“Twerking is not feminism. Thats what I’m referring to. It’s not — it’s not liberating, it’s not empowering. It’s a sexual thing that you’re doing on a stage; it doesn’t empower you. That’s my feeling about it.” FeelingsFeminismStageEmpoweringLiberatingReferringTwerking Author:Annie Lennox
“I don't watch reality TV much, but sometimes I'll be on the E! channel and see that show "Total Divas", about female wrestlers. It's like, fake tits are de rigueur. Nose jobs are de rigueur. Exaggerated asses are de rigueur. Twerking is de rigueur.” SometimesShowsRealityJobsWatchesTvsFemaleAssNosesFakeExaggeratedReality TvWrestlerTwerking Author:Courtney Love
“Twerking has to end. Not for the ones that look good doing it, but for all the ones that you feel, 'You don't have enough to twerk back there. Your twerkin' look like jerkin.'” FeelsLooksEndsEnoughTwerking Author:Ice Cube
“I'd definitely like to see less twerking and more power chords.” ChordsTwerking Author:Courtney Love
“I tell young girls, "The world is going to exploit and manipulate your sexuality. If you benefit from that financially, then you are part of the problem." That said, I thought all those parents flipping out over the Video Music Awards were ridiculous - women have been twerking in clubs for 20, 30 years. There's a real lack of awareness about what's going on across many layers of our culture.” IfsWorldYearsHas BeensSaidRealProblemYoungCultureGirlParentAwarenessBenefitsClubsSexualityRidiculousVideoAwardsLayersManipulateExploitsTwerkingFlipping Out Author:Rosalind Wiseman
“I don't want to put anyone down, but you won't see any twerking from me.” WantTwerking Author:Scotty McCreery
“I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantMightMovingYoungDaughterNineBad ThingsTwerking Author:Ed Sheeran
“Im happy to be a part of the conversation, if more young people are talking about fracking instead of twerking were heading in the right direction. The people that govern us dont want an active population who are politically engaged, they want passive consumers distracted by the spectacle of which I accept I am a part.” PeopleIfsWantYoungTalkingAcceptingConversationPopulationActiveConsumersEngagedPassiveDistractedHeadingsRight DirectionFrackingTwerkingHeading In The Right Direction Author:Russell Brand
“No one is talking about the man behind the ass. It was a lot of 'Miley twerks on Robin Thicke,' but never, 'Robin Thicke grinds up on Miley.' They're only talking about the one that bent over. So, obviously there's a double standard.” MenBehindsTalkingHe ManStandardsAssBentGrindRobinsDouble StandardMileyTwerking Author:Miley Cyrus
“My twerking skills are for the bedroom, not for the club.” SkillsClubsBedroomTwerking Author:Kim Kardashian