Spoken word artists Desireé Dallagiacomo and FreeQuency performed a poem together called “American Rape Culture.” The video embedded above features the duo’s recitation at the 2014 National Poetry Slam. Thus far, it has drawn more than 38,000 views on the Button Poetry YouTube channel.
According to The Huffington Post, the piece focuses on “how some of the songs we sing along to on the radio are directly contributing to rape culture. The result is a bold poem that reminds us how subtle — and dangerous — misogyny can be when put to a pop song tune.” What do you think?