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I'm more interested in a feminism that ends discrimination for all people. It's not just about a woman becoming the CEO of a company or something. It's connected to racism and classism and gender issues that go beyond the binary.
Kathleen Hanna
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Kathleen Hanna
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 12
Film Actor
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Portland
Oregon
Julie Ruin
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I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.
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Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.
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