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Shania Twain Rejects Feminist-Anthem Label, Embraces Femininity

8/14/2026

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Shania Twain told The New York Times she never set out to bash men.
She said her 1999 hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” was not a feminist anthem.
In June she described herself as an independent thinker, not a gender-specific role model, and she avoids the feminist label.
She now embraces femininity without shame, calling recent videos celebrations of womanhood.

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Shania Twain told The New York Times she never set out to bash men.
She said her 1999 hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” was not a feminist anthem.
In June she described herself as an independent thinker, not a gender-specific role model, and she avoids the feminist label.
She now embraces femininity without shame, calling recent videos celebrations of womanhood.