~Ringgold‘s Story Quilt (Pig Latin Translation)
ey-thay ay-say omen-way are-ay ethay emotional-ay ones-ay
→ they say women are the emotional ones
ut-bay ook-lay owhay uilds-bay ethay ombs-bay
→ but look who builds the bombs
ow-hay ells-say ethay ootage-fay
→ who sells the footage
ow-hay alls-cay it-ay eace-pay
→ who calls it peace
en-may id-day is-thay
→ men did this
en-may o-day is-thay
→ men do this
isdom-way is-ay etter-bay anthay eapons-way of-ay ar-way
→ wisdom is better than weapons of war
ut-bay eythay on’t-day ove-lay isdom-way
→ but they don’t love wisdom
ey-thay ove-lay ethay ash-flay
→ they love the flash
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