That moment when two women fighting for the same cause are against each other.

opeaceo:
Warrahell??

Doesn't this act of Chim defy all tenets of feminism?? Why give her the permission to use your text when you do not agree with her style??

‘Still, her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the necessity of men'. "necessity of men"

How do you quantify the amount of time you spend on men?

This piece is just...

Oluwayeezy:
In a new interview with Dutch publication de Volkskrant,
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie has commented for the first time on Beyoncé’s
feminism. Beyoncé used fragments of Chimamanda’s TED
Talk “We should all be feminists ” in her song “***Flawless “.
However, Chimamanda says ‘her type of feminism is not
mine, as it is the kind that gives quite a lot of space to the
necessity of men’.
de Volkskrant says in the months following the release of
the song the big question was: what did Adichie, whose
novel Americanah markedly climbed on the bestseller lists,
actually think of this collaboration? This remained unclear,
as in later interviews with the writer Beyoncé was hardly
mentioned, and if she was, it only solicited a benign smile
or ‘no comment’.
Now she has spoken…
Read Excerpts below.
On Beyonce being Lovely
‘In the first place: of course Beyoncé asked permission to
use my texts, and I did give her permission. I think she’s
lovely and I am convinced that she has nothing but the
best intentions. In addition, Beyoncé is a celebrity of the
first order and with this song she has reached many
people who would otherwise probably never have heard
the word feminism, let alone gone out and buy my essay.’
On media attention after the song’s release
‘But I was shocked about how many requests for an
interview I received when that song was released. Literally
every major newspaper in the world wanted to speak with
me about Beyoncé. I felt such a resentment (laughs
loudly). I thought: are books really that unimportant to
you? Another thing I hated was that I read everywhere:
now people finally know her, thanks to Beyoncé, or: she
must be very grateful. I found that disappointing. I thought:
I am a writer and I have been for some time and I refuse
to perform in this charade that is now apparently expected
of me: “Thanks to Beyoncé, my life will never be the same
again.” That’s why it didn’t speak about it much.’
On Beyonce’s style of feminism & her view on Feminism
We women should spend about 20 per cent of our time on
men but otherwise we should also be talking about our
own stuff
Beyoncé was applauded for her ‘coming out’ as a
feminist, but she also received a lot of criticism, such as
that she was only embracing feminism for commercial
reasons and that her sexy outfits and shallow lyrics were
incompatible with feminist ideas. Adichie has this to say:
‘Her style is not my style, but I do find it interesting that
she takes a stand in political and social issues, since a
few years. She portrays a woman who is in charge of her
own destiny, who does her own thing, and she has girl
power. I am very taken with that.’
‘Still, her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind
that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the
necessity of men. I think men are lovely, but I don’t think
that women should relate everything they do to men: did
he hurt me, do I forgive him, did he put a ring on my
finger? We women are so conditioned to relate everything
to men. Put a group of women together and the
conversation will eventually be about men. Put a group of
men together and they will not talk about women at all,
they will just talk about their own stuff. We women should
spend about 20 per cent of our time on men, because it’s
fun, but otherwise we should also be talking about our
own stuff.’