Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: identity, feminism and honest conversations

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @ramatuhayatu842
    @ramatuhayatu842 5 лет назад +1416

    Anywhere I see chimamanda, I click.

  • @theblackpearl7035
    @theblackpearl7035 5 лет назад +867

    I love how she doesnt try to fake an accent, so eloquent and articulate. Intelligent woman

    • @ShivamSingh-qz3kh
      @ShivamSingh-qz3kh 5 лет назад +5

      Ahan?

    • @onamiilove777
      @onamiilove777 5 лет назад +19

      Isn't she using her natural educated voice??..lol

    • @Namanda425
      @Namanda425 4 года назад +22

      Everything falls into place the minute you accept yourself

    • @emilreads
      @emilreads 4 года назад +18

      She inspired me in one interview not to emulate any accent. I speak fluent English, but with my own accent proudly. :)

    • @deboraholuwabunmi7142
      @deboraholuwabunmi7142 4 года назад +13

      Being well spoken is different from faking an accent

  • @manyblessings8008
    @manyblessings8008 5 лет назад +515

    I realized that Chimamanda maintained her original African accent and she thinks briefly before speaking. I could listen to her all day.

    • @allthingsyolanda7731
      @allthingsyolanda7731 5 лет назад +4

      I'm with you all DAY

    • @pinkclogs
      @pinkclogs 5 лет назад +50

      it’s an Igbo accent, not an African accent. there are thousands of ethnic groups in Africa because -news flash- Africa is a _continent_ made up of over 50 countries and even in Nigeria alone there are over 200 ethnic groups! i’m not trying to admonish you or anything but that’s quite a dangerous thing to say in this day and age :)

    • @pinkclogs
      @pinkclogs 5 лет назад +21

      scratch that, it’s a typical Nigerian accent, i just realised. an Igbo accent has more emphasis on vowels at the end of every word 😬 my first thought was Igbo accent since she is from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria

    • @blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286
      @blackmaleeconomicempowerme6286 5 лет назад +5

      @@pinkclogs nothing they said was dangerous. She is African. You're doing too much

    • @loveandonlylove2359
      @loveandonlylove2359 5 лет назад +10

      Black Male Economic Empowerment BMEE do you realize a Nigerian accent is different from Ghanian for exemple? There is no such thing as African accent. But you're right there is nothing dangerous in making an innocent mistake.

  • @daughterofkush4031
    @daughterofkush4031 5 лет назад +239

    I say this very humbly,i did a paper on American civil war and my professor gave me back my paper and her comments were "you truly suprised me.I thought you would struggle with this because you are not from here.This was the best paper i have had to grade".i got a 98 but more than the grade,i got a boost in my confidence.I was good enough!
    My professor and i have remained great friends even after college,as she became very intrested on my views about things.
    As Africans or even people of African descent,we have to work twice as hard to prove ourselves but we do have to.We really have to change people's minds through our brilliance,telling our stories like Chimamanda is doing.She is changing stereotypes using her pen,peacefully.Sometimes,a pen,a good story,a good speech is better than guns,violence or aggressiveness to bring about change.She is truly an inspiration!

    • @ariamisak8039
      @ariamisak8039 5 лет назад +8

      very true! washing away the stereotypes by being an example and using every plat form in our daily life is the key! It is hard work but better than seeing and living the consequences and damages of stereotyping.

    • @kamilasousa3357
      @kamilasousa3357 4 года назад +1

      💯👏

    • @jojoheart3881
      @jojoheart3881 3 года назад +1

      totally agreed

    • @joan_007
      @joan_007 3 года назад +1

      Sadly, it's true

    • @alexandriahatten2167
      @alexandriahatten2167 3 года назад

      @@kamilasousa3357 I totally do agree

  • @topgurl9313
    @topgurl9313 4 года назад +112

    I'm basically watching every video I can find of Chimamanda.

  • @lushcrowns
    @lushcrowns 5 лет назад +437

    I want to talk like Chimamanda. She so eloquent 🥰

  • @naledinyathi2748
    @naledinyathi2748 3 года назад +31

    Wait can we all take a moment to praise the crown on her head. Chimamanda is a beautiful soul❤

  • @nathanmalik1697
    @nathanmalik1697 5 лет назад +98

    Intelligent interviewer. Intelligent interviewee. Intellectual audience... RUclips videos don't get better than this.

