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Shugavee:
i know u r still in a university n i guess ur school would hv the department of literature there!! Do me a favour n ask them if purple hibiscus is a feminist novel!! N see their response

Sweetheart, if it's a feminist book, I should see it here.

Shugavee:
Just check please!! U ladies really need to stop insulting others just to seem intelligent to others!!

Please, we know how goggle works.
You went to type as a feminist novel..
The book is not a feminist book biko.

Shugavee:
lol so there was no woman maltreatment in that book??, chiamanda brought two families, that of Mr Eugene n anuty ufeoma!! To depict a home operated by a man n a woman, how Kimbili and jaja changed after going to anuty ifeomas house!! Kimbili is the main character, so making a lady the protagonist already makes its feminist book!!!! Most feminist writers reacted to the fact women are hardly made the protagonist in africian books!!! Eugene was made the antagonist!! Just Google feminism in purple hibiscus!

I really don't understand where you get your ideologies from. I'm writing a book and the protagonist is a woman but it's not a feminist book. Have you read half of a yellow sun? The protagonist is a woman too and is it a feminist book? So any book where a woman is the protagonist is a feminist book? You're drunk in the redefinition on feminism.


And no, women were maltreated in the book, men were too. Jaja and papa nnukwu were maltreated by Mr Eugene. Mr Ade Coker was maltreated too or are you going to ignore it?

You're so into feminism that you think Chimamanda brought the two families to prove how a man and a woman operate homes. Mr Eugene was a good man, the only snag there was his religious fanatism. Chimamanda wanted us to know how the children would've been if he wasn't that way. She wanted us to understand that a different environment would totally change the children and their beliefs.
Please I want you to note that, it wasn't because of a woman operated aunty Ifeoma's house that changed Kambili and Jaja, it was all about the religion bigotry. It was the new environment and meeting people with different mentalities like the priest, Amaka, Obiora and Chima. A different environment free from religious fanatics changed them.

Chikita66:
Seriously that babe need to package her ignorance, I did literature in secondary school, so that novel was well explained by my teacher, its main focus is on religious extremists and fanatics.

Exactly sis. I even have the pdf on my phone and I read the book again early this year. It centers on colonialism, religion bigotry, domestic violence and the Nigerian government. I was also a literature student. It had nothing to do with feminism at all, it's more of domestic violence than feminism. Because Mr Eugene didn't punish his wife and Kambili alone, he also punished Jaja. So how is that unfairness to the women alone? Even his father wasn't left out of his religious fanaticism.

greiboy:
Please anyone with the extract of that purple hibiscus book should please help a nigga with it

I need it to troll someone

I've the pdf on my phone, I'll send it to you through whatsapp.

Chikita66:
I also read that purple hibiscus in secondary school, and I assure that book is not a feminist book, in as much as it is written by a feminist. Get your fact right.

I don't feel like arguing that why I didn't quote her on that. I read purple hibiscus in secondary school too. And it's main theme was about religion bigotry.

Rip baby girl, your legacy lives on.

Lalas247:
Me too just woke up to feed then it’s back to bed ..didn’t eat much last night so woke up hungry

Lord forgive me sha ...

Your love for food I love food too lol.

Okay sis, Lord Jesus, forgive us.

Lalas247:
I’m loving this your greeting lol I receive it IJN ...morning dear hope you slept well

Amen.
I slept well, trust you slept well too? I wan sleep part two sef.

Lalas247:
yes was busy o .. then got really I'll for few weeks but back to good health now ..
life and its curve balls aye..

Awwn sorry sis.
I'm glad you're better now. Goodmoney.

Lirqur:
makydebbie Believe me woman,i never ass lick. I like people who are blunt with the truth. You malady spoke brutal truth on here. I cringe when women fight on gender wars. I am a man and i support feminism 200%, because i have long realized, that most women who think they need feminism to feel in charge, don't know what they have. Most women don't know how powerful they are. I swear if half of the world women understood half, just half the power of Eve, no woman on earth will ever chant feminism.

