Burn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 "That song was me saying I have waited too long to feel good about being a woman," the country singer said In an interview with The Times, the country singer, 58, opened up about her abusive childhood and how it influenced her 1997 hit song "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Twain said that her mother's second husband Jerry would sexually assault her in addition to being physically abusive to her mother. "That song was me saying I have waited too long to feel good about being a woman. For many years I shied away from it or wished I wasn't a woman. I was a shy, insecure female — not person," Twain said about the popular song. "My brain said, 'I don't really care what I am,' but my body got in the way — the female got in the way. I've got curves so I had to set boundaries and guards very young. I did everything not to bring attention to them." She felt as though she "missed out on the joy of being a female" and said she never "once went to the beach in a bathing suit" as a teen. "I knew that boys were going to take advantage of me in one way or another," she added. However, her feelings eventually changed. "But then I became tired of acting like I'm not a female with curves, so I wrote 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!' I guess I was a late bloomer in getting comfortable in my own skin, but after a while you just have to stop picking away at the things you can't change," the singer said. https://people.com/shania-twain-says-man-i-feel-like-a-woman-came-from-years-wishing-she-was-not-a-woman-8667889 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family.guy123 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 What an empowering statement in the face of SA. Shania, you will ALWAYS be famous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapelHooker Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 this song has always been empowering, but this context makes it even more so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 A classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 a timeless masterpiece... let me put my Come On Over CD on spin for mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badidearight Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 an absolute legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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