Lara Prendergast Lara Prendergast

‘Miley Cyrus vs Lily Allen’ is not a worthy battle for feminism

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If ever there was reason to believe that feminism has lost its way, then it is found in the current debate about bottoms. It all began with twerking – the sexualized dance that no one had heard of until popstar Miley Cyrus squeezed into some PVC underwear, and twerked to Robin Thicke’s song Blurred Lines.

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