Taliban Nights
Justify My (Colonial) Desire
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A Western Feminist Remix of Madonna's 1990 classic Justify My Love. Inspired by the jouissance (enjoyment) of those who protest both too much about hijabs and too little about imperialist wars and outposts in West Asia.
Y-e-a-h... I want you to cover me in Kabul I want you to silence me in Kandahar ISIS me, we can fly Burka me, that’s right—Burka me You’ve covered me So now what? So now what? Wanting Needing Waiting For you to justify my colonial desire
Fox News me CNN me Scare me to you (Taliban) Watching (Hezbollah) Trembling For you to justify my desire I want to know you No not like that I don’t want to be your equal I don’t want to be your partner either I just want to be your houri Mmm... Protect my border I want to fatwa you But only a little I don’t want to escape I just want you to chase me Submission is liberation Whisper Sharia in my ear Silence me, that’s right—mute me
(Hezbollah) Longing (Hamas) Burning For you to justify my desire What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do? Control me Tell me what to wear Am I your houri? Tell me what to do I want to submit Whisper Dworkin in your ear while you madrassa me
Cover me, that’s right—cover me I want to be your houri. Taliban me M-m-m-m... y-e-a-h... Poor is the woman whose desire demands the demonization of another Hezbollah me, I’m covered Hamas me, I’m quivering Wanting Needing Waiting For you to justify my colonial desire
Searing and astute.