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The speaker objects to being reduced to a dismissive label. She is saying that such a word ignores the choices, effort, and control she believes she has had over her life. The quote frames personal identity as something shaped by her own actions, not by other people’s assumptions.
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Originally said in English.
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About Roisin Murphy
Irish singer, songwriter, and record producer
Róisín Murphy is an Irish singer, songwriter, and record producer who came to notice in the 1990s as one half of the pop duo Moloko, with English musician Mark Brydon. She was later known for her solo work after the group ended. After Moloko broke up, Murphy began a solo career and released her debut album, Ruby Blue, in 2005. She wrote and produced it with the experimental musician Matthew Herbert, and it drew critical praise. Her second solo album, Overpowered, followed in 2007.
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