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Twerking is not feminism. Thats what I’m referring to. It’s not — it’s not liberating, it’s not empowering. It’s a sexual thing that you’re doing on a stage it doesn’t empower you. That’s my feeling about it.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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