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Throwback:
Very typical mindset of clansmen.

Truth hurts.

Magichand:
Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has expressed how saddened she felt about the backlash her question to Hillary Clinton, an American politician, generated on social media, particularly among Nigerians.

Speaking to a group of young Nigerians during a hangout session in Lagos on Saturday, Adichie said she was surprised about the reaction the question generated, noting that it made her sad seeing her parents read horrible things Nigerians said about her. In an interview with Hilary Clinton, the author, whose work has gained recognition, including winning the Orange Prize award, asked the female politician why she had described herself first as a ‘wife’ before other things on her social media bio.

This question, which Adichie said she considered harmless, brought backlash from Nigerians, including celebrities, many of which were premised on the notion that the reference in her question was a negative example for thousands of Nigerian women who follow the author religiously.

Adiche said she felt sad seeing her parents read the negative comments thrown at her. “watching my mother, I felt close to tears,” she said. Adichie, whose clapback at a French journalist who had asked her if there were libraries in Nigeria warmed her to the hearts of many, said the episode made her begin to rethink how she felt about Nigeria.

When I got back to Lagos and there is just all of this noise and apparently it’s just all of ugliness, people said to me: 'they are writing public letters to you. They said you are a demon; that you want to break up marriages, all kinds of things. I felt. Let me be honest, that is the first time I really started to rethink how I felt about Nigeria.

I have never done that before. Until then, I had been a very dutiful daughter of Nigeria and I am still at that phase where I am thinking about how I really, really feel about Nigeria.”

https://zenithnaija.com/i-nearly-cried-when-i-saw-my-mother-read-comments-about-me-online-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-2/

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YouareaBITCH:
Hatred has blinded ur eyes
We don't like what she preaches, but for a lady without makeup and no serious hair dos ..she's okay.

Forget about her looks thats irrelevant on the topic...she might be ugly or pretty or whateva , it doesnt matter

What she preach actually, can u tell me one thing she said that is bad.
Or u just follow the crowd becoz the said so?
U are Nigerians can't stop being dumb

Magichand:
Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has expressed how saddened she felt about the backlash her question to Hillary Clinton, an American politician, generated on social media, particularly among Nigerians.

Speaking to a group of young Nigerians during a hangout session in Lagos on Saturday, Adichie said she was surprised about the reaction the question generated, noting that it made her sad seeing her parents read horrible things Nigerians said about her. In an interview with Hilary Clinton, the author, whose work has gained recognition, including winning the Orange Prize award, asked the female politician why she had described herself first as a ‘wife’ before other things on her social media bio.

This question, which Adichie said she considered harmless, brought backlash from Nigerians, including celebrities, many of which were premised on the notion that the reference in her question was a negative example for thousands of Nigerian women who follow the author religiously.

Adiche said she felt sad seeing her parents read the negative comments thrown at her. “watching my mother, I felt close to tears,” she said. Adichie, whose clapback at a French journalist who had asked her if there were libraries in Nigeria warmed her to the hearts of many, said the episode made her begin to rethink how she felt about Nigeria.

When I got back to Lagos and there is just all of this noise and apparently it’s just all of ugliness, people said to me: 'they are writing public letters to you. They said you are a demon; that you want to break up marriages, all kinds of things. I felt. Let me be honest, that is the first time I really started to rethink how I felt about Nigeria.

I have never done that before. Until then, I had been a very dutiful daughter of Nigeria and I am still at that phase where I am thinking about how I really, really feel about Nigeria.”


She however explained she had asked the question for political reasons. She said: “quite frankly, the reason I asked that is that it was a political thing, particularly in the contest of Hilary Clinton a woman who had to change her name and take her husband’s name because people would not vote for her husband if she had kept her name.

A woman that for many Americans they still need to see a woman in domestic terms before they can concede a little power to her politically. We don’t think that of men.”

More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/i-nearly-cried-when-i-saw-my-mother-read-comments-about-me-online-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-2/

Tell her say "matter wey dey naija now pass this useless feminist thing"

Sarkin:
what kind of soul are you?
Do you have to drag tribe to this?
Is this paranoia?

I just said the truth u people dont wana hear.
Stop pretending already.. We know they kind of country we are living it.

