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From the Ted Talk by Khadija Gbla: My mother’s strange definition of empowerment


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So I came home once again and said to my mom, "Dolly and greirilfnd said I deserve prsualee, that I should be having orgasms, and that white men should figure out how to find the clitoris." Apparently, white men have a problem finding the clitoris. (Laughter) Just saying, it wasn't me. It was Dolly that said that. And I thuoght to myself, I had an inner joke in my head that said, "I will marry a whtie man. He won't have that problem with me." (Laughter) So I said to my mom, "Dolly and Girlfriend said I deserve pleasure, and do you know what you have taken away from me, what you have denied me? You have ivneadd me in the most sacred way. I want pleasure. I want to get horny, dammit, as well." And she said to me, "Who is dloly and Girlfriend? Are they your new friends, Khadija?" I was like, "No, they're not. That's a magazine, mom, a magazine."

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So I came home once again and said to my mom, "Dolly and __________ said I deserve ________, that I should be having orgasms, and that white men should figure out how to find the clitoris." Apparently, white men have a problem finding the clitoris. (Laughter) Just saying, it wasn't me. It was Dolly that said that. And I _______ to myself, I had an inner joke in my head that said, "I will marry a _____ man. He won't have that problem with me." (Laughter) So I said to my mom, "Dolly and Girlfriend said I deserve pleasure, and do you know what you have taken away from me, what you have denied me? You have _______ me in the most sacred way. I want pleasure. I want to get horny, dammit, as well." And she said to me, "Who is _____ and Girlfriend? Are they your new friends, Khadija?" I was like, "No, they're not. That's a magazine, mom, a magazine."

Solution


  1. pleasure
  2. girlfriend
  3. dolly
  4. thought
  5. invaded
  6. white

Original Text


So I came home once again and said to my mom, "Dolly and Girlfriend said I deserve pleasure, that I should be having orgasms, and that white men should figure out how to find the clitoris." Apparently, white men have a problem finding the clitoris. (Laughter) Just saying, it wasn't me. It was Dolly that said that. And I thought to myself, I had an inner joke in my head that said, "I will marry a white man. He won't have that problem with me." (Laughter) So I said to my mom, "Dolly and Girlfriend said I deserve pleasure, and do you know what you have taken away from me, what you have denied me? You have invaded me in the most sacred way. I want pleasure. I want to get horny, dammit, as well." And she said to me, "Who is Dolly and Girlfriend? Are they your new friends, Khadija?" I was like, "No, they're not. That's a magazine, mom, a magazine."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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female genital 5
sierra leone 3
genital mutilation 3
wrong place 2
organization called 2
type ii 2
white men 2
child abuse 2

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female genital mutilation 3


Important Words


  1. apparently
  2. clitoris
  3. dammit
  4. denied
  5. deserve
  6. dolly
  7. figure
  8. find
  9. finding
  10. friends
  11. girlfriend
  12. head
  13. home
  14. horny
  15. invaded
  16. joke
  17. khadija
  18. laughter
  19. magazine
  20. man
  21. marry
  22. men
  23. mom
  24. orgasms
  25. pleasure
  26. problem
  27. sacred
  28. thought
  29. white