Shania Twain says women aren't "allowed" to be "too pretty or too sexy".The 'That Don't Impress Me Much' singer has slammed the world's "sexist point of view", as she admits she was criticised a lot in her career but she has insisted she has definitely "managed" to get her own way over the years.She said: "You're not really allowed to be too pretty or too sexy or too anything, expressively, as a woman. I think that’s a very sexist point of view ... I managed to get my way. Making the album is one thing but after the album is released, the work keeps going on."And Shania admits men used to hate her because she was "too opinionated" and too "demanding".She added to the Independent.co.uk: "I would be hated by the men because I was too opinionated and too forceful and demanding, and I would be hated by the women because I was being sensually expressive. And I thought, I don't believe that’ll be the case."Meanwhile, Shania previously revealed she thinks women need to "fight harder" to have their voice heard.She said: "I think women in every platform in life need to make more of a statement, not necessarily be louder, just they have to know themselves better. They need to almost excel beyond the average male in order to be heard, to stand out enough ... and to be recognised. A lot of that is just lack of opportunity, so we have to fight harder in order to get our opportunity ... We're always on guard, and I think that that was just my whole feeling growing up, not just because I was a woman, but also just because I grew up poor, I was disadvantaged in a lot of ways. And being in the country music industry as a woman can be a disadvantage."
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