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Some men feel threatened by the idea of feminism. This comes, I think, from the insecurity triggered by how boys are brought up, how their sense of self-worth is diminished if they are not 'naturally' in charge as men.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: insecurity, feel, think, men

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I think white women need to wake up and say, 'Not all women are white,' three times in front of the mirror.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: wake-up, think, mirror, women
In America, I feel black with all of the rubbish that comes with it.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: i-feel, america, feel, black
Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: debate, culture, time, women
'No Sweetness Here' is the kind of old-fashioned social realism I have always been drawn to in fiction, and it does what I think all good literature should: It entertains you.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: always, think, you, good
Evil is tolerable if purged of coarseness.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tags: purged, tolerable, evil
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