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Work InformationWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2014)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Review soon. ( ) Huh, I honestly thought this was a full book. Apparantly it was a TED talk? Anyway, Adichie uses refreshingly direct language and really cuts into the heart of the matter. I haven't read anything else by her yet so I don't know if this is an affectation to make her essay more accessible or if this is her natural style. If it's the latter then I'll bump [b:Americanah|15796700|Americanah|Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356654499s/15796700.jpg|21519538] to the top of my to reads list. I agreed with much that the author said here, and it was written simply enough, and is short enough, that I think this is very accessible reading on the topic. I enjoyed seeing the Nigerian perspective. However, stereotypes exist for a reason, and not all feminists or anti-feminists are so balanced in their views as the author is. There were also a few times she'd say something like, "Women deal with xyz, but men don't," and left no room for a variety of experiences, which contradicted her opening and closing ideas. The part about women being viewed as inherently guilty in comparison to men definitely rang true, though, as I see this attitude a lot in the United States. "...they have been raised to expect so little of men that the idea of men as savage beings with no self-control is somehow acceptable." p 33 I think this could be a good discussion starter for groups. no reviews | add a review
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In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now -- and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists. No library descriptions found. |
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