Woman is the Nigger of the World - 1972
The phrase was originally coined by Yoko Ono during a magazine interview in 1969. Lennon later said during his Live in New York City album that it took him until 1970 to "dig it." He was hoping to show how women had been and still were being treated. The song describes women's subservience to men across all cultures. It was banned from radio airplay because of the word 'nigger', though it was played on WHRW-FM, and many prominent blacks, including black comedian Dick Gregory, spoke out in defence of the song. John Lennon's explanation of the song on the Dick Cavett Show is known to be the definitive meaning.
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