Nightmareo07:
TO EVERY IGBOS and other good thinking people.
I feel so sad reading this
They want to break this woman down by all means.
I think all IGBOS online should wise up and protect this woman.
Chimmamnda Adichie is a proud igbo woman who has put Nigeria and especially igbos on the world map , with her achievements.. But what does she get in return.
BASHING INSULTS, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF THINGS SHE DIDNT SAY.. NAME CALLING AND AND ALL SORTS.
They change the real meaning of FEMINIST to suit themselves just to pull this amazing woman down.

igbos be wise and protect ur daughter, some people are jealous..
If chimamanda were their daughter they would have hyped her to heigh heavens.
FELA WAS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE INTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YET THEY HYPED HIM TO THE EXTENT NO1 REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DIRTY SIDES ANYMORE

IGBOS BE WISE AND DONT LET THESE PEOPLE OUTSMART U IN MIND GAMES..
STOP LETTING THEM DICTATE FOR U.

IGBOS BE WISE,!!..IGBOS BE WISE!!!.. IGBOS BE WISE.!!!!

fela wasn't a bad example 2d entertainment industry. If that's ur position, then u obviously no nothing about music. Fela was d creator of his own brand of music, afro beat music yet u say he was overhyped. U obviously don't no what it is 2 identify a key on a keyboard how much understand music in general.

For u 2 say fela was hyped is that u no nothing of felas fight against d military govts since 1977 during d obasanjo regime up 2d late 1980s, with d babangida administration.

What's ur basis 4 comparing chimaMANda & fela? Did they fight d same battles? ChimaMANda is in d US flexing. Do u no how many times fela slept in military prisons? Do u no his mother was killed by d military? Y bring fela into this conversation? Pls make a bit if research about fela if u weren't born as at d time he walked this earth and stop ur displaying ur tribalistic myopism.

Nobody is dragging feminism with chimaMANda. She is d one trying so hard 2 prove 2d world that she is a feminist and in doing so she forgot were she came from. If u say u are an Igbo man, then u should understand what happens when a person decides 2 forget his/her roots

Xander85:
You're free to believe whatever you want, but there are many successful Igbo women some on here hate for the mere fact they're Igbo!

They feel deriding them and bringing them down a peg or two will rile up Igbos protective of their accomplished sisters, and this is enough reason for them to have a go!

U are smart!

lexy2014:
fela wasn't a bad example 2d entertainment industry. If that's ur position, then u obviously no nothing about music. Fela was d creator of his own brand of music, afro beat music yet u say he was overhyped. U obviously don't no what it is 2 identify a key on a keyboard how much understand music in general.

For u 2 say fela was hyped is that u no nothing of felas fight myopism.litary govts since 1977 during d obasanjo regime up 2d late 1980s, with d babangida administration.

What's ur basis 4 comparing chimaMANda & fela? Did they fight d same battles? ChimaMANda is in d US flexing. Do u no how many times fela slept in military prisons? Do u no his mother was killed by d military? Y bring fela into this conversation? Pls make a bit if research about fela if u weren't as at d time he walked this earth and stop ur displaying ur tribalistic myopism.

Nobody is dragging with chimaMANda. She is d one trying so hard 2 prove 2d world that she is a feminist and in doing so she forgot were she came from. If u say u are an Igbo man, then u should understand what happens when a person decides 2 forget his/her roots

I'm not comparing them. Read my post again u will understand my point.
And to tell u there truth FELA WAS A VERY BAD EXAMPLE.. he taught most of our young musicians they way they follow now.
From smoking week on stage to, having sex with women on stage and handling them.
Plus other dirty things.
To the extent ur people hyped him and have a FELA SHRINE in his name.. Where they continue all the atrocities he left and die

Nightmareo07:
TO EVERY IGBOS and other good thinking people.
I feel so sad reading this
They want to break this woman down by all means.
I think all IGBOS online should wise up and protect this woman.
Chimmamnda Adichie is a proud igbo woman who has put Nigeria and especially igbos on the world map , with her achievements.. But what does she get in return.
BASHING INSULTS, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF THINGS SHE DIDNT SAY.. NAME CALLING AND AND ALL SORTS.
They change the real meaning of FEMINIST to suit themselves just to pull this amazing woman down.

igbos be wise and protect ur daughter, some people are jealous..
If chimamanda were their daughter they would have hyped her to heigh heavens.
FELA WAS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE INTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YET THEY HYPED HIM TO THE EXTENT NO1 REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DIRTY SIDES ANYMORE

IGBOS BE WISE AND DONT LET THESE PEOPLE OUTSMART U IN MIND GAMES..
STOP LETTING THEM DICTATE FOR U.

IGBOS BE WISE,!!..IGBOS BE WISE!!!.. IGBOS BE WISE.!!!!

You are just being tribalistic.

Where in her post suggests that all those that criticized her were non-Igbos? I don't know why you people continue to show your sickening tribalism in every issue. So people cannot begrudge Chimamanda again simply because she is Igbo? Was Dora Akinyuli not widely celebrated in Nigeria? Was Flora Nwapa not widely celebrated?