  • @Tigooooooooooo
    @Tigooooooooooo 5 лет назад +486

    This Nigerian accent should be packed and sold to our girls to emulate because it is amazing beautiful, persuasive, assertive and more

    • @cleora1819
      @cleora1819 4 года назад +14

      And the boys???

    • @PAWNB3YOND
      @PAWNB3YOND 4 года назад +4

      this is an igbo accent

    • @jumokeomotayo3407
      @jumokeomotayo3407 4 года назад +6

      I'm very sure every Nigerian already has their own accent, our own Nigerian accent, and what about the boys???????

    • @godwinejiofor8064
      @godwinejiofor8064 3 года назад +4

      @@PAWNB3YOND igbo accent? Dont let us disgrace ourselves here you guys are tribalistic

    • @joan_007
      @joan_007 3 года назад

      And to the boys too!!!

  • @betsyluengas7900
    @betsyluengas7900 5 лет назад +293

    I was surprised that so many commented on the theme of being a victim. This author speaks with wit and insight about the human experience and she speaks not as a victim but as someone who knows her own identity through self examination. Beautiful, but certainly not a victim.

    • @ShivamSingh-qz3kh
      @ShivamSingh-qz3kh 5 лет назад +8

      Agree!

    • @alphabangura8360
      @alphabangura8360 5 лет назад +12

      She also clarified that she is aware of her previledge position as an educated Black woman which might not be the same for some in a less previledge position to confidently express she doesn't see herself as a victim. She may not be but there are millions whose experiences may be different from hers.

    • @clairejohnson7809
      @clairejohnson7809 3 года назад +6

      I wouldnt be surprised if these comments were by men? Those born with privilage feel oppressed by equality.

    • @dpcisunbreakable
      @dpcisunbreakable 2 года назад

      @@clairejohnson7809 Very true!

  • @girlwiththemagicpen
    @girlwiththemagicpen 5 лет назад +111

    You know you have to drop everything you're doing when a Queen is speaking

    • @loveandonlylove2359
      @loveandonlylove2359 5 лет назад

      Oh please Beleive me what's wrong in admiring someone? Especially when what that person is doing is recommendable? I mean now days we have people who are not afraid of demonstrate in the name of evil, why not expressing admiration for good souls?

  • @sarayegezu2435
    @sarayegezu2435 5 лет назад +158

    I am in love with this woman. Every girl should learn about her.

    • @OriginalJohnnyCage
      @OriginalJohnnyCage 4 года назад +9

      Everyone should learn from her

    • @joan_007
      @joan_007 3 года назад +5

      And the boys too!!!
      Every gender should learn from her

  • @20thaprilopinions
    @20thaprilopinions 3 года назад +98

    The interviewer is absolutely incredible and amazing. She's intelligent and friendly

    • @ernestoparis
      @ernestoparis 3 года назад +17

      Unlike the French journalist who asked the absurd question "if there is a bookshelf in Nigeria?".

    • @milaaudaci7288
      @milaaudaci7288 3 года назад +8

      from the sample of the novel about the snow, you can tell that the interviewer is sincerly her reader

    • @tgaorganicfarmstgaorganicf902
      @tgaorganicfarmstgaorganicf902 3 года назад

      @@milaaudaci7288 or someone who did her due research

    • @AminaPhilosophy
      @AminaPhilosophy Месяц назад

      🍪

  • @msw170
    @msw170 5 лет назад +103

    I love her for saying all the things I am thinking on such a grand platform.

  • @jachinwilliams2479
    @jachinwilliams2479 5 лет назад +74

    I Can listen to her speak all day. She articulate her thoughts so well.

    • @bigman7185
      @bigman7185 3 года назад +1

      She is my very own sister, i am very proud of her.

  • @Abobagunwa
    @Abobagunwa 5 лет назад +229

    I see Chimamanda has become more unhinged, less hesitant in the expression of her views. Her body language is more open too. She has grown comfortable with her public persona. Refreshing!

