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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by theSpark(m): 2:58pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
sokarsenal: Thanks for the correction sir. I thought it was about the transplant people. Now that I'm enlightened I'll say these are humans who are not responsible for the way they are. That's why It's something to be treated sensitively. Ms Adichie's opinion still remains hers though I think it was a bit harsh due to her firebrand feminism. I personally haven't formed an concrete opinion about it. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Rosskii: 3:04pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
This girl is way too opinionated. She comes across as really arrogant. She never mentions the benefits that come with being a woman, such as people treating you better, easier to get a job, state support in domestic conflict, alimony rights, child support rights etc. In the US and the west in general, men go through hell following marriage conflict. Many guys have been thrown out of their homes because of their wives. A woman can even call the police and claim falsely that the husband beat her, and the cops will come in and arrest, and lock up the husband with no evidence, pending trial. Can u imagine if the reverse were the case? Chimamanda would have hanged herself by now. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Silverlight2014: 3:09pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
The problem with Nigerians is partly low IQ. This lady has made herself and is continually making herself. One illiterate from nowhere comes to nairaland to label her 'craze' and all sorts of names. Clear sign of conflate medulla damage. 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by LagosismyHome(f): 3:11pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Butterworth: you are the one to shame not me ...... |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Rosskii: 3:13pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Silverlight2014:Shut up. Everyone has a right to their opinion. If you can't stand it, get lost. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Ranchhoddas: 3:20pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Nonsense. She isn't that popular. In fact, no one knew her in America until Beyonce featured her speech. Stop talking thrash. cstr150:It is actually very silly and ignorant to think that she commands more influence than the president of the most populous black nation on earth. If she wants citizenship, she'd have to go through the process that every other foreigner goes through. Use your sense abeg. 21st century icon ko, iconoclast ni. Nonsense! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by AfroSamurai: 3:34pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Timelezz:Her narrow mindedness if grossly annoying. I wonder how she can be so short sighted. She failed to note that there can be no basis for comparing a trans woman to a natural born woman. I would have loved to ask Chimamanda if trans women ( that is men who become women) experience menstruation. A man who transgender into a woman, I don't think will experience menstrual flow cos nature didn't him that way. The sooner peeps like Adichie get their head off their ass, the better it will be for them. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by iRepNaija1: 3:55pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
LagosismyHome: I don't agree with this statement. She's in the press now because she's promoting a book. If she really liked the attention so much, would've found out about her pregnancy much sooner than she revealed, we would know the name of her child, and we would have pictures of said child. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by iRepNaija1: 4:14pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
porozhniy: You're mixing up biological assignment with gender identity. Each person is born biologically male or biologically female. Gender identity deals with how a person identifies himself or herself as a man or a woman. Yes, gender identity is a social construct, basically roles society has assigned for each male or female on how to "behave" as a man or woman. Trans women are people biologically born male who now identify as women while ciswomen are people born biologically female who identify as women. The thing about privilege is that you're not supposed to notice it, even when it's there. Privilege is like driving a car on a smooth, paved road. You're going the fastest, leaving others behind and you think you're naturally a better driver when in fact there are special mechanisms in your car that enable you to travel at the speed you're going. People have all sorts of privileges they don't even realize: male privilege, white privilege, heterosexual privilege, socioeconomic privilege. But we're so used to it, we take it for granted. The best way to know whether you have privilege or not is not to look at what you have (or what you think you lack) but to look at what others lack in comparison to you. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Timelezz: 4:17pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
AfroSamurai: The problem with the woman is that she's a mindless emotional slave, a fake crusader of gender equality whose sole motive is to please her western hosts. The lady is what I call an educated fool bereft of wisdom. Her message are cleverly tailored into what she feels her hosts who are whites want to hear. When they frown at any of her submissions, she quickly employ subterfuge and ambiguity to confused her stupid head. The zombification of Chimamanda is in full gear now. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by cstr150: 4:23pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Ranchhoddas:[b]President of the most populous black nation is rubbish because your country has no real power. The only people in America that knows buhari are Nigerians there. No one else gives a shitt about a third world president except when Bokoharam news pops up. Chimamanda on the other hand is a symbol of American feminism. She is a role model to the vast majority of American women, and over 80% of americans have heard of her at one point or another. She gets contacted by various American media agencies, educational institutions and women empowerment groups for interviews and events on a weekly basis ,and she has just been inducted into the exclusive American academy of Arts and Letters- That is the crème de la crème of American Arts. Most major female American music and movie superstars from the likes of beyonce to Rihanna, to Hally berry, Julia Roberts e.t.c. have publicly contacted her for one or two collaborations because of the strength of her brand. These are all on youtube. Yes, I know it sounds demeaning that your president welds far less influence in America than a mere individual, but it is true.[/b] |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by sokarsenal(m): 4:56pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
