American - Musician | July 11, 1959 -
I still consider myself a feminist.
Suzanne Vega
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To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.
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I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political.
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Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would.
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Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.
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Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.
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In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time.
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How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.
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Some girls are taught to be sexy.
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If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.
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You have to defend your honor. And your family.
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Girls are crazy and mean. They don't fight fair.
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