    • @emiliarose18
      @emiliarose18 5 лет назад +33

      @Elétióbad-You must have never followed her.
      By the way, when you used the word "unhinged" do you perhaps mean "unfettered"
      Now to my point
      She has always been open, showed candour and has never bothered with upholding any stereotype.

    • @Abobagunwa
      @Abobagunwa 5 лет назад +13

      Emilia Rose Actually I have always followed her right from the beginning. If you go back to her past videos say... 4yrs back, you will observe that she was more conservative in appearance - makeup, dress style, hair and even in her conversation. She still put forward her ideas, however it was in a less engaging manner and more matter-of-fact back then. Now she is open, unapologetically opinionated, and even uses reckless language like “fuck-you-ness” now 😉. I always knew ‘she didn’t give a damn’ by what she wrote in her books, but in her interviews back then, she appeared careful and a bit hesitant even in her responses.
      Now, Chimamanda “doesn’t give a damn in person too”, and that is the change I see. It is not a criticism though, just an observation of her growth in her journey of being in public eye.

    • @emiliarose18
      @emiliarose18 5 лет назад +18

      @@Abobagunwa I read your comment within the context of you referring to her as "unhinged"
      Please look up the dictionary meaning of the word. You will understand why anybody will see your comment as disparaging.

    • @KiRetteCouture
      @KiRetteCouture 5 лет назад +8

      @@Abobagunwa I think it depends on who interviews her. A lot of journos have simply bored her. But you are right. She seems more relaxed these days.

    • @lesleykramer7207
      @lesleykramer7207 5 лет назад +7

      I don't think "unhinged" means what you think it does

  • @dimimuidowu1696
    @dimimuidowu1696 5 лет назад +164

    She did a brilliant job pronouncing chimamanda

    • @wacundirangu1661
      @wacundirangu1661 5 лет назад +2

      😅😅

    • @manyblessings8008
      @manyblessings8008 5 лет назад +38

      If people mention and spell Schwarzenegger without fumbling then Chimamanda should not be a problem.

    • @dimimuidowu1696
      @dimimuidowu1696 5 лет назад +4

      vivian baidoo you did a brilliant job spelling Schwarz..... too 🙂

    • @manyblessings8008
      @manyblessings8008 5 лет назад

      DIMIMU idowu 😅😅

    • @KiRetteCouture
      @KiRetteCouture 5 лет назад +4

      It's not a difficult name. I'm sure she's fine with Tchaikovsky.

  • @aboveandbeyondfamily
    @aboveandbeyondfamily 5 лет назад +106

    Life doesn't have a "sensitivity screen", we have to live with the harshness of reality each day and it should be reflected in the books we read.

  • @n.m6249
    @n.m6249 2 года назад +11

    I love her honesty, her deep voice, ability to talk about uncomfortable topics, African beauty, she's dripping with class. I love how she lives between Nigeria and US, other people would neglect their African country. She's proud to African.

  • @elky360
    @elky360 5 лет назад +112

    Her hair is everythinggggg and I felt completely vindicated about my thoughts on the workplace when she mentioned “cultural fit”

  • @reyfortea6090
    @reyfortea6090 3 года назад +48

    I so wish this were dubbed in Spanish or subtitled so I could share it with my family. What a deep, thoughtful discussion of race, gender and identity.

    • @Churros1616
      @Churros1616 3 года назад +2

      You can actually translate it. Translations on RUclips can be from the community.

  • @helendiamond5574
    @helendiamond5574 4 года назад +63

    Her diction is crystal clear and lovely. No faking of accent

    • @vinnyn6377
      @vinnyn6377 3 года назад +1

      Why did u emphasize on her accent? American in Africa speak with her accent not Nigerian accent the same with an English visitor in Nigeria. Still u expect her to speak with American accent just because she is in US .
      Her accent is part of her originality.

    • @joan_007
      @joan_007 3 года назад

      Gbam!!!💯

  • @leratomasemola6888
    @leratomasemola6888 5 лет назад +67

    Nigeria 🇳🇬 stand up. 🙌🏾👏🏾🙏🏾. She epitomizes great writing skills in terms of human theory ideology, specifically the notion on feminism and gender politics. She's amazing 😉 she inspires me and so many other woman (and men) that stand for feminism and gender politics.

