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I think if we can't use the word feminist, if it's some kind of taboo or dirty word, or means you're ugly, or you're angry, or you're not dateable [laughs], then you've just reduced the language by a whole concept.

Ani DiFranco

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