tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494812361809757392.post7603729893175149137..comments2023-09-27T08:46:04.946-07:00Comments on African Literature News and Review: “Feminism is when a woman wants to be like a man” Adaobi Tricia NwaubaniChielozona Ezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17531905842036366666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494812361809757392.post-53682842356715217402011-01-27T08:49:52.075-08:002011-01-27T08:49:52.075-08:00Points well taken. Nwaubani says, "I believe ...Points well taken. Nwaubani says, "I believe women should have the right to flourish and do whatever they want to so that nobody should hinder another person’s rights." That's certainly a feminist point of view, so her objection must be to a different (probably mistaken) definition of feminism. <br /><br />According to the journalist, "Though she has heard about many great books by other Nigerian writers, she can't just bring herself to read them." Does this mean she hasn't read *any* of them? Maybe or maybe not, but it does sound as though that might be the case.Geoff Wisnerhttp://www.geoffwisner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494812361809757392.post-3353237621800216462011-01-26T10:03:51.906-08:002011-01-26T10:03:51.906-08:00I've read Geoff's very forgiving take on A...I've read Geoff's very forgiving take on Adaobi Nwaubani's interview. Geoff infers that Chielozona Eze "accuses" Adaobi of being ignorant of the work of a long list of feminists who are here contemporaries. But there is no need to infer. The SUN interview quotes Nwaubani saying she has not read and does not read other writers. Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494812361809757392.post-91088958269112097082011-01-25T07:56:55.743-08:002011-01-25T07:56:55.743-08:00Geoff,
I admire your generous interpretation of he...Geoff,<br />I admire your generous interpretation of her opinion. However, remember that she was asked about feminism. Your interpretation presumes that she took issues with how people interpret feminism. Which is not the same as answering the question she was asked. So, she created a straw-man, only to attack it. Which is a fallacy. What then is her understanding of feminism? To supposedly attack other people's putative understanding of feminism is pointless given that one of her contemporaries has just been identified as decidedly feminist in her writings. But I take your sympathetic understanding. That's the nature of knowledge.Chielozona Ezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531905842036366666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494812361809757392.post-73940285653872411312011-01-25T07:37:50.287-08:002011-01-25T07:37:50.287-08:00I think you're being a bit hard on Tricia Nwau...I think you're being a bit hard on Tricia Nwaubani! I've written a bit more on my blog: http://bit.ly/h1HLlPGeoffhttp://www.geoffwisner.comnoreply@blogger.com