"Woman is the N----- of the World" (1972)

Lyrics: 

[Verse 1]

Woman is the n----- of the world

Yes, she is

Think about it

Woman is the n----- 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's above us

[Chorus]

Woman is the n----- of the world

Yes, she is

If you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with

Woman is the slave of the slaves

Ah, yeah

Better scream about it

[Verse 2]

We make her bear and raise our children

And then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen

We tell her home is the only place she should be

Then we complain that she's too unworldly to be our friend

[Chorus]

Woman is the n----- of the world...yes she is

If you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with

Woman is the slave to the slaves

Yeah, alright

Hit it!

[Verse 3]

We insult her every day on TV

And wonder why she has no guts or confidence

When she's young we kill her will to be free

While telling her not to be so smart, we put her down for being so dumb

[Chorus]

Woman is the n----- of the world

Yes, she is

If you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with

Woman is the slave to the slaves

Yes, she is

If you believe me, you better scream about it

[Outro]

We make her paint her face and dance

We make her paint her face and dance

We make her paint her face and dance

We make her paint her face and dance

We make her paint her face and dance

We make her paint her face and dance

This song, though it employs the use of a racial slur, expresses the need for women's equality and how the world needs to face the treatment of women. The song itself is not about the slur, though it does employ it, and the suffering that African Americans went through during the times of slavery to put into perspective the humiliation and injustice that women go through. Lennon makes a call out, likely to his fellow men, to "look at the one you're with," meaning they should see her and how she lives for what it really is and do something to change it for the better. 

It's worth noting that the use of the racial slur and associations with slavery weren't entirely necessary, as there were probably better ways to communicate the issue. However, it's another point to say that those words create exactly the right shock value to get people's attention, good and bad alike, and to get them thinking about the issue of gender inequality.