    • @bigman7185
      @bigman7185 3 года назад

      I beg your pardon, she is Biafran and never Nigerian. She couldn't possibly be. Nigeria is a scam and does not exist anywhere!

    • @nmg1909
      @nmg1909 3 года назад

      @@bigman7185 Did you ask if she supports Biafra ideology?

    • @KomeEmielu
      @KomeEmielu 2 года назад

      @@nmg1909 lol

  • @akuaobourkyerewaa
    @akuaobourkyerewaa 5 лет назад +73

    I think Chimmanda is an insightful author and she executed the interview intellectually, touching on all the salient points on the spheres of race, identity and feminism. Kudos !👏.

  • @lismarcel
    @lismarcel 5 лет назад +47

    She is now in my city and I saw her last night and asked her a question

  • @destinyovbiebo8988
    @destinyovbiebo8988 5 лет назад +51

    She is such a powerful speaker.

  • @a.j.3088
    @a.j.3088 5 лет назад +37

    Chimamanda and Toni Morrison are 2 authors whose work I love and whose interviews I enjoy watching. They are so honest and encourage honesty in story telling.

    • @happylindsay4475
      @happylindsay4475 2 года назад +2

      What I loved about Tonj Morrison's writing is she decentered the gaze of whiteness and white references and told our stories. With beauty, with intelligence, with pathos, nuance, spirituality, care, integrity and above all LOVE. My life became richer after encountering her work.

  • @riotfiftyk5508
    @riotfiftyk5508 3 года назад +11

    The Interviewer is equally brilliant, these two together are priceless to watch, a refreshing package of credit to the female gender and humans everywhere.

  • @princeike9059
    @princeike9059 5 лет назад +23

    i have known her to be bold an optimistic, she makes me feel proud that am an african.

  • @gabriel1rodrigues2
    @gabriel1rodrigues2 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the lesson Chimanda. I learn so much everytime I hear you. Most of your sayings grow deep roots on me. I'm just glad that you exists.

  • @kumbiraigwatidzo5003
    @kumbiraigwatidzo5003 5 лет назад +91

    Love your hair it’s literally glorious!

  • @roisinconn
    @roisinconn 5 лет назад +95

    This is an excellent interview. Feels like a real conversation than an interview. I did have to really concentrate to find the question in what Sacha was saying - loved it on the whole.

  • @FlexNFly
    @FlexNFly 5 лет назад +31

    She speaks and immediately my life changes. She's the last of her breed!

    • @YemiAyodeji
      @YemiAyodeji 4 года назад +5

      we can re create more of her😘

    • @Mosiwomeka
      @Mosiwomeka 4 года назад +2

      @@YemiAyodeji Exactly

    • @FreeIndeed
      @FreeIndeed 4 года назад +1

      Your hair is giving me life.

    • @uzomaedith9627
      @uzomaedith9627 4 года назад +3

      She's not dear, am here

    • @mpdoriscar
      @mpdoriscar 3 года назад +3

      There wil always be another with such caliber and uniqueness as she.

  • @isiomachigbolu1622
    @isiomachigbolu1622 5 лет назад +15

    She is absolutely the best , proud of you Chimamanda, keep it up,bravo

  • @jbeebaz5194
    @jbeebaz5194 5 лет назад +17

    Chimamanda to me is a jewel. Her power of speech, impeccable construction of phrases & her overall articulative deliverery leaves her audiences with clear & concise message as well as points of note in virtually all her conversations both written & verbal.
    She is no doubt gifted & she is putting that gift to great use.
    God blss her & her bby.

  • @oluomaakidi7275
    @oluomaakidi7275 5 лет назад +19

    The way she puts observation into words is amazing

  • @apologistronnie3815
    @apologistronnie3815 5 лет назад +56

    I share your philosophy Chimamanda....especially your aspiration of involving men and women in feminism...I as an African man I would add that for one who knows how it feels to be treated differently on account of colour I ought to make it my life's work to see that no other human is ever treated or ignored on act of gender, color , status, religion or sexual orientation especially under my watch...
    Therefore, on that account I sort of see myself as male feminist and like Martin Luther I dream of an involution where human beings realise that we are all humans and we deserve to be accorded the same treatment irrespective of our other accidents.

