Watch These 4 Girls Destroy The Female Stereotype Like The Monsters They Are

I watched this and immediately came away thinking, “I am a monster.” And I hope you do, too. Oh and by the way, the ”being a monster” bit is a reference to a great Jay Z lyric.Wait for the ultimate clapping-in-agreement-because-it’s-so-amazing moment at 2:10.


This is poetry from the Brave New Voices Grand Slam Finals 2013 round 4 in Washington, D.C. The 4 incredibly talented girls, from left to right, are: Hannah Halpern (@hanhalp), Amina Iro (@FlipsHijab), Reina Privado (@PoetryAndCurls), and Asha Gardner (@AshaGPoet) and they are a part of the DC Youth Slam Team. You can go and “like” DC Youth Slam Team on Facebook here if ya fancy it, too. Go and tell them how awesome they are on Twitter!

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