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All the decent people, male and female, are feminists. The only people who are not feminists are those who believe that women are inherently inferior or undeserving of the respect and opportunity afforded men. Either you are a feminist or you are a misogynist. There is no box marked other.

Ani DiFranco

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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