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Taylor Swift: You Don't Have To Hate Men To Be A Feminist

Pop star credits Lena Dunham with opening her eyes on subject...

Taylor Swift has opened up about her "feminist awakening" in a new interview.

Speaking to The Guardian, the country pop superstar credited her friendship with Girls creator Lena Dunham with opening her eyes on the subject.

She said: "As a teenager, I didn't understand that saying you're a feminist is just saying that you hope women and men will have equal rights and equal opportunities.

"What it seemed to me, the way it was phrased in culture and society, was that you hate men. And now, I think a lot of girls have had a feminist awakening because they understand what the word means.

"For so long it's been made to seem like something where you'd picket against the opposite sex, whereas it's not about that at all.

"Becoming friends with Lena... has made me realise that I've been taking a feminist stance without actually saying so."

And Dunham gave her props for her statement on Twitter.

She wrote: "Applause for @taylorswift13's spot on definition of feminism (and NOT because she mentions me)

"Taylor recognizes that at its core it's not about radicalism or rage, but equality. Her willingness to own the term means much to many...

Applause for @taylorswift13's spot on definition of feminism (and NOT because she mentions me) http://t.co/0JiLTgBz3d

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 24, 2014

"She's been my feminist role model for a long time. And I cannot f**king wait for her VMA performance."

And T-Swift also hit out at accusations that she has "too many feelings" - because of the material she uses for her songs.

"I really resent the idea that if a woman writes about her feelings, she has too many feelings," she said. "And I really resent the 'Be careful, buddy, she's going to write a song about you' angle, because it trivialises what I do.

"It makes it seem like creating art is something you do as a cheap weapon rather than an artistic process.

"They can say whatever they want about my personal life because I know what my personal life is, and it involves a lot of TV and cats and girlfriends. But I don't like it when they start to make cheap shots at my songwriting. Because there's no joke to be made there."

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