theSpark: transgender women/people really suffer a lot of discrimination, because no one knows what sex to give you.....imagine Emeka or Tunde or Aliyu starts developing boobs, imagine how the world treats them, but the average "social media trend-following" Nigerian thinks all transgender are the Jenners of this world,.......................so initially Adichie is saying they can't be the same with normal women because they grew up as male, but the self righteous western people would use that to say she is discriminating transgender people....so in summary her long response was to make it clear you can't say that they are the same as women even if u fight for their rights |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by sokarsenal(m): 5:02pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
AfroSamurai: the issue with most people on nairaland is that they comment based on comments of others, without reading the original piece, so when the first few people make comments without reading the piece, all become confused.......,...........because if you actually read the piece you would understand that you are saying what she is saying.....but you are the typical Nigerian...... ...,...................please before you hastily reply, take time to read the original piece 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by bizzibodi(m): 5:15pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
cstr150:Then dey talk of uk,u dey bring Buhari,Trump & America into it. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by sokarsenal(m): 5:17pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
cstr150: preach on brother....he obviously doesn't know that the average American isn't aware of the countries in Africa, they term Africa as a country, whether south Africa , Nigeria, Zambia,....how would he then know the name of the president of an African country, the same average American people that are only concerned about what goes on in their country........,..he obviously doesn't know a lot of Americans don't even know the name of the president of France or chancellor of Germany, let alone the president of Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by bizzibodi(m): 5:22pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
cstr150:Tell me she brought feminism to Amerika!it is funny how d west celebrate flousy fictional writers instead of inventors. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by cstr150: 5:27pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
bizzibodi:You must be drunk. Jealous mofo. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by cstr150: 5:31pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Rosskii:She is opinionated because she is an intellectual and Americans love for her it, and the fact that she reps Nigeria and her Igbo culture makes her even more endearing. You are always yapping about Africa and Nigeria and yet you are hating on one of the very few persons in the world that have managed to represent Nigeria well without shame or inferiority complex. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by ChizzyMaris(f): 5:39pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
oluxy:She is married. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by AfroSamurai: 5:54pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
sokarsenal:I read the write-up through and through. You see, the problem with some nigerians is that the rush to correct others without actually knowing what is being said. You my friend fall under that category. So please, instead of rushing to correct others to prove you know something, try and read and understand what the person is saying lest you come off sounding like a lame duck. Thank you. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by porozhniy(m): 5:55pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
iRepNaija1: We're basically saying the same thing, there should be no basis for differentiation between trans & cis women since biology makes little difference. The problem is trying to define their womanhood based on their unique experience and that's why she's facing a backlash. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by MarieSucre(f): 6:14pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
hollandis: Where in this article did you get this? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by MarieSucre(f): 6:15pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
mykelmeezy:Good thing its not up to you. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by MarieSucre(f): 6:15pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
mykelmeezy: What does this have to do with the article? And your cartoon is silly. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by AfroSamurai: 6:28pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Timelezz:Here one asshole quoted me and spewed some hogwash about me saying the same thing with Adichie. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Nobody: 6:42pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
She said nothing wrong, trans women cannot relate to the experiences of a biological woman and vice versa. Different BUT equal 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by hollandis(f): 7:36pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
MarieSucre: Its not in the article .If the media accuses u of homophobia or hate.9 out of 10 times they are right. I don't have time to read dumb articles |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by jessyb: 8:03pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by bizzibodi(m): 8:18pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
cstr150:I wish am Drunk. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by Tonason: 9:27pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Claiming to be wise they become foolish. In your too much grammar you are confusing yourself the more. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by amiibaby(f): 9:30pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
abdulaz: Instead of correcting me why not try and correct the op. Or rather Adichie who said it......or don't u read the main news before trying to act professor 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Clarifies Her Statement About Trans Women. by MarieSucre(f): 10:27pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
hollandis: Chimamanda has received enough backlash in the Nigerian media for her support of LGBTQ, do you "reeeaaaalllyy" think she is homophobic or transphobic?? |
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