    • @a.d.w8385
      @a.d.w8385 5 лет назад +4

      You are an African male feminist? Whaaaaa???.

    • @Rdas1000
      @Rdas1000 4 года назад +6

      Great expression of thought!!!!you have beautifully used words to describe what's in your mind..... respect from India

    • @EF-tb2fm
      @EF-tb2fm 4 года назад +5

      We are HUMAN BEINGS. As a white woman in the U.S. with a Ph.D., I have faced horrific discrimination in the family court system in the U.S. because my ex-husband is a better liar than I am. Civil Rights are for EVERYONE. I advocate for disability rights, but it is the same fight for all those who not are straight, white men. I AM A MOTHER. That does not matter. I lost my children to an abusive monster. The female judge has a documented history of sexism, as her bias for men is appalling.
      That we should all be judged by our character, unfortunately, is still a dream.

    • @EF-tb2fm
      @EF-tb2fm 4 года назад +1

      @ a.d.w. n. Not shock: SUPPORT!

    • @marisabel5500
      @marisabel5500 4 года назад +1

      Well said, everyone should try to do the same

  • @mimiu1905
    @mimiu1905 3 года назад +6

    Her courage and honesty is admirable, she inspires me to be my truest self!

  • @shmoolicious
    @shmoolicious 5 лет назад +50

    What a wonderful person! A joy to listen to!

  • @katureebe
    @katureebe 4 года назад +42

    I relate to her saying she didn't know her race till she moved to the US, I myself didn't think my race was an issue till I moved from Uganda to South Africa, now all of a sudden I am forced to belong.

    • @ihunnawisdom2376
      @ihunnawisdom2376 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @stivellecastel9213
      @stivellecastel9213 3 года назад +1

      I felt the same when I moved to Mauritius.

    • @GamakaEdozie
      @GamakaEdozie 11 месяцев назад

      ​@GloryBetoGod365have you had about south african apartheid

  • @ariamisak8039
    @ariamisak8039 5 лет назад +25

    Beautiful Natural hair!!! Thank you for working and trying to change the stigma around black identity, Africanism, afro hair, skin color etc.. a very intelligent woman!

  • @gracajose6861
    @gracajose6861 3 года назад +8

    This was amazing and the interviewer did a great job, just love seeing women chining like this!

  • @sarahnjeri105
    @sarahnjeri105 5 лет назад +24

    Her parents raised her right 👌

  • @charlesemeka2804
    @charlesemeka2804 5 лет назад +26

    I need more videos of her, I can listen to her speak a whole year

  • @RedHearts178
    @RedHearts178 4 года назад +15

    ugh her voice, the hair, the way she speaks 🥺🥺🥺 I’m sooo obsessed with this woman

  • @justiceerimjunior3949
    @justiceerimjunior3949 5 лет назад +26

    She is too brave to sit there and use such words,were do how strength come from

  • @shysensei2348
    @shysensei2348 3 года назад +10

    She is everything a woman should look up to and she's got gorgeous hair !

    • @islandgirl5382
      @islandgirl5382 3 года назад +1

      She wears it 'proudly'! Unlike many of her African and African American sister's in prominent positions globally. They continue to wear the weaves and wigs. She can step into any room; her hair tucked if in a more Corporate or Regal setting; totally Natural in a relaxed setting as for this interview. Absolutely Gorgeous!

    • @shysensei2348
      @shysensei2348 3 года назад

      @@islandgirl5382 Yes. Her hair is a natural crown. A true melanin Queen.✨

  • @goddess9624
    @goddess9624 5 лет назад +7

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, you are a legend and a gem. 💎
    This was a phenomenal discussion👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
    You are the greatest of all time 👑👑

  • @kwameasimah
    @kwameasimah 3 года назад +9

    Hmm I can listen to this lady the whole day and won’t get bored 😐

  • @bibaolaitan5189
    @bibaolaitan5189 5 лет назад +18

    I just love this woman so much, she agrees with me on one thing being dishonest in your stories to Please ppl is just stupid...