Nightmareo07:
I'm not comparing them. Read my post again u will understand my point.
And to tell u there truth FELA WAS A VERY BAD EXAMPLE.. he taught most of our young musicians they way they follow now.
From smoking week on stage to, having sex with women on stage and handling them.
Plus other dirty things.
To the extent ur people hyped him and have a FELA SHRINE in his name.. Where they continue all the atrocities he left and die

u obviously are speaking like a very ignorant person. Who are my people? Do u even no what part of d country I come from? U c how tribaliatic u are? Did u go 2 fela shrine and u saw people committing atrocities there? Wasn't it d same fela shrine that Emmanuel macron visited recently? Is it yoruba people that asked macron to visit fela shrine? How many Nigerian musicians have u seen smoking weed on stage? Pls name one. When u say fela "taught", u are saying they were under his tutelage. He supervised&gave them instructions as to what to do and not do. D 3 musicians that were closest 2 fela, are femi, Seun&Dede. As close as they were 2 fela, how many times have u seen them doing d so called bad things u say fela did?

Nightmareo07:
I'm not comparing them. Read my post again u will understand my point.
And to tell u there truth FELA WAS A VERY BAD EXAMPLE.. he taught most of our young musicians they way they follow now.
From smoking week on stage to, having sex with women on stage and handling them.
Plus other dirty things.
To the extent ur people hyped him and have a FELA SHRINE in his name.. Where they continue all the atrocities he left and die

if u aren't comparing them, what has fela got 2do with d discussion? What has fela got 2do with chimaMANdas travails?

But Chimamanda should know that generally speaking, the average Nigerian is very toxic. If she wants to live long, she needs to stay away from Nigerians and focus on mingling with people who come from less toxic and misogynist cultures. Anyway, Chimamanda will learn.

dasparrow:
But Chimamanda should know that generally speaking, the average Nigerian is very toxic. If she wants to live long, she needs to stay away from Nigerians and focus on mingling with people who come from less toxic and misogynist cultures. Anyway, Chimamanda will learn.

what makes u think chimaMANda herself isn't toxic?

Honestly, you have no right to question Hilary's 'WIFE' Bio. that was feminism taken too far. You lost my respect ever since.

Nightmareo07:
I'm not comparing them. Read my post again u will understand my point.
And to tell u there truth FELA WAS A VERY BAD EXAMPLE.. he taught most of our young musicians they way they follow now.
From smoking week on stage to, having sex with women on stage and handling them.
Plus other dirty things.
To the extent ur people hyped him and have a FELA SHRINE in his name.. Where they continue all the atrocities he left and die

lolz! You see this is why sentiment is bad, if you are saying all these about fela then I doubt you have read Chimamanda's books, e.g That Thing Around Your Neck. You better go and read it, I loved this woman's style of writing after Purple Habiscus but I wondered what she was teaching us in her other books, silent homosexual stories, she is trying to please an American audience while trying to be all Nigerian, I am not even a Christian and I found somethings in that book offending on behalf of Christians... I don't get this lady, I dnt even think she gets herself either. Let her remain in her Emelika! You are not speaking from a balanced place. Forget the fact she is Igbo.

lexy2014:
what makes u think chimaMANda herself isn't toxic?

Ask them o! Like I said many whether for or against her haven't even read her book! Trying to sell us stories of people that went to America and became somehow somehow! She wants to please Americans while still being all I am African and Nigerian. Madam shd choose one abeg. There was Chinua Achebe! Buchi Emecheta I dnt think they will be proud of her writings. This one she isn't rethinking Nigeria, who cares. We like our Naija o. I could never live anywhere else, it's not rosy but it's alright.

Nightmareo07:
TO EVERY IGBOS and other good thinking people.
I feel so sad reading this
They want to break this woman down by all means.
I think all IGBOS online should wise up and protect this woman.
Chimmamnda Adichie is a proud igbo woman who has put Nigeria and especially igbos on the world map , with her achievements.. But what does she get in return.
BASHING INSULTS, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF THINGS SHE DIDNT SAY.. NAME CALLING AND AND ALL SORTS.
They change the real meaning of FEMINIST to suit themselves just to pull this amazing woman down.

igbos be wise and protect ur daughter, some people are jealous..
If chimamanda were their daughter they would have hyped her to heigh heavens.
FELA WAS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE INTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YET THEY HYPED HIM TO THE EXTENT NO1 REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DIRTY SIDES ANYMORE

IGBOS BE WISE AND DONT LET THESE PEOPLE OUTSMART U IN MIND GAMES..
STOP LETTING THEM DICTATE FOR U.

