Shania Twain: “I don’t see myself as a feminist”
Shania Twain has explained why she doesn’t identify as a feminist.
The ‘Man, I Feel Like A Woman’ hitmaker, who is currently in the UK to support Harry Styles across his record-breaking 12-night residency at Wembley Stadium, made the comments in a recent interview with The Sunday Times.
“I don’t see myself as a feminist,” she said, before elaborating on her position, adding, “I see myself as a very independent thinker and not necessarily because I’m a woman. I am referred to as a feminist.”
However, Twain did say to The Sunday Times that she does “have a lot of feminist points of view because I am so defensive of the vulnerable woman, I really am.”
The American star continued, “I just feel that I’m strong as a person. It’s like saying, ‘You look great for your age.’ I’m not strong for a woman. I’m not independent for a woman. I’m not self-sufficient for a woman. I just am a woman.”
She then called for more support for boys and men, too, adding, “And this falls on boys too. It’s, like, ‘Oh, the boy needs less protection than the girl because he’s a boy.’ That is so not true and it’s not fair. Vulnerable men need just as much protection as vulnerable women.”
Twain then admitted that ‘feminism’ is a “tricky word for me”, rather than disagreeing with it as a conceptual idea.
The pop icon reflected on her stance, “Growing up for so many years the word had so much negativity and confusion around it that I didn’t personally proclaim myself as a feminist.”
However, ultimately, she did concede, “When I look at the values and morals of what a feminist is, of course I align with them.”
Twain, who performed the legends slot at Glastonbury in 2024 on the Pyramid Stage, in addition to supporting Harry Styles at Wembley, is also reportedly the subject of an upcoming biopic.
Earlier this month, it emerged that executives at Sony Pictures had reached an agreement with director and writer Leah McKendrick, who will direct her own original script on the country-pop star’s life and career.
In celebration of the news, McKendrick shared her excitement on social media, writing, “Long before I was making movies, I was shooting Shania music videos in my bedroom. This wild-hearted force of a woman means so much to me – and the world.”
She added, “It is a surreal dream come true to get to bring her trailblazing, gut-punching, awe-inspiring story to the screen (and ride horses and eat pasta in the process!) I am honored. I am humbled. I am READY. Let’s go, girls.”
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