  • @lakeman4101
    @lakeman4101 5 лет назад +22

    Her carriage and candor and charm, make me admire her

  • @fym90
    @fym90 3 года назад +52

    "I want to know how England wrecked Nigera" hahaha I died!

    • @globalismoblackman
      @globalismoblackman 3 года назад +2

      I would like to see Chimamanda Adichie in the debate boxing ring with Caroline Malone on British Imperialism and Colonialism😆🤣😂. Cerebral fireworks gonna kick off 🔥😆🤣😂

    • @jcornwall6228
      @jcornwall6228 3 года назад +1

      How about wrecked everywhere they colonized? She was the most wreckless and brutal of colonial powers and least generous.

    • @josephechebi3912
      @josephechebi3912 2 года назад +3

      @@jcornwall6228 I think France takes the cake on that

  • @obijoseph3669
    @obijoseph3669 5 лет назад +236

    black a glorious color of chocolate.

  • @mamosaconfidenceramaru4643
    @mamosaconfidenceramaru4643 5 лет назад +15

    Her voice is power✊!

  • @Licla
    @Licla 5 лет назад +10

    Igbo kwenu.🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 Naijafrica represent✊🏾 the most beautiful continent.

  • @aphiwemagaya3279
    @aphiwemagaya3279 5 лет назад +30

    OMG! This woman is so brilliant and smart❤❤❤

  • @devikaweerakoon6901
    @devikaweerakoon6901 5 лет назад +13

    Love 💞 you so so much. She never fails to mesmerize me with her beautiful flawless speeches.

  • @jay_onair
    @jay_onair 5 лет назад +9

    Chimamanda is amazing!!! But this interviewer is amazing, those questions!!!

  • @alphabangura8360
    @alphabangura8360 5 лет назад +9

    One of the most important contribution is what the interviewer said about employers can talk about gender because they have daughters and wives. I will suggest that's one of the reasons gender equality is advancing faster than race equality. If I know an ideal will help improve my daughter or my wife's chances then I wouldn't mind giving up some of my previledge. This fact does not always apply to racism. It's this fact that's exercising racist people so much whenever they see White/Black relationships because they know with mixed relationships slowly but surely racial previledge will be extinct.

  • @doreenhove6151
    @doreenhove6151 4 года назад +7

    I love her personality...... She is unapologetic, shez so real

  • @aoifeshanley3744
    @aoifeshanley3744 4 года назад +4

    I adore this woman...so intelligent and sensible. Her views are the answer to the future of our worldview of humanity

  • @Emperorpenguin31
    @Emperorpenguin31 4 года назад +27

    Learning Literature, Identity, Race, Feminism, English Vocabulary, etc. In one video with Chimamanda.💗

  • @ucheesomonu9098
    @ucheesomonu9098 5 лет назад +40

    The Nigerians who think Chimamanda is crazy are crazy

    • @Biobele
      @Biobele 5 лет назад +3

      Please delete your comment

    • @not-even-german4892
      @not-even-german4892 5 лет назад +3

      @@Biobele 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 i'm done

    • @tonalizo
      @tonalizo 5 лет назад

      Hahahaha

    • @uzomaedith9627
      @uzomaedith9627 4 года назад

      Honestly

    • @pomat6211
      @pomat6211 3 года назад

      Louder😂

  • @robertah2353
    @robertah2353 4 года назад +4

    I like what she said about rejecting being nice and likeable. I love her assertiveness

  • @Namanda425
    @Namanda425 4 года назад +7

    Writers don't write to offend, rather they write to express themselves

  • @lexie8516
    @lexie8516 5 лет назад +18

    I love this woman.

  • @leozzzomnom
    @leozzzomnom 5 лет назад +27

    Chimamanda ngozi adichie ❤️

  • @Sr79285
    @Sr79285 5 лет назад +29

    One of the best speakers. I love her Ted talk too. Also, interesting because I live near Dulles. Interesting...

