₦airaland Forum

elobyobi:
The painful part of all this is that Chimamanda goes home every night to cook for her husband a wonderful dinner, and he makes sweet love to her thereafter. While other women in third-world Nigeria whose situation she only relates to by proxy, go about assuming they can, and must, stand up to every man they come across. I believe in equality, but I also believe in humility. From both sexes. A balance between contentment and the drive for self-improvement and empowerment. Adichie has achieved this balance in her professional and personal (risky assumption by the way, who knows what goes on in the husband's mind?) life, but keeps delivering a one-sided message to other women. When people say "religion is the opium of the masses" the often forget that religion was birthed and is sustained by literature. And stalwarts of literature have the same powers and responsibilities as people of the cloth - to create balance. That is one thing Chimamanda has failed in.
And woe unto the women that blindly follow this new ideology, this movement, this Chimamandism. One thing remains true: you can't cheat nature.

kizzykeziah:
Alright, I wasn't to come back quite soon and even my birthday when I wanted to update is still a couple of weeks way. But I took a little advice especially repogirl's and I just kept typing until I told myself, come on just post it for the few who stop by to read.

And moreover, my naughty friend, Bolu has asked me to write or else.....
So I'm writing this for gorgybee, and ermm Vantee, I'm going to update it now o, lol.