We Should All Be Feminists
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- Author：Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Summary
In this personal， eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， award-winning author of Americanah， offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century， one rooted in inclusion and awareness。 Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics， here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists。
Reviews
Agustina
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I loved that this book instaed of showing arguments and typical things about feminism it shows things that the author has lived that are sexist。 I recommend this book because it gives a lot of perspective about many women's situation。 I loved that this book instaed of showing arguments and typical things about feminism it shows things that the author has lived that are sexist。 I recommend this book because it gives a lot of perspective about many women's situation。 。。。more
Richmond Apore
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Not particularly what I had in mind when I got this book。 Chimamanda played it too safe by limiting her anecdotes and more importantly， conjectures to just the experience of being a woman in Nigeria。 The patriarchy isn't just a Nigerian problem， nor do we Africans， collectively have a monopoly on sexism。 In fact， I bewail the fact that Chimamanda gave the West an unnecessary pass here。 Patriarchy in Africa has ever been upheld by ignorance and unintended consequences of culture。 That's to say， i Not particularly what I had in mind when I got this book。 Chimamanda played it too safe by limiting her anecdotes and more importantly， conjectures to just the experience of being a woman in Nigeria。 The patriarchy isn't just a Nigerian problem， nor do we Africans， collectively have a monopoly on sexism。 In fact， I bewail the fact that Chimamanda gave the West an unnecessary pass here。 Patriarchy in Africa has ever been upheld by ignorance and unintended consequences of culture。 That's to say， it is without guile and slowly inching away。 Which is why I particularly found some of Chimamanda's anecdotes from her time in secondary school （middle school） a bit anachronistic。 I highly doubt there are any nightclubs in Lagos or Accra or anywhere in Africa for that matter that still deny women entrance unless with a boyfriend/husband。 That daft practice was rooted in religious/cultural rigidity that frown on female promiscuity。 I thought this book would rather tackle Western patriarchy and sexism。 Unlike the patriarchy in Africa which is guileless and mainly a social operator。 Western patriarchy is far dangerous with its capitalistic and political motivations。 This is what I expected to read， or at least in addition to rightfully rebuking the "homo erectuses" in Nigeria who maintain the patriarchy。Don't get me wrong， Chimamanda does deliver an inspiring moral argument on why we should all be Feminists。 Nevertheless I refuse to subscribe to the notion that the "patriarchy is one size fits all" everywhere。 。。。more
Michael
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While I agree that Chimananda Ngozi Adichie's traditional view of feminism is stifling， her stories again transcend the limits of imagination， a subject she returns to in The Danger of a Single Story， which you can watch right here: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=D9Ihs。。。As I write this， Adichie is being widely assailed as a transphobe， because she is defending herself from earlier comments。 Not sure if this link will be useful years from now， but this piece will fill in some of those blanks: h While I agree that Chimananda Ngozi Adichie's traditional view of feminism is stifling， her stories again transcend the limits of imagination， a subject she returns to in The Danger of a Single Story， which you can watch right here: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=D9Ihs。。。As I write this， Adichie is being widely assailed as a transphobe， because she is defending herself from earlier comments。 Not sure if this link will be useful years from now， but this piece will fill in some of those blanks: https://www。thecut。com/2021/06/chimam。。。We Should All Be Feminists is Adichie's story about how *she* arrived at becoming feminist。 It includes among other things a cane and a concept of fairness。 As every good storyteller does， we take that journey with her。 If we evaluate it on its face value， it is very warm-hearted and illuminating。 。。。more
andrea
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had this on my tbr since it was recommended by my gender studies professor and i finally picked it up because it's been a while。 it's my second time reading a work written by chimamanda and i have to say that i really like her style。 it's a very short and insightful essay， i'm impressed at how she is able to touch many important topics in just a few pages: the link between money， positions of power and masculinity; how girls are taught since they're young how to please， how to be liked by men by had this on my tbr since it was recommended by my gender studies professor and i finally picked it up because it's been a while。 it's my second time reading a work written by chimamanda and i have to say that i really like her style。 it's a very short and insightful essay， i'm impressed at how she is able to touch many important topics in just a few pages: the link between money， positions of power and masculinity; how girls are taught since they're young how to please， how to be liked by men by not being a threat in any way， not being 'aggressive' and not complaining too loudly; how gender cages us; how women have to be careful around men because of their fragile egos， a consequence of the way we're brought up since we're kids。 quick， light read with very interesting ideas and concepts that are easy to follow even if you haven't read feminist essays before。 perhaps it's a good way to start。 。。。more
Leo Fernandes
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IMPORTANT！！！！！！
Zahra
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این کتاب بسیار کوتاه و درعین حال خواندنی بود برای من。 جملاتی که بهم یادآوری کرد که دنیا و خیلی از افراد هنوز هم با فمینیست به حد کافی آشنایی ندارن و اون رو شاید یه لیبل نادرست بدونن。 در برخی جملاتشم حس هم ذات پنداری داشتم。
Silvia
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Brilliant！
yennifer pernia
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Un gran libro para sumergirse en el feminismo100% recomendado， es corto y sencillo de leer， historias y opiniones de la autora que te hacen pensar que en realidad todos debemos ser feministas。