  • @jammehmalick5470
    @jammehmalick5470 5 лет назад +7

    my sister thank God for who you are. my prayer is more wisdom ahead

  • @sumimaind
    @sumimaind 5 лет назад +59

    We need more people like Chimamanda in the world and less people like Trump!

    • @tayosekoni308
      @tayosekoni308 5 лет назад

      Compact right

    • @bloopdaddy
      @bloopdaddy 4 года назад

      @Tetrimas lol

    • @darlinglovesmoi7141
      @darlinglovesmoi7141 4 года назад

      I understand your meaning and example but we don't need to bring one down to raise one up. Hopefully I didn't come off as rude.

  • @joycedeverick6619
    @joycedeverick6619 4 года назад +1

    I have always been proud of who I am ...Chimamanda Adichie just second's that emotion,Thank you for being you.

  • @Lanzascoloradas
    @Lanzascoloradas 3 года назад +2

    I truly admire her perspicacity and wisdom, she is a great inspiration.

  • @noone9472
    @noone9472 9 месяцев назад +1

    When chimamanda talked about hair one thing came to mind, and that’s hair on your body, your legs, your underarms, between your legs, letting it be natural has become a political statement when sometimes you’re just tired of constantly plucking it out. But letting your hair be is so emotionally exhausting in society that I remove it now just as not to have to talk about it or act as if you don’t see the looks

  • @temitopeoketikun1379
    @temitopeoketikun1379 5 лет назад +7

    I LOVE YOU CHIMAMANDA. I honestly really do.

  • @simonaoronsaye3113
    @simonaoronsaye3113 3 года назад +17

    She is becoming a huge role model for me

  • @tayouriri7415
    @tayouriri7415 5 лет назад +9

    Excellent point .."where are the programmes for the men ?"

  • @raomance
    @raomance 5 лет назад +113

    Well the cameraman on the left clearly wasn't prepared for Chimamanda's glorious black hair. 😅

    • @Mosiwomeka
      @Mosiwomeka 4 года назад +4

      😂

    • @darlinglovesmoi7141
      @darlinglovesmoi7141 4 года назад +5

      Honestly my hair to be like that

    • @nnekachukwuka370
      @nnekachukwuka370 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @vickieogb1262
      @vickieogb1262 4 года назад +1

      @@Mosiwomeka you are here, I see you😊.
      I notice your comments on Nigeria RUclipsrs comment session😊

    • @Mosiwomeka
      @Mosiwomeka 4 года назад +1

      @@vickieogb1262 Yes yes yes... Hiiiii

  • @kilenamapenai6127
    @kilenamapenai6127 4 года назад +4

    I admire and adore your work. You have given me strength as a feminist👌
    Thank you. Keep shinning ma'❤

  • @ginaplopper-norton8839
    @ginaplopper-norton8839 11 месяцев назад

    I would literally listen to her read the phone book. I love listening to her talk not just because of the amazing and thoughtful things that she says but her voice itself is so soothing

  • @stevenagy88
    @stevenagy88 5 лет назад +21

    I am normally not a fan of this format or the subject matter, but this is one intelligent and well-spoken human being. I will try picking up one of her books.

    • @HippieSkippy100
      @HippieSkippy100 5 лет назад +2

      No need, just tell yourself you're racist for having an opposing opinion.

    • @stevenagy88
      @stevenagy88 5 лет назад +4

      @@HippieSkippy100 in apparent contrast to you, I prefer reading to talking to myself, as well as an educated and polite exchange of arguments.

    • @dlilwon
      @dlilwon 5 лет назад +1

      Steve Nagy watch her ted talks too. Awe inspiring

  • @pearlclam7946
    @pearlclam7946 5 лет назад +20

    This is brilliant.

  • @nimrodkush8859
    @nimrodkush8859 5 лет назад +4

    My daughter asked me same question dear sister, I love how projects yourself and I hope some day my daughter will be like you.

