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The squeaky cleanest of them all, Meryl Streep, may not be so spotless after all.

After an interview with Time Out London this week in promotion for her film Suffragette, when asked if she is a feminist, Streep responded, “I am a humanist, I am for nice easy balance.”

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To add fuel to the internet’s fire, photos have been circulating of the Suffragette cast wearing T-shirts with a quote from Emmeline Pankhurst, the woman Streep plays in the film. The T-shirt, which says, “I’d rather be a rebel than a slave,” is meant to inspire women to fight for the right to vote.

Here’s the full quote:

“Know that women, once convinced that they are doing what is right, that their rebellion is just, will go on, no matter what the difficulties, no matter what the dangers, so long as there is a woman alive to hold up the flag of rebellion. I would rather be a rebel than a slave.”

The internet hasn’t taken too kindly to the message behind the shirts, and its clear connection to American history and slavery.