tat
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What an important lesson， not only for women， but for men。 The equality and expectations of women also apply to men。 There is a box of masculinity where men are forced to be emotionless and strong and we do women a disservice by making them feel smaller in order to not threaten and man and emasculate him。 Women are seen to lessen themselves in order for a man to feel stronger and more like a man。 Our world is somewhat on the right track to bettering the world for both men and women。 we should al What an important lesson， not only for women， but for men。 The equality and expectations of women also apply to men。 There is a box of masculinity where men are forced to be emotionless and strong and we do women a disservice by making them feel smaller in order to not threaten and man and emasculate him。 Women are seen to lessen themselves in order for a man to feel stronger and more like a man。 Our world is somewhat on the right track to bettering the world for both men and women。 we should all be feminists。 It does not emasculate men or make women stronger or more powerful。 We should all be feminists because women deserve to be their best self without the fear of men and society， and men should be their best self without the fear of society。 。。。more
Rosemary Standeven
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I was alerted to this book by Goodreads friend review， and bought the audio book， narrated beautifully by the author。 Right from the start， I was hooked。 Although I am quite different to the author （race， nationality， age， occupation …）， her ideas of feminism immediately resonated with me。 She describes herself as a: “happy African feminist， who does not hate men and who likes to wear lip gloss and high heels for herself and not for men” OK， I’m not African， I could leave off the lip gloss and I was alerted to this book by Goodreads friend review， and bought the audio book， narrated beautifully by the author。 Right from the start， I was hooked。 Although I am quite different to the author （race， nationality， age， occupation …）， her ideas of feminism immediately resonated with me。 She describes herself as a: “happy African feminist， who does not hate men and who likes to wear lip gloss and high heels for herself and not for men” OK， I’m not African， I could leave off the lip gloss and high heels – but otherwise， it sort of sums me up。 The author sees feminism as promoting the opportunities and possibilities in the lives of females WITHOUT taking anything away from males。 She sees feminism as a positive affirmation of female life – of not being held back by antiquated and preconceived ideas of what a woman can or should be， of doing things because they mean something to you， not just to men or society。 “The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be， rather than recognising how we are。 Imagine how much happier we would be， how much freer， to be our true individual selves if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations”“What if – in raising children - we focus on ability instead of gender。 What if we focus on interest instead of gender。” I was really impressed with this book， with its very well-reasoned arguments， and illustrative anecdotes， and am really keen to read more of this author’s work。 Highly recommended 。。。more
lily podejma
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this is such an amazing book that everyone should read and take notice of how women are perceived through the male gaze
Emma Rosa
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"What if， in raising children， we focus on ability instead of gender？ What if we focus on interest instead of gender？" "What if， in raising children， we focus on ability instead of gender？ What if we focus on interest instead of gender？" 。。。more
PigBee
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Everyone should read this book！ It's a quick read and feels a bit like a TED talk--brief and to-the-point。 My reason for giving it only 3/5 rating may have been because it is a bit introductory and anecdotal， and not super actionable or extensive in its reach。 However， anecdotal does not mean invalid or unimportant！ The relatability of the anecdotal essay can be very helpful in getting people started with topics like feminism， anti-racism， or other human rights issues。 After all， it is very impo Everyone should read this book！ It's a quick read and feels a bit like a TED talk--brief and to-the-point。 My reason for giving it only 3/5 rating may have been because it is a bit introductory and anecdotal， and not super actionable or extensive in its reach。 However， anecdotal does not mean invalid or unimportant！ The relatability of the anecdotal essay can be very helpful in getting people started with topics like feminism， anti-racism， or other human rights issues。 After all， it is very important that we listen to individual experiences with validation and acknowledge what people have been through。 As someone from the USA， I appreciated the anecdotes about the author's experiences in Nigeria， and the comparison between women's experiences in the USA and Nigeria。 （I read the English version。） 。。。more
jayati
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Mom。 Dad。 I read an essay for fun and I actually enjoyed it。Perhaps I have been too harsh with non-fiction :0This book made me read， re-read， mentally applaud and underline certain bits because it's like the author took a look inside your brain， simplified all the confusion， and put it to paper。Also， I feel like this is a very _introduction_ to feminism type book which just proves that absolutely everyone should read it。 Mom。 Dad。 I read an essay for fun and I actually enjoyed it。Perhaps I have been too harsh with non-fiction :0This book made me read， re-read， mentally applaud and underline certain bits because it's like the author took a look inside your brain， simplified all the confusion， and put it to paper。Also， I feel like this is a very _introduction_ to feminism type book which just proves that absolutely everyone should read it。 。。。more
joyfullyfrances
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She managed to explain feminism in a way that I understood。
Matías Aguayo
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Un buen ensayo pese a que la autora peca de un discurso transfobico en sus últimas declaraciones。 No obstante， creo que es un excelente ensayo para entender cómo el sistema patriarcal permea a la sociedad en su conjunto。
Rita Scholl
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Fabulous - everyone should read/listen to it。
Saloni Goyal
