Acclaimed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has described United States First Lady, Melania Trump as racist.

Adichie made the statement in a recent interview with international magazine, Esquire UK where she talked about her stance on feminism, Melania Trump’s visit to Africa and racism.

When asked if she thought Melania Trump was racist, she answered in the positive with reference to Melania’s recent visit to Africa.

She said: “Had you asked me this question yesterday, I would have said ‘yes’ and my evidence would be that she supported her husband when he was being incredibly racist to Barack Obama.
“But I just watched an interview that she gave and I was just appalled by it. She sort of stepped out of a colonial 1750 guidebook about how to be in Africa.
“There’s a pith helmet and then I am thinking maybe this is supposed to be ironic? Maybe it is a critique of colonialism.
“She really thought this is what you do when you go to Africa and it says something about someone who is so removed from reality,” Adichie said.
Adichie went on to reference a jacket Melania wore to one of the US children immigration camps which read “I really don’t care: Do you?” and caused a media frenzy.
She said, “And I remember when the media made a lot of noise about that jacket. I remember actually kind of being on her side when all that noise was happening.
“I thought – she doesn’t know, she couldn’t possibly do this knowingly. She did, so the answer to your question is ‘yes’. I think she is racist,” Adichie said.
When asked why she passionately fights for feminism and not racism despite being black, Adichie stated that she always finds the need to make a case for feminism.
She said, “In my own personal space, the people I love, my family and friends all get race. So I have never with them had to make a case for why something was racist.
“So I am with my circle of friends and something happens to do with blackness and immediately, we all get it.
“But with gender, I find that with the people I love, I am constantly being expected to make the case – the ways in which women are reduced.
“And it gets emotionally exhausting because I don’t feel that I have the kind of effortless support that I have when I talk about race,” Adichie said.
Adichie, an award winning writer, has constantly used her voice and books to advocate for equal opportunities for men and women.
Adichie trended in April when she said she was upset that the Twitter bio of former US presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, began with ‘wife’ despite her numerous achievements.
NAN reports that Adichie’s feminism campaign has been a pivotal crux of her writing as her characters centre around powerful women who are usually dwarfed by the patriarchal system in their environments.
Her TedX talk ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ was sampled on American singer Beyonce’s hit song ‘Flawless’ and was also part of Beyonce’s performance routine at 2018 Coachella.
In 2017, Adichie released a small book titled – ‘Dear Ijeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions’.

https://www.akelicious.net/2018/10/chimamanda-adichie-calls-melania-trump.html

Confused lady. Why isn't talking about the misrule and poverty in her home state? Always seeking for attention, even while having the microphone on stage. Africans must first solve their problems before talking about other people's problems.

Why Melania won't be a racist when her husband was
Don't you know it's the same blood runs through them

atiku4President:
Confused lady. Why isn't talking about the misrule and poverty in her home state? Always seeking for attention, even while having the microphone on stage. Africans must first solve their problems before talking about other people's problems.

I agree with you. But she is playing the global hypocrisy game very well. I don't blame her. That is how to get the awards.

Tips are:

*Appear very liberal and voice in support of inclusive policies.
* Support feminism and LGBT rights.
* Keep eye on racism and scream loud when something look remotely connected to it.
*Condemn third world leaders.
* Sound politically correct.

There you go

This lady needs to take a chill-pill. O gini di?

She only likes being African outside Africa
She likes Africa so much yet she married a white.
Is her daughter bearing an African name?
Is she speaking Igbo?
Does she live in the Africa she “loves” so much?
How many days in a year does she come around sef.

She is gradually and consistently “de-Africanizing” her generation yet she claims she loves Africa so much.

Same way with her “feminism” mantra. She does everything differently from what she's preaching

If they don't like you, or if you don't like them, get your black arz out of there and come back! I don't really like this idea of constantly antagonizing the people you live with.

Modified: All these peeps quoting me about Chimanada's husband being from Edo State - Edo by ancestory, American by nature, abi? Odiegwu! Madam should come and be fighting bad governance, embezzelmemt, corruption here, that's the one that concerns us all.

Her being a racist has no impact on Nigeria Economy

We are all racist!




I always want the black man to win a boxing match no matter how good the white man is

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Taaaaa

No way


The Donald Trump that saved our dilector and personal savior from the hands of the zoo army can't be associated with anyone that is a racist.


Afonja propaganda !

Osi gini?

Her best book that I enjoyed:
Half of a yellow sun!....
Any Igbo person that hasn't read that book needs to

atiku4President:
Confused lady. Why isn't talking about the misrule and poverty in her home state? Always seeking for attention, even while having the microphone on stage. Africans must first solve their problems before talking about other people's problems.

True. She knows that if she does, Nigerians will unearth that her Buhari-supporting-Piece which she did on New YorK Times and remind her that she’s a Buharist. For an intellectual, that’s one of the worst possible slur you can get.

This can only happen in America try this to aisha buhari sorry for you

Trump,please send her back here let her come and enjoy what we are enjoying here.......talk talk
She is so vulgar and loose in talking,haba.....Are you the only writer in the whole of the US?If this one wins Nobel Prize,even Pope won't be spared..........so insensitive in talking......
Your country,we have worse than racism here......perhaps you can use your position infuse one or two here,everyday it's something diversionary........ mtcheww

Melanie can't be a racist nau...isn't she part of the race people diss too? Biko Chiamanda...be guided

And what has she said about her fatherland?
misplaced attention

She is a racist and you are a Confused feminist

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Learn how to read. She was asked questions which she answered.

When asked if she thought Melania Trump was racist, she answered in the positive with reference to Melania’s recent visit to Africa.

When asked why she passionately fights for feminism and not racism despite being black, Adichie stated that she always finds the need to make a case for feminism.

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atiku4President:
Confused lady. Why isn't talking about the misrule and poverty in her home state? Always seeking for attention, even while having the microphone on stage. Africans must first solve their problems before talking about other people's problems.

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atiku4President:
Confused lady. Why isn't talking about the misrule and poverty in her home state? Always seeking for attention, even while having the microphone on stage. Africans must first solve their problems before talking about other people's problems.

That's how you jump into conclusions without reading the post. It was an interview and she answered the questions she was asked.

I don't like her. No real man or good person does things to reduce women. If you as a woman feels do, then, maybe you're really low mentally.

dg

cooldipo:
We are all racist!




I always want the black man to win a boxing match no matter how good the white man is

God bless you brother