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I don't necessarily think of myself as a feminist, but I'm a whole person. I'm not just breasts or ass or thighs - I'm a whole being! And it just seems like women aren't necessarily striving to be the whole of themselves.

Jill Scott

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Jill Scott
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 4
Actor
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Jazz Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
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Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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