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“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognising how we are。 Imagine how much happier we would be， how much freer to be our true individual selves， if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations。What if， in raising children， we focus on ability instead of gender？ What if we focus on interest instead of gender？”
Biv
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This essay contained nothing that I think is not already in the social consciousness for anyone who would find their way to this book in the first place。 It's very short — I listened to the audiobook， which the author narrates at a leisurely pace， and even that came short of an hour。 I was very excited to read as the perspective of a Nigerian woman is not one commonly seen in white-woman-dominated mainstream feminist literature; but this essay is very surface level， so much so that I didn't gain This essay contained nothing that I think is not already in the social consciousness for anyone who would find their way to this book in the first place。 It's very short — I listened to the audiobook， which the author narrates at a leisurely pace， and even that came short of an hour。 I was very excited to read as the perspective of a Nigerian woman is not one commonly seen in white-woman-dominated mainstream feminist literature; but this essay is very surface level， so much so that I didn't gain anything from reading it。Most importantly， though， is that this book is very trans-exclusionary and thinks only in a gender = biological sex binary （while also， of course， excluding intersex people from the conversation）。 Upon research， I wasn't surprised to learn that author herself is a TERF， having publicly defended JKR's transphobic essay， as well as made transphobic statements herself。I have no interest in a feminism that is not intersectional。 And while I am glad to see voices of women of colour raised in the conversation， trans women are an essential part of the feminism discussion， and frankly I'm so disappointed that I was recommended this by so many people who never once mentioned its transphobia。 。。。more
Bruna Gomes
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I loved this book！ Unfortunately it’s really short of course but wow really！ So many deep quotes and the way she writes， I fell in love with this little book and I think everyone should read it once in their lifetime。 It’s very inspiring and brought me to rethink some stuff。
amelia
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“We make them feel as though by being born female， they are already guilty of something。 And so girls grow up to be women who cannot say they have desire。 Who silence themselves。 Who cannot say what they truly think。 Who have turned pretence into an art form。” in conclusion: we should all be feminists。
Mindy
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A quick， must-read on such an important subject that is often misrepresented， heated and misconstrued。 I highly recommend listening to the audiobook beautifully read by the author herself。
Sulinga Kaul
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With so much of awareness around us， the content of the book will seem very 'basic' and 'obvious' to most。 As I read through the micro-book （just 50 pages）， I was thinking of my younger cousins whom I could pass this on to as a primer to feminism， for them to see the world how the world 'could' be， not how it 'should' be。 Recommended for both young girls and boys。 With so much of awareness around us， the content of the book will seem very 'basic' and 'obvious' to most。 As I read through the micro-book （just 50 pages）， I was thinking of my younger cousins whom I could pass this on to as a primer to feminism， for them to see the world how the world 'could' be， not how it 'should' be。 Recommended for both young girls and boys。 。。。more
Rafsan
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"Each time they ignore me， I feel invisible。 I feel upset。 I want to tell them that i am just as human as the man。 These are little things， but sometimes it is the little things that sting the most。"~ Gender Stereotype， Social biases， Religious views are the things that hurt women the most。 We evolved as human being but our ideas haven't。 We have smartphones， rockets， so many wonders of Science and Technology， yet our thinking is still like the hunter gatherer Society。How can we change that？ The "Each time they ignore me， I feel invisible。 I feel upset。 I want to tell them that i am just as human as the man。 These are little things， but sometimes it is the little things that sting the most。"~ Gender Stereotype， Social biases， Religious views are the things that hurt women the most。 We evolved as human being but our ideas haven't。 We have smartphones， rockets， so many wonders of Science and Technology， yet our thinking is still like the hunter gatherer Society。How can we change that？ The answer will be， "Education" and "Awareness"。 Like Feynman argued that We have electricity， we use it in our day to day lives， yet nobody wonders how it works， nobody wants to know， people aren't curious at all。 Feynman pointed out that it is our failing in education not to boost the curiosity inside us。 Sometimes， education kills that curiosity。 We have to have curious education。 When we will be able to use our heads， we shall see that "MAN AND WOMEN AREN'T DIFFERENT AT ALL， WE ALL ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND WE ARE EQUAL IN EVERY ASPECTS"。#NICE_LITTLE_BOOK#WE_ALL_ARE_NOT_JUST_FEMINIST_BUT_HUMAN 。。。more
Florencia Pucheu Sain
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Es básico pero increíblemente necesario。 Fundamental para compartir， regalar y difundir。 No puedo creer que todavía tengamos que reforzar este mensaje。
Antonio de la Mano
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Me hubiese gustado mucho más si hubiera estado más desarrollado， pero es que a día de hoy las editoriales te publican cualquier cosa。 Hasta una TedTalk。
Melissa
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Quick read。 This is an essay adapted from her TedTalk。 Great thoughts to discuss with family and friends。
Caitlin
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This essay was an incredible snapshot of feminism and what it means to be a feminist。 Chimamanda writes through the lens of her Nigerian culture which was fascinating to learn about。 I look forward to reading many more of her works。 It should be a required reading for all men and women。
Arghavan
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تکرار آنچه که میدانیم، و البته بد نیست گاهی یادآوریش。
Christy
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