Lily Allen vs. Miley Cyrus: Which brand of pop-feminism are you?
There are more nuances to the debate than to twerk or not to twerk

Click here to watch Miley Cyrus' interview with the BBC.
Watch Lily Allen's music video for "Hard Out There":
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