[Music] sometimes in life you realize things
sometimes in life you realize things
sometimes in life you realize things things that change the way you view your
things that change the way you view your
things that change the way you view your life as a whole my realization came to
life as a whole my realization came to
life as a whole my realization came to me several weeks ago in the form of a
me several weeks ago in the form of a
me several weeks ago in the form of a comment I was sitting in class my nose
comment I was sitting in class my nose
comment I was sitting in class my nose buried into an interesting book about
buried into an interesting book about
buried into an interesting book about wizards and a boy with the scar when I
wizards and a boy with the scar when I
wizards and a boy with the scar when I noticed someone standing next to me
noticed someone standing next to me
noticed someone standing next to me looking up I saw a classmate of mine
looking up I saw a classmate of mine
looking up I saw a classmate of mine looming over me her hair falling into my
looming over me her hair falling into my
looming over me her hair falling into my face and her eyes wide of confusion she
face and her eyes wide of confusion she
face and her eyes wide of confusion she then opened her mouth and the words that
then opened her mouth and the words that
then opened her mouth and the words that came out of that mouth next shocked me I
came out of that mouth next shocked me I
came out of that mouth next shocked me I feel really bad about how oppressed you
feel really bad about how oppressed you
feel really bad about how oppressed you are me oppressed of course not I brushed
are me oppressed of course not I brushed
are me oppressed of course not I brushed her off with a half-formed answer in an
her off with a half-formed answer in an
her off with a half-formed answer in an awkward smile and continued on with my
awkward smile and continued on with my
awkward smile and continued on with my day however her words deeply impacted me
day however her words deeply impacted me
day however her words deeply impacted me and soon they began to fill every corner
and soon they began to fill every corner
and soon they began to fill every corner every crevice of my mind until nothing
every crevice of my mind until nothing
every crevice of my mind until nothing was left but those words so that night I
was left but those words so that night I
was left but those words so that night I decided to search for the definition of
decided to search for the definition of
decided to search for the definition of oppression and according to merriam
oppression and according to merriam
oppression and according to merriam webster’s dictionary oppression is the
webster’s dictionary oppression is the
webster’s dictionary oppression is the unjust or cruel exercise of power so
unjust or cruel exercise of power so
unjust or cruel exercise of power so that’s when the realization hit me and
that’s when the realization hit me and
that’s when the realization hit me and it must have swung hard because it hurt
it must have swung hard because it hurt
it must have swung hard because it hurt I am oppressed looking back there have
I am oppressed looking back there have
I am oppressed looking back there have been many times where I can impressed
been many times where I can impressed
been many times where I can impressed like that time where my father
like that time where my father
like that time where my father encouraged me to go to a high-ranking
encouraged me to go to a high-ranking
encouraged me to go to a high-ranking University such as Harvard or Oxford or
University such as Harvard or Oxford or
University such as Harvard or Oxford or Yale even offering to pay my tuition and
Yale even offering to pay my tuition and
Yale even offering to pay my tuition and move to that country I feel oppressed
move to that country I feel oppressed
move to that country I feel oppressed when my parents encouraged me to aim for
when my parents encouraged me to aim for
when my parents encouraged me to aim for high paying jobs like being a lawyer or
high paying jobs like being a lawyer or
high paying jobs like being a lawyer or a doctor depression I face is evidence
a doctor depression I face is evidence
a doctor depression I face is evidence when my parents give me the permission
when my parents give me the permission
when my parents give me the permission to go out to the mall or to the movies
to go out to the mall or to the movies
to go out to the mall or to the movies or to a theme park or out with friends
or to a theme park or out with friends
or to a theme park or out with friends with my equally apprised Muslim friends
with my equally apprised Muslim friends
with my equally apprised Muslim friends and when we go there we do a press
and when we go there we do a press
and when we go there we do a press things like laughs and
things like laughs and
things like laughs and eat and have an overall incredible time
eat and have an overall incredible time
eat and have an overall incredible time I feel oppressed when the hardest part
I feel oppressed when the hardest part
I feel oppressed when the hardest part about staying after school is finding a
about staying after school is finding a
about staying after school is finding a ride home like that time where my
ride home like that time where my
ride home like that time where my oppressed mother went to other side the
oppressed mother went to other side the
oppressed mother went to other side the world and my cruel father was too busy
world and my cruel father was too busy
world and my cruel father was too busy at work to come pick me up life is just
at work to come pick me up life is just
at work to come pick me up life is just so unfair but what I really really
so unfair but what I really really
