This is definitely one of my best time well spent this year!
So glad I saw this video by one of Nigerians brightest.

Chimamanda Adichie (who I think takes on Chinua Achebe`s shoes) talks on the danger of a single story.

She went on to elaborate in the context of seeing beyond the assumptions we make about people or groups based on the labels they come with, hence the "single story" idea. This comes into play on how each region sees others, eg Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa, etc,

Without going into details, we all know the narrow conditioning we grew up with to form stereotypes, and this we do without first learning the complete story. You know the problem with stereotypes is not that they are completely baseless, but that they are incomplete. It promotes just one aspect of the people concerned, and that aspect is mostly misinformed and filled with one sided view and negativity.

Why am posting this is because when a country is diverse like Nigeria, this single story illness becomes something more, you get cultural stereotypes that is so insulting. Now we're living with the consequences of this confusion every day. Ibo man this, Yoruba woman that, and Hausa this! So vexing! This is a portrayal of our own conditioning by narrow perspectives on reality, so now, my fellow brothers and sisters engages in E-fights ( using cultural stereotypes as weapons!) on this very forum like no mans business

This is a completely wrong thing to do whether or not people realize it. In order to demonize any group of people, all you need to do is see them as one thing and that stinks. A very nice looking brouhaha if you ask me.

Please see the video, and reflect ...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg


""Philosophers have long observed that our reality — our “truth” — is strongly influenced (if not outright determined) by one’s perspective or point of view.""

she was featured in beyonce lastest album.....great speech

am so feeling her right now, her book - Americanah, has been named by the BBC as the top book of 2013.
cool!

cool

Doesnt seem like anyone took her seriously since nothing has changed and the single story amebos are as active as ever.