This is in response to Adichie’s appearance on the Today show where she spoke out against what people deem to be acts of chivalry which she explained was subtle sexism.
According to Chimamanda; “I think gestures like holding the door shouldn’t be gender-based,”
“I’m quite happy for people to hold the door for me. But I hope they’re not doing it because of this sort of idea of chivalry.
“Because chivalry is really about the idea that women are somehow weak and need protecting. But we know that really, there are many women who are stronger than many men.”
Loesch, however, opined that Adichie did not understand the concept of chivalry and said she should focus more on the ills in her nations such as genital mutilation.
“I don’t think she understands quite the concept of chivalry, which was a code of conduct for gentlemen,” Loesch said.
“With all due respect to Adichie — and I’m familiar with her — I think it’s a luxury of third-way feminism to complain about holding doors open for people where her country, Nigeria, it ranks top in the world for female genital mutilation, which I think if far more of a disservice to women and far more suppressive than someone courteously opening the door for someone else.”
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ReplyDeleteHei! Chai! The rate at which they are shaking and breaking tables upandan ehhhn...nor get part 2
DeleteThey need to teach her some lessons, she's over doing it these days especially after Hillary Clinton don acknowledge her.
DeleteMake she come Nigeria naa, nonsense 😒 😏 😏.
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I'm ashamed that most Nigerians have turned this way;no simple comprehension and no sense of loyalty to whoever brings glory to our nation.
DeleteThis woman above obviously didn't understand what Chim said and insulted Nigeria and my people here are busy clapping for her!
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DeleteTable don scatter finish naaa!
So because she brings glory to our nation she should freely Express stupidity and we should let her. Chimamanda has earned her stripes bit she is Reaching to far with her feminism nonsense now. Anyone with half a brain can see that
DeleteI totally agree with the woman. Charity begins at home. What has she done to help women in Nigeria? Nothing except bring fake ass.
DeleteThem go teach her lesson from outside, since her mouth no get control.
ReplyDeleteI agree. She no dey hear word
DeleteMumu come back and help fix ur nation
DeleteAdichie don price market.
DeleteShe sure is Mumu. She wrote a book and Beyoncé used some lines from her book and now she is being idolized. Adichie should put her money where her mouth is. She is talking for herself and not the country. #oversabi Mumu
Delete“I don’t think she understands quite the concept of chivalry, which was a code of conduct for gentlemen,” Loesch said. 👍👌
ReplyDeleteSchool her some more puhlease cos she sure dosent..*rme*
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That's a good one from Loesch.
ReplyDeleteAfricans always having misplaced priorities.
Thank you ma, it’s not about gender but about teaching young men to be gentlemen, not all she says is bible because she’s chimamanda. Now here’s a great topic
DeleteAt 10.11 Agree with you 100%. She is a typical example of a a real misplaced priorities
DeleteWell spoken,chimanda just have misplaced identity,come back home and try to be relevant and stop causing trouble up and down with your gender equality...
ReplyDeleteSoon now she will say women should also be impregnate men for the sake if equality.#yinmu#
ReplyDeleteThis one enter.... O wole 🙌🏻..... Chimamanda ti gba penalty wo throw-in 🙆🏻
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DeleteChaii 🙈...pls attack her n leave us alone we no send her come talk that rubbish for there
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ReplyDeleteI beg don’t send her back here o. From America she dey shoot us na him be day if she dey here we don die.
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Stella you got the most hilarious sets of blog visitors, walahai!
This one is too loud!
ReplyDeleteThis woman has a point oh.
ReplyDeleteThat chimamada girl really has a loose nut. Her weyrey no be here,she needs to come back and learn naija. Or make she focus for her books,mbok.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is entitled to their opinion and we must not all agree with what they say.
ReplyDeleteEven the U.S. Activist lacks comprehension like most Nigerians, understanding is a rare gift after all, you will be fine last.
