Video transcript
Washday Blues
Kicking, screaming, yelling
She emerged from the womb's warmth.
The shock of sound- voices, metal clanging
The brightness forcing the eyes open.
She had arrived.
A new womb now, a cocoon of sensations-
thoughts, eureka moments, the joy of discovery.
Tales of the old country.
Later, still kicking and screaming
She found her own voice.
Assertive ideas turned to challenges.
Refusal to accept.
Heartache through knowledge
A cynicism of systems
deadening dreams and ideals.
Now- the joy of rediscovered innocence.
Washday blues
Rubbing, scrubbing
Futile labour
Shrunken fingers, bulging muscles
Wringing out the past.
Washday blues
Cleansing soft fabric on harsh metal
Pounding life into cleanliness.
Now, liberation in a machine
Swirling, swishing automated labour
Freedom in a tub.
Women labour now with new technology.
Driers, spinners, grinders, deep fat fryers.
Technological slavery.
