Long before Bette Midler was roundly condemned for tweeting "Women, are the n-word of the world," John Lennon—never one to pull his punches—proclaimed in song "Woman Is the Nigger of the World."

Unlike Midler and the rest of the politically correct world, which refuses to say, let alone print, the word "nigger" lest they be accused of racism, Lennon didn't just use the "n" word—he wrote a whole song about it and included it on his 1972 album Some Time In New York City.

Titled "Woman Is the Nigger of the World," the song—with lyrics inspired and co-written by Yoko Ono—has Lennon's brand of truth-telling stamped all over it:

Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is, think about it
Woman is the nigger of the world
Think about it, do something about it

We make her paint her face and dance
If she won't be a slave, we say that she don't love us
If she's real, we say she's trying to be a man
While putting her down we pretend that she is above us
Woman is the nigger of the world, yes she is
If you don't believe me take a look to the one you're with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Ah yeah, better scream about it.