Not A Strong Black Woman (Spoken Word) Lyrics

Don't call me a strong black woman Stop calling me a strong black woman

Don't call me a strong black woman Stop calling me a strong black woman

Yes I am a woman Just so happen to be classified as black

Yes I am strong But please refrain from calling me a strong

black woman I did not ask for the weight of the world

on my shoulders But I have no choice but to bear it

It is a costume and I am forced to wear Because I am the volunteer backbone

Whiplash tracks the foot marks on my neck Cause I just keep being stepped on

Alarm clock snooze multiple times Cause I'm so overslept on

That strong black woman button just keeps being pressed on

You are oppressing me with your words I must admit

A strong black woman I am unfit Every other race of women are just women

Why should I take it as a compliment? Strong tends to correlate with masculine

So strong that it intimidates you Sorry I didn't mean to upstage you

You're a man because of your rage, cool You're a man when you can't conquer self-control

You're still a man Those are the lies that are told

Still a man That is bold

What them elders is telling you is old Those days are dead and gone

A black womb that brings forth black life Has the nerve to tell a woman how to be a

woman or wife Do not call me a strong black woman

Stop calling me a strong black woman