Feminist Quotes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

14 Feminist quotes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s fourteen brief reflections pack a punch, distilling complex ideas into memorable phrasing. They serve as a handy primer for anyone wanting a taste of her eloquent advocacy.

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Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the…

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I’m very feminist in the way I look at the world, and that worldview must somehow be part of my work.

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“That a woman claims not to be feminist does not diminish the necessity of feminism. If anything, it makes us see the…

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“Being a feminist is like being pregnant. You either are or you are not. You either believe in the full equality of…

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Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.

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At some point I was a HappyAfricanFeminist who does not hate men. And who likes lip gloss and who wears high heels…

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I think the history of western feminism is one that is fraught with racism, and I think it's important to acknowledge that…

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“The second tool is a question: Can you reverse X and get the same results? ... If the answer is yes, then…

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Some people ask, 'Why the word 'feminist'? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?'…

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Culture does not make people - people make culture. So if it is in fact true that the full humanity of women…

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“Because human beings lived then in a world in which physical strength was the most important attribute for survival; the physically stronger…

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Some people ask: "Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?"…

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“Some people ask: “Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?”…

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I think it's important to humanize history; fiction can help us remember. A lot of books I've read in the past have…

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“What I’ve noticed being here is that many English people are in awe of America but also deeply resent it,” Obinze added. “Perfectly true,”…

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If you followed the media you'd think that everybody in Africa was starving to death, and that's not the case; so it's important to…

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“Because human beings lived then in a world in which physical strength was the most important attribute for survival; the physically stronger person was…

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To return to the books of my childhood is to yield to the strain of nostalgia that is curious about the self I once…

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I think white women need to wake up and say, 'Not all women are white,' three times in front of the mirror.

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We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are. If we have sons, we don't mind knowing about…

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“Alexa, and the other guests, and perhaps even Georgina, all understood the fleeing from war, from the kind of poverty that crushed human souls,…

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“I discovered race in America and it fascinated me.”

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“It was not as if he did not know what living in Lagos could do to a woman married to a young and wealthy…

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“They have the kinds of things we can eat.' An unease crept up on Ifemelu. She was comfortable here, and she wished she were…

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If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people do not…

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“But race is not biology; race is sociology. Race is not genotype; race is phenotype. Race matters because of racism. And racism is absurd…

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I like the U.S. and feel gratitude towards it.

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I’m very feminist in the way I look at the world, and that worldview must somehow be part of my work.

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Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender…

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