But i see how much you realize, we both can't do without each other. It's the feeling of wanting to out do the other that cripples most people. I want a copy of your brain in my future wify . I repeat, women don't know how powerful they are, i swear! and it makes me happy they want equality so bad. The brutal form of equality they so want really doesnt favour women, but i like that most of them want that. The thing is just that they claim they want feminism but stylishly push for dominance. My prayer still remains that women continue to not realize how powerful they are. But i see you gat some of the women wisdom, i just wish you'd join their team.

Thanks dear.

WORDWORLD:
makydebbie please you need not to give yourself a label 'nonfeminist'. Remain human and humane fighting for justice and peace by persuasion in the most rational way and with unbounded compassion.

Awwn sure.
I don't even like the tags, I just wanted to explain that I'm not anti-feminist.

Lalas247:
I'm great dear, how have you been ?

Been okay, is it just me or you've been scarce? Hope all is well.

Lalas247:
Hillary defeat ... had absolutely. nothing to with gender.
trump won because of the system ... if you are smart as u try to portray you will know he won majority vote .. its just cause trump won the main states


also

you idea on fem wtever is so flawed have shown this thread to few ppl here and it makes me so ashamed my people reason like this

makydebbie and Ruthdaniels so far are the only ones who understand it
y'all take English terms and useless it .. so sad

Lala, it's been a while. How are you?

Shugavee:
it made sense from that perspective!!!

Thank you.

Shugavee:
that's not true!!! Not all feminist!!! I believe feminism is beneficial to both male n female but then women still suffer more in the society. Even With ur points, u r advocating feminism please read up individualist feminism!!!

But most feminists.
No dear, I wasn't advocating anything. I just wanted Amara to understand that even men are discriminated. It cuts across all genders.

Amarabae:
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Pass me that drink na.

donstan18:
I LOVE you

JONNYSPUTE:
...I have gone through all your comments on this thread and all I can say is Respect to you. With this mindset,God will surely take you to a higher place and your heart desires,he shall grant you. Keep speaking the truth.

Thank you sir.
Amen.

Cadec007:
what a shocker! A woman on NL who is anti-feminist?...i admire ur courage and effort used to share the truth....most feminist on NL are just disgruntled beings who vent their anger on the opposite sèx.....thank u ma u have said it all.

I'm a nonfeminist.
Thanks for the compliment dear.

Ladyhippolyta88:
No I don't go with that I enjoy the romance section to look for trouble.On a serious note I don't buy radical feminism no one is forcing anyone to be a feminist.I agree with your earlier post that one must not be a feminist to empwer women.Some women do not even like to be called a feminist because of some negative connotations some radicals have done with the name.Personally and frankly speaking I would never support a woman who is not qualified to be given some special privileges because of gender work for what you want and when you earn it no one can question you and if they do you can take them to court.I believe I am egalitarian in a way.

That's very cool dear, I concur.

Ladyhippolyta88:
I want to go back to politics section but let me add this we live in a prejudiced world that is why we have discrimination of different forms.

Yea, you're right dear. But feminists makes it seem like it's only women that are being punished.

greiboy:
Sure, anything for you

Thanks darl.

Lsofdk:
[color=teal]Too much sense in one piece [/color]

Abi na.

Ladyhippolyta88:
Lovely very true.

Harshirama:
You've made so much sense ma'am. Another example is when a lady falsely accuses a man of rape. Most people would actually believe the lady's story just because she's female. Isn't this discrimination too

I'm not ma'am oh.

I sincerely forgot to add this, and domestic violence too. Most times, women are heard alone. People won't even hear the guy's side before judgments. That's discrimination against men too.

greiboy:
You must do jare

I will have amala and ewedu prepared for you to feast on once you are done

Awwn. My mumu button oh. Shey gbegiri dey inside?

Harshirama:
True,but most of these feminists go overboard at times or use the wrong approach

Yea, I agree.

