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Laurie Penny Quotes: The fact that ‘attention seeking’ is still considered a slur says much about the role of women in public life, on every scale.
         

The fact that ‘attention seeking’ is still considered a slur says much about the role of women in public life, on every scale.


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The best way to stop girls achieving anything is to force them to achieve everything.



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Everyone who was ever told a fairytale knows what happens to women who do their own magic.



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The reason the word Feminism has power is because the concept has power and the reason it has power is because people are still afraid of it.



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