IGBOS BE WISE,!!..IGBOS BE WISE!!!.. IGBOS BE WISE.!!!!

Igbo this, Igbos that!

A supposed Igbo woman who has lost her senses to the West wants to impose unwanted western lifestyle on us, so as to ruin homes and destroy our ladles' futures

And as a typical tribalist, you are narrowing it down to Igbo

FYI, I am more Igbo than you are.

If I see evil lurking around, I will attack it in toto

Adichie, who is married but still bears Ms., should keep her madness for her family and for Americans who enjoy it

I condemn and reject her feminism that seeks to ruin homes and end marriages with all my might

Nightmareo07:
TO EVERY IGBOS and other good thinking people.
I feel so sad reading this
They want to break this woman down by all means.
I think all IGBOS online should wise up and protect this woman.
Chimmamnda Adichie is a proud igbo woman who has put Nigeria and especially igbos on the world map , with her achievements.. But what does she get in return.
BASHING INSULTS, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF THINGS SHE DIDNT SAY.. NAME CALLING AND AND ALL SORTS.
They change the real meaning of FEMINIST to suit themselves just to pull this amazing woman down.

igbos be wise and protect ur daughter, some people are jealous..
If chimamanda were their daughter they would have hyped her to heigh heavens.
FELA WAS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE INTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YET THEY HYPED HIM TO THE EXTENT NO1 REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DIRTY SIDES ANYMORE

IGBOS BE WISE AND DONT LET THESE PEOPLE OUTSMART U IN MIND GAMES..
STOP LETTING THEM DICTATE FOR U.

IGBOS BE WISE,!!..IGBOS BE WISE!!!.. IGBOS BE WISE.!!!!

What will people not do for likes on nairaland,how dare you compare fela with chimanda Adachie,they are two different people,fighting for different things.
Fela came when Nigerians needed a mouth piece and he did his bid and can never be forgotten in history of Nigeria,today you are enjoying democracy and freedom of speech,just know that some people in the past fought for what you have today in their own way,unfortunately for fela his mother died, as a fighter,which didn't stop fela from his beliefs and and he was never tribalistic cos he knows every Nigerian was going through same treatment,so he was never hyped but recognized world over as a freedom fighter,and equally respected here by both religious leaders and commoners for his stance and ruggedity which will continue till we see some better,but for now no one as been able to fill that space.

But for Chidiman Adichie who I respect for her intellect and gifted writing style, and she's trying to create a niche for herself,but causing unnecessary issues in the balance of things,pls tell me does her stance actually depicts tribal or it just your own way of understanding things.

Why can't we discuss things the way they are,do we gave to always show the world how stupid and backward we are,in this modern era,we cant grow this way,we've had many and still more to come intelligent Igbo women who have done great exploits

SoNature:
I[s]gbo this, Igbos that!
A supposed Igbo woman who has lost her senses to the West wants to impose unwanted western lifestyle on us, so as to ruin homes and destroy our ladles' futures
And as a typical tribalist, you are narrowing it down to Igbo
FYI, I am more Igbo than you are.
If I see evil lurking around, I will attack it in toto
Adichie, who is married but still bears Ms., should keep her madness for her family and for Americans who enjoy it
I condemn and reject her feminism that seeks to ruin homes and end marriages with all my migh[/s]

Read me again, my comment ain't for people like u.

Nightmareo07:
Read me again, my comment ain't for people like u.

Aturu!

I don't have time to read trash

dawno2008:
[s]What will people not do for likes on nairaland,how dare you compare fela with chimanda Adachie,they are two different people,fighting for different things.
Fela came when Nigerians needed a mouth piece and he did his bid and can never be forgotten in history of Nigeria,today you are enjoying democracy and freedom of speech,just know that some people in the past fought for what you have today in their own way,unfortunately for fela his mother died, as a fighter,which didn't stop fela from his beliefs and and he was never tribalistic cos he knows every Nigerian was going through same treatment,so he was never hyped but recognized world over as a freedom fighter,and equally respected here by both religious leaders and commoners for his stance and ruggedity which will continue till we see some better,but for now no one as been able to fill that space.

But for Chidiman Adichie who I respect for her intellect and gifted writing style, and she's trying to create a niche for herself,but causing unnecessary issues in the balance of things,pls tell me does her stance actually depicts tribal or it just your own way of understanding things.