so unfair but what I really really cannot stand is when i go to sleep overs
cannot stand is when i go to sleep overs
cannot stand is when i go to sleep overs and my parents ask me unjust intronic oh
and my parents ask me unjust intronic oh
and my parents ask me unjust intronic oh questions like who’s house is it going
questions like who’s house is it going
questions like who’s house is it going to be at and who’s gonna be there it’s
to be at and who’s gonna be there it’s
to be at and who’s gonna be there it’s so absurd for a parent to want to know
so absurd for a parent to want to know
so absurd for a parent to want to know whose house their child is spending the
whose house their child is spending the
whose house their child is spending the night at but still I still feel
night at but still I still feel
night at but still I still feel oppressed when I’m sorry I’m just so
oppressed when I’m sorry I’m just so
oppressed when I’m sorry I’m just so impressed right now
but I think it’s finally time for me to
but I think it’s finally time for me to address the elephant in the room my head
address the elephant in the room my head
address the elephant in the room my head job my hijab doesn’t impress me right
job my hijab doesn’t impress me right
job my hijab doesn’t impress me right it’s not like it’s wrapping itself
it’s not like it’s wrapping itself
it’s not like it’s wrapping itself around my neck and choking the life out
around my neck and choking the life out
around my neck and choking the life out of me it’s not like it’s sucking my
of me it’s not like it’s sucking my
of me it’s not like it’s sucking my blood or controlling my brain right
blood or controlling my brain right
blood or controlling my brain right wrong my hijab is the height of my
wrong my hijab is the height of my
wrong my hijab is the height of my oppression and I have something that I
oppression and I have something that I
oppression and I have something that I want to confess to all of you today I
was forced forced to constantly listen
was forced forced to constantly listen to it’s all right if you don’t want to
to it’s all right if you don’t want to
to it’s all right if you don’t want to wear it anymore or take it off when I
wear it anymore or take it off when I
wear it anymore or take it off when I made the conscious decision to wear my
made the conscious decision to wear my
made the conscious decision to wear my hijab six years ago but still I feel
hijab six years ago but still I feel
hijab six years ago but still I feel oppressed when there’s no pressure put
oppressed when there’s no pressure put
oppressed when there’s no pressure put on me by my parents to wear my hijab or
on me by my parents to wear my hijab or
on me by my parents to wear my hijab or its sister by up I am revoltingly
its sister by up I am revoltingly
its sister by up I am revoltingly oppressed when I make the conscious
oppressed when I make the conscious
oppressed when I make the conscious decision to wear my head job every
decision to wear my head job every
decision to wear my head job every single day for no one but god and I so
single day for no one but god and I so
single day for no one but god and I so am I really impressed of course I am and
am I really impressed of course I am and
am I really impressed of course I am and to save me from my oppression I need men
to save me from my oppression I need men
to save me from my oppression I need men in custom tailored suits to debate my
in custom tailored suits to debate my
in custom tailored suits to debate my right to cover my body thank god these
right to cover my body thank god these
right to cover my body thank god these men are here to put us in our places
men are here to put us in our places
men are here to put us in our places what heroes I need to be reminded that i
what heroes I need to be reminded that i
what heroes I need to be reminded that i am a brainwashed robot who can’t tell
am a brainwashed robot who can’t tell
am a brainwashed robot who can’t tell whether or not I’m oppressed wait let me
whether or not I’m oppressed wait let me
whether or not I’m oppressed wait let me just check nope still not human I need
just check nope still not human I need
just check nope still not human I need to be told that my head job a cloth on
to be told that my head job a cloth on
to be told that my head job a cloth on my head promotes violence and murder and
my head promotes violence and murder and
my head promotes violence and murder and terrorism the same terrorism which my
terrorism the same terrorism which my
terrorism the same terrorism which my uncle risked every day of his life
uncle risked every day of his life
uncle risked every day of his life fighting against on the fields of bloody
fighting against on the fields of bloody
fighting against on the fields of bloody bloody northern Pakistan point most
bloody northern Pakistan point most
bloody northern Pakistan point most importantly to save me I need to
importantly to save me I need to
importantly to save me I need to remember that every step I take every
remember that every step I take every
remember that every step I take every word I speak every breath I breathe
word I speak every breath I breathe
word I speak every breath I breathe every move I make is a reflection of my
every move I make is a reflection of my
every move I make is a reflection of my oppression and I can’t save myself
oppression and I can’t save myself
oppression and I can’t save myself because I am a poor innocent helpless
because I am a poor innocent helpless
because I am a poor innocent helpless woman
woman
woman yeah yeah after having a really good
yeah yeah after having a really good
yeah yeah after having a really good look at my life I am oppressed in a
look at my life I am oppressed in a
look at my life I am oppressed in a really funny sort of way thank you
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