| GIOVANNI: SHOUTING FIRE IN A CROWDED THEATRE | DAY OF DE UNICORN | |||
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We speak in tongues, we speak in dialects, and we speak different languages in different cultures, all while living in the same country, under the same Flag. The sommon language for all, though, should be one of decency and respect for your fellow man. It should be the language of civility. It should be one where you pay attention to what he has to say, listen carefully, but then, that you too can express your feelings and he, as well, will listen attentively. |
THE WORDS BELOW WERE WRITTEN BY NIKKI GIOVANNI, A BLACK WOMAN by Nikki Giovanni Nigger
Can you kill Can you kill Can a nigger kill Can a nigger kill a honkie Can a nigger kill the Man Can you kill
nigger,
Huh?
nigger can you kill
Can you stab-a-Jew Can you kill huh? nigger Can you kill Can you run a protestant down with your '68 El Dorado (that's all they're good for anyway) Can you kill Can you piss on a blond head Can you cut it off Can you splatter their brains in the street Learn to be Black men
We got to prove we can kill |
i be white when I be born it be de day of de unicorn i be pee on de blonde head
black or white we soon be dead i be see de e ffi gy i be small u be bigger but i never pull de trigger i be white u be black but i never walk on de railroad track
u be sail de outrigger n' i be your best white sail- rigger i be sing all de day u be happy i be gay i be de
honkie u be de gipper n i be de donkie pull down that ni | ||
| Ni**er Can you kill Can you kill Can a ni**er kill Can a ni**er kill a honkie Can a ni**er kill the Man Can you kill ni**er Huh? Ni**er can you kill Do you know how to draw blood Can you poison Can you stab-a-Jew Can you kill huh? Ni**er Can you kill Can you run a protestant down with your ‘68 El Dorado (that’s all they’re good for anyway) Can you kill Can you piss on a blond head Can you cut it off Can you kill A ni**er can die |
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