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# He Bullies
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/he-bullies/
- Published: 2012-12-08T07:12:33.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T20:49:19.000Z
- Description: A poem by Virginia Phiri. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.
- Author: Virginia Phiri
- Tags: 50.50 Our Africa, #Migrated, violence against women, 16 Days, 2012, 16 Days: activism against gender based violence, 50.50 Editor's Pick, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 14:30

- Cowards to the core
- Petty minded
- Toothless bull dogs
- Schemers
- Braggers
- Enveloped in sick dreams
- Dressed in inferiority complex
- Thrive on teasing and threats
- Weave conflicts to survive
- Armed with verbal and physical abuse
- Vampires that suck your shadow and confidence

*Read* [*other articles*](http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/16-days-activism-against-gender-violence/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-violence-2012) *in the series, 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence 2012.*