  • @lilianmganyizi6286
    @lilianmganyizi6286 5 лет назад +28

    This is interesting..she looks amazing and so is she. My chocolate glorious skin sis. Thanks for sharing 😊

  • @anonleeleichner3915
    @anonleeleichner3915 3 года назад +1

    As I am watching this video, I realised that nothing Chimamanda says or does is by accident. Case in point: Out side of her " natural chocolate skin colour" her hair is gloriously au natural , her shoes are flats and her dress looks comfortable... this woman does not have to prove anything to anybody. Take her as she is " storm in the wind". She does not have to beg for a place at the dinner table, she is at the head. Well done!. So very proud to have her represent those of us who have no platforms to share our thoughts I dont believe she would like to be put on a pedestal but, I think she would like to be known as " truth seeker and a truth teller".....!!!!

  • @natly3123
    @natly3123 3 года назад +2

    She speaks the truth “ UNAPOLOGETICALLY “ blunt- 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @ruqayyahcurtis7504
    @ruqayyahcurtis7504 11 месяцев назад

    Takes the Energy from your spirit! That is exactly the feeling!! I love this great woman. My daughters love her so much. She speaks for all humanity! what a gift she is,

  • @rajilee
    @rajilee 4 года назад +4

    I loved every single thing about this whole conversation.

  • @yemio4693
    @yemio4693 5 лет назад +144

    England wrecked Nigeria, England always meddling ...........🤣😂😨

    • @r.i.3073
      @r.i.3073 5 лет назад +2

      Yemi O 😂😂😂

    • @kiwidreams3
      @kiwidreams3 5 лет назад +21

      Yemi O England screwed up many of its “colonial” countries. As USA is screwing up the rest of the world now!

    • @tosinojo7310
      @tosinojo7310 5 лет назад +8

      you should see what france has done..its way worse

    • @7rl1
      @7rl1 4 года назад +2

      Nawa for you, England oh. See your life

    • @rhuonaChanel
      @rhuonaChanel 3 года назад +3

      Now Nigeria wrecks Nigeria.

  • @patrickrobert8156
    @patrickrobert8156 4 года назад +1

    She is my new found Center....I love you. You are writer of our time...Your Authenticity is so Rivetting.

  • @obiapunamichael
    @obiapunamichael 5 лет назад +1

    Chimamanda is a very articulate writer and an eloquent speaker. Her kind is indeed very rare, I have read ALL her books from "purple hibiscus" to "dear ijeawele"

  • @blackabdul6588
    @blackabdul6588 5 лет назад +10

    I love the attention of front seated grandma

    • @manyblessings8008
      @manyblessings8008 5 лет назад

      Ambika Chandel if you’re going to be a racist troll for a living, then you my friend are going to need an education. Go learn how to spell dummy.

  • @shoviamuchirawehondo6021
    @shoviamuchirawehondo6021 3 года назад

    I love this women and how well spoken she is in tackling each question so eloquently.

  • @ThrivewithUzoamaka
    @ThrivewithUzoamaka 5 лет назад +8

    Always important to look at context and intent...

  • @kesteraren4779
    @kesteraren4779 Год назад

    I am contantly amazed by your capacity to engage in discussions on sensitive topics especially in complex environments.

  • @salamatuabdulrahman1256
    @salamatuabdulrahman1256 5 лет назад +9

    So much regards for Chimamanda's attitude towards truth.

  • @hlobisilemngomezulu278
    @hlobisilemngomezulu278 3 года назад +1

    Chimamanda, is the voice we majority women of color need. I live in Germany & I find it’s difficult to fit in some cases, because of how differently we Africans are raised.

  • @me9ha_
    @me9ha_ Год назад

    She answers so smartly, she has charmed me with her way of story telling abd now I am in love with her♡

  • @therealsoigne
    @therealsoigne 4 года назад +12

    I agree with her, that if you are telling a story, you shouldn't need a "sensitivity reader". It removes authenticity from truth and artistic liberty from creative writing.

  • @aphiwemagaya3279
    @aphiwemagaya3279 5 лет назад +17

    I need to read her books

    • @UKLeonie
      @UKLeonie 5 лет назад +2

      You really do,be it ebook/paper or audio. Enjoy the journey.

    • @seyramam6451
      @seyramam6451 5 лет назад

      Fam do cos you're missing out! ;)

  • @hlengiwekhambule1308
    @hlengiwekhambule1308 3 года назад +1

    This woman responses are on a higher level than the questions being asked. Especially the one about when did she realise that she was a girl.