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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by freecocoa(f): 2:59pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:They did insult you alright and that's not even really what my post to you is about, you started by hailing ms Adiche and saying you don't fear any man, you already made it about gender by using the term "man", acting like you are happy about the issue because it involves a man, this is basically what triggered the responses you got. I'm not saying you should be scared of men, it should be that you aren't scared of anyone, not only men. Then you went further to write how your handbag is way better than them(men), that's totally uncalled for. On Amanda and John, John is not a kid, it was a workshop and if you decide it's cool to be referred to as "one of my girls" by your lecturer, then that's your prerogative, it doesn't mean I should be cool with it, neither does it mean it's the standard way of referring to people under your tutelage, you can call it pride but that in itself is not a bad thing, as long as you don't hurt anyone with it, if she wasn't being proud in a bad way, she should have apologized and then also call john out on his analogy, instead of trying to justify her actions, she's coming across as someone who knows it all, however, while I agree that it would have been best, if Elnathan had contacted her privately,but then, she didn't say what she said privately, did she? I don't quite get what you mean about not caring who is wrong, so I'm assuming you mean you aren't here to take sides,but that's exactly what you did, I stand to be corrected on that. P.S, Feminism got involved because Adiche, is a feminist and wears it like a badge, therefore it comes up in many things related to her, more so cases like this 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 2:59pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
hifaif:Provide a link to proove it like you did to the former.! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:02pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
DonDiego: You clearly have not understood me. Why would a writer think some works she has not seen are below those in her mailbox. I can criticize the Caine Prize all I want but I shouldn't demean a work I have not even seen or a writer I have not even met because a Prize I don't like has shortlisted them. The Caine Prize doesn't have fixed judges so the stories are not always judged based on the taste of a set of judges all the time. People have criticized the Prize but I am yet to see anyhow who took theirs this petty, demeaning works you have not seen or writers you don't even know. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Speakdatruth: 3:03pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:really? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:05pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
freecocoa:I made that comment comparing what's synonymous with Chimamanda and I. Then you went further to write how your handbag is way better than them(men), that's totally uncalled for.Airforce1's quote warranted it. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by DonDiego(m): 3:10pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
hifaif:My bad!!! All my fault. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by freecocoa(f): 3:10pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:You may not admit it, but it's obvious what you did with that comment. Then let your response be toAirforce1 not to men. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:11pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee: Oh, this is really tiring If one says the sun rises in the east, folks like you would still ask for links. Really, I didn't get some of the rules from Google. I got them from extensive studies. If you really want to help yourself, search for how to use determiners with uncountable nouns. You can also check up on JARGON and see what type of noun it is. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:16pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
freecocoa:He asked, "Man break your heart" instead of "Did I break your heart". Trust me, when I make some comments, I know that Nairaland men will troll with it. Phew! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:16pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
DonDiego: Well, it was nice having this argument devoid of insults with you. Peace, bro. The truth is we can only argue, we don't know the whole story. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by VantagePoint: 3:19pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:Why don't you just keep quiet and bury your head in the sand? "He (They) insulted me first".....just like my 3-year old niece would say.. On second thoughts after reading through your other posts, I am not surprised at the way you talk. Stick your pseudo-feminism where the sun don't shine. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:20pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:smh..... |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by DonDiego(m): 3:21pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Very well then. Point made. But I insist that Adchie has a right to criticise any prize she deems fit without some base emotions being attached to it. Afterall Achebe also criticised the Nobel without the heavens falling. I do believe and repeat that the animus against Adichie by some folks just found an outlet for its expression through the Caine Prize/ African Hair/ My Boy/ Feminism etc brouhaha. Literary spats are nothing new and this is even welcome. By the way, I earlier meant to type Africa Poverty Porn in relation to what some say is the predominant theme of the Caine Prize rather than African Porn. hifaif: |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by eagleeyez: 3:21pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
meenagiggs: I 1oo% agree with you. Elnathan is absolutely a master piece. In future his works will surpass hers and his fame will make soyinka seem like an amateur.mark my words Lots of people don't like that woman she is arrogant. You can detect even in the otne of the responses she's giving in the interview in question |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:22pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
pak: She must have got it through the back door. Or from Unilag in her wildest dreams. Your imagination sha. Baba, you bad o |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by DonDiego(m): 3:22pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
hifaif: Absolutely. And it's been my pleasure here too. Cheers bro. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by freecocoa(f): 3:24pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
pak:Lol, NL go even contaminate your brain . There are wise people to learn from here sha. I didn't study any of those courses. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by freecocoa(f): 3:31pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:Man na still singular na, anyways just try not to make it seem like it's all about feminism with your comments, this might be all about NL for you but believe me, all these different opinions/ideas actually go beyond here and can make a difference, peace. . |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:33pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
VantagePoint:SMH Your opinion. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:36pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
freecocoa:Okay |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:36pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee: Sorry, Vickybee. This is beginning to be too much, abi? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by kinglekan: 3:44pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
freecocoa: Vickybee: Honestly I got carried away from the topic by your conversation. I deeply respect the way freecocoa expressed her points. Vicky u sometimes come out too strong with your choice of words. A lot of people would take that as throwing shade on men. I guess that's why u tk a lotta hit here on NL. Anywayz I quoted you both cos I really enjoyed ur convo. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:51pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
hifaif:Lol, what exactly? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 3:55pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
kinglekan:Lol, the fact still remains that Nairaland men love bashing women without us retaliating. When a woman cross her boundary, all guys would descend on her. My problem isn't about guys outside the world but Nairaland guys, especially. I just felt/feel like giving them some raw misandry to see how it hurts. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by TheSonOfMark(m): 3:59pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee: Vickybee: Vickybee: I suppose I understand the rationale behind Vickybee's incessant rant all along - she craves attention. I noticed she's relatively new on this forum and her shenanigans have really been finetuned to achieve that. It reminds me of a certain Vikyyb (noticed the similarities in name and attitude?) who was all over the place throwing tantrums months back. I WAS HER PERSONAL NEMESIS - I MADE HER CRAWL BACK INTO HER SHELL. Funny how TINY GIRLS hide behind the cover of the internet, gain Dutch courage and falsely assume they can take on men. BRING IT ON LITTLE MISS! 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 4:02pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
TheSonOfMark: It's so unfortunate that you don't see what's wrong , that said I will rather put it this way "Nigeria is infamous for its ubiquity in corrupt practices. " 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by TheSonOfMark(m): 4:16pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
phoinix: Dude, you are doing a piss-poor job of defending your assertions. `Infamous' is an adjective while `ubiquity' is a noun- they go together. We could go on and on but the fact still remains that you're clutching at straws - your argument is weak. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by kinglekan: 4:26pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee: Lolzzz, well I hope u don't tire out soon dear, cos a lotta of folks would make it their duty to look out for ur errors and frailties. But nwaz it makes NL more fun tho. Cheers!! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 4:28pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
TheSonOfMark:My nemesis, you say? Actually, i am the same as "Vickyyb" but the account has been deactivated and you weren't a threat to me. No guy on this earth can ever be. You were just an inconsequential tiny sadomasochist seeking for attention of female Nairalanders. You are beneath my class and don't expect me to start spewing drivels with a dolt like you, little monsieur. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by crackhaus: 4:31pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
freecocoa:There's still hope, I'm impressed... |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by crackhaus: 4:34pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
Vickybee:Cool off Vicky. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Elnathan John, A Writer From Kaduna In New Interview by Nobody: 4:37pm On Mar 22, 2015 |
crackhaus:Crack, I'll start being a good girl towards Nairaland guys. |
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