Why can't we discuss things the way they are,do we gave to always show the world how stupid and backward we are,in this modern era,we cant grow this way,we've had many and still more to come intelligent Igbo women who have done great exploits[/s]

Trash, my comment ain't for likes but facts.
I dnt comment dont likes.
I ain't a kid like u.
Who thinks they can cash likes to the bank.

lexy2014:
[s]u obviously are speaking like a very ignorant person. Who are my people? Do u even no what part of d country I come from? U c how tribaliatic u are? Did u go 2 fela shrine and u saw people committing atrocities there? Wasn't it d same fela shrine that Emmanuel macron visited recently? Is it yoruba people that asked macron to visit fela shrine? How many Nigerian musicians have u seen smoking weed on stage? Pls name one. When u say fela "taught", u are saying they were under his tutelage. He supervised&gave them instructions as to what to do and not do. D 3 musicians that were closest 2 fela, are femi, Seun&Dede. As close as they were 2 fela, how many times have u seen them doing d so called bad things u say fela did?[/s]

Trash , u are an idiot,..
So becoz macron or whateva visited fela shrine now makes it heaven
Pls who is this ignorant mentioning me

BluntBoy:
You are just being tribalistic.
Where in her post suggests that all those that criticized her were non-Igbos? I don't know why you people continue to show your sickening tribalism in every issue. So people cannot begrudge Chimamanda again simply because she is Igbo? Was Dora Akinyuli not widely celebrated in Nigeria? Was Flora Nwapa not widely celebrated?

Yes the are non igbos mostly.
I know when they comment..
Even those some igbos are among too.
But I know what I'm saying its a pure fact..
Can u tell me one reason u are bashing chimamanda?
I'm waiting

Nightmareo07:
TO EVERY IGBOS and other good thinking people.
I feel so sad reading this
They want to break this woman down by all means.
I think all IGBOS online should wise up and protect this woman.
Chimmamnda Adichie is a proud igbo woman who has put Nigeria and especially igbos on the world map , with her achievements.. But what does she get in return.
BASHING INSULTS, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF THINGS SHE DIDNT SAY.. NAME CALLING AND AND ALL SORTS.
They change the real meaning of FEMINIST to suit themselves just to pull this amazing woman down.

igbos be wise and protect ur daughter, some people are jealous..
If chimamanda were their daughter they would have hyped her to heigh heavens.
FELA WAS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE INTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YET THEY HYPED HIM TO THE EXTENT NO1 REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DIRTY SIDES ANYMORE

IGBOS BE WISE AND DONT LET THESE PEOPLE OUTSMART U IN MIND GAMES..
STOP LETTING THEM DICTATE FOR U.

IGBOS BE WISE,!!..IGBOS BE WISE!!!.. IGBOS BE WISE.!!!!

Nwokem mechie gi onu.

gbosaa:
Nwokem mechie gi onu.

Sharaaaap!!..

Nightmareo07:
The comparisons is that, same people that sing fela praises, a porn actor and a chain smoker who did all sorts of dirty things on stage are condemning chimamanda who has put Nigerian in the world map with her novels and motivational lectures abroad .

Its all tribalism bro dont just pretend..
U people hate chimamanda becoz shez igbo dats all.
If not, then tell me one bad thing she has said.
I'm waiting

This nonsense above shows the state of your mind and a bit about the type of person that you are.

Someone asked what this had to do with Fela and your response was to call the legendary musician names?? Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?

Is something wrong with you?

gbosaa:
This nonsense above shows the state of your mind and a bit about the type of person that you are.
Someone asked what this had to do with Fela and your response was to call the legendary musician names?? Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?
Is something wrong with you?

U are obviously mentally dim!
I just answers ur question and saw the fact in it but resorted to insult.
Typical Yoruba man

Fela was an bad wayword fool as far as I'm concerned.
I refused to be a zombie

Nightmareo07:
Trash, my comment ain't for likes but facts.
I dnt comment dont likes.
I ain't a kid like u.
Who thinks they can cash likes to the bank.

I can see that you have really lost it,trying to speak sense to you is like trying to break a coconut with broom,

You can believe whatever you choose,but just you know your opinion wont change the fact that
Fela is an enigma and nothing you bloody nobody can do about that,you can play and fool some people who believed in your deranged idealogies ,just like Bob Marley,Fela will always be remembered for the good fight he willingly fought,so ask yourself whta do you want to be remembered for?

dawno2008:
[s]I can see that you have really lost it,trying to speak sense to you is like trying to break a coconut with broom,
You can believe whatever you choose,but just you know your opinion wont change the fact that
Fela is an enigma and nothing you bloody nobody can do about that,you can play and fool some people who believed in your deranged idealogies ,just like Bob Marley,Fela will always be remembered for the good fight he willingly fought,so ask yourself whta do you want to be remembered for[/s]?

Trash I am the truth that keeps banging in all you myopic dunderheads.