Born Against

Waaaay back in the day I was in a hardcore band that did a cover of a song called Mary and Child, originally by a band called Born Against. I was reminded of it during the Bordo reading when she talks about Foucault, Kruger, and "the metaphor for body as battleground." (263)

It's a fun song, so I put it up for you here.

 Lyrics:

Once again the battle field is your body and those who want control have laid down their terms
in black & white
and red all over
they keep the backstreet butchers in business
as advertised from a bullhorn

and the all knowing man has set up his make-believe graveyard with tiny white crosses
for millions of make-believe souls
someday I'd like to see a cross set up for a real live human being
who bled to death to maintain the sanctity of mary
mary & child, scream the bigots who couldn't care less

they couldn't care less about human life
obey their self-righteous lies
while your sisters & daughters die
all decisions are final
your body is forbidden