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If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

Emma Watson

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Emma Watson
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: April 15
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
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