me for makin everyone look bad.
Family honor
Bullshit!
It’s a sham game,
Keep the sisters down
Silence us & crush our souls,
Mold us into obedient robots,
So we can’t revolt ‘n’ smash the system
Destroy Patriarchy
Destroy Destroy Destroy
Patriarchy
Family honor, gotta stay pure for the fam or else bring shame to the fam,
Bullshit, what a sham
Ive done nothing wrong,
I’m who I am,
You made me the way I am,
This is me, accept me or fuck off,
This is me, accept me or fuck off,
This is me, accept me or fuck off!
U stirred up Kali in me,
My eyez filled with fire, my soul full of anger, my body trembling,
I’m ready for the battlefield, all eyez on me,
I’m tall ‘n’ strong ‘n’ proud,
Sorry Baba, I ain’t backin down, I won’t be quiet or sweet,
U want me to uphold the family honor but u don’t care about me,
Reputation, Represent, it’s all a game ‘n’ I don’t wanna play,
I ain’t a fraud, I’m no fakeass,
This is me, I’m a rebel, I’m a lover, I’m a fighter,
I’m a woman, I’m a lioness, I’m a thinker,
I am Kali, this is my jihad and Imma fight,
Sorry Baba, I don’t care about no family honor bullshit
Ive done nothing wrong, don’t blame shit on me
It’s all a fuckin ploy to keep the sisters down and crush our souls,
Keep the patriarchy alive, uphold the family, blame the gurls
Revolt and smash the system
Destroy Patriarchy
Destroy Destroy Destroy
Patriarchy!
Family honor, what bullshit!
What I do is on me and not on the family,
I’m an individual, I live my life, I follow my dreamz,
What I do has nothing to do with my fam,
I don’t play the game so don’t fuckin blame me.
This is me and I aint gonna change
This is me and I aint gonna change,
Accept me or fuck off
Accept me or fuck off,
Accept me or fuck off!
Family honor, what bullshit,
It’s a sham game,
It’s a fuckin ploy to keep the sisters down
So we can’t revolt ‘n’ smash the system
Destroy Patriarchy
Destroy Destroy Destroy
Patriarchy
Destroy and kill!
Family honor?
Hey family!
See this honor?
Shove this up yours!