Harshirama:
True,but you should agree that many of these feminists go overboard at times. For instance in the US where they asked for the right to walk topless like men. The protest was fun to watch though.
To conclude, I like how you reason.

Lol, radical feminists. I usually ignore them.
Thanks sir.

greiboy:
Sure, you have a very solid argument, you don't need any further explanation, until she can counter you with any reasonable logic.

I'm not even doing again.

Amarabae:
The gender war you see in the world are most times caused by people who are against a gender free proposal and also people who see women as inferior.

Erhm, let's use nairaland as example. The reason why most of us don't take the nairaland idea of feminism is because of most of the feminist's double standards and their reasons for being a feminist. Some just like the tag lol which I find funny, some are sad and angry, some are heartbroken and just hate men. Some will go to a thread to say they can't date a guy who won't pay their bills and shout feminism again. I'm here like, you can't eat your cake and have it. Most of your ideologies are flawed. That's not what feminism is about.

In this modern age, there are men who still can't trust a woman with a certain position in the society,
One of the things that caused Hillary Clinton to lose is her gender, many simple can't trust a woman heading America despite her qualifications ,
When some feminists rise up to challenge such, it may erupt into a gender war.

But you know in this life, not everyone would agree to your point of view or beliefs? It's because it is new in the system. You can't say that about the Queen of England. You can't shout feminism today and expect it to be in full effect tomorrow. And when you all feminists are divided in your beliefs and have different reasons for being feminists, sweetheart, you can't achieve your goal. Hilary was involved in scandals tho.

Another example is in place of work.
Despite the fact that we women are far more populated than men in the nursing career, yet check many nursing associations, you will see men heading it.
Am sure as a teacher you are, female teachers are more populated than men teachers, but who always head a teachers association?

If a private hospital is founded by a woman, I'm sure she'll be allowed to head it with or without feminism, it's her thing.

Talking about my job, in the daycare or nursery section, you know men are not allowed most times to be there. There was a time a male teacher went there to assist, a parent saw the teacher dressing up her daughter and she was mad because it's a 'woman's job'. But we're talking about feminism and gender equality. That's discrimination against men in my opinion. There's nothing like 'men and women's job' when you're talking about feminism. But will you feel comfortable with a male taking care of your female baby? Most parents don't like it. And ma'am, you've to agree with me there are schools that women head them because it's their school. They founded it, same with men. I don't see much unfairness because people consider men more.

Do you know that up till now many men don't believe in a female doctor?
I see how patients look at them because in their mindset, there is a gender based sentiments in there,
They will be like "we want to see the real doctor " (who should be a man in their mind)

The world system is shaped to favour men ,
Not that those men are not qualified but feminism ask for equality and a removal of sentiments against women empowerment.

But well, I think most of us prefer female doctors and nurses to males. Most men don't like the fact that a man would help their wives deliver. They prefer midwives. Isn't that discrimination against men?
I'm just being a realist but I won't deny there are discriminations against men and women.
Please don't let me type plenty again, my battery don low sef.

greiboy:
Don't waste your time trying to have a logical argument with oriaku feminist.

I am sure countless people must have countered her false ideology in the past, but her pride and lack of abilities to argue logically beyond her village square was touching on her abilities to comprehend the message.

This table you're shaking..

She said people have different ideologies about it but they still have a common goal. I've decided to stop arguing about this thing here lol, I'll rather argue with you in person.

highqueen:
wonderful!!!

Harshirama:
Well said,however you should note there is a difference between equity and equality. Equality would mean sending for example sending both men and women to face boko haram and Isis or some other hard jobs while equity would make sure both genders are serve gender-appropriate roles but with the same rights

I'm aware of that sir. I'm just trying to correct the notion that men don't need women and vice versa. There are some occupations where gender equality cannot work, and equity would be the best. It's all about, justice, impartiality and fairness. One of the reasons why real feminists are fighting for feminism is because equity sometimes is not practiced too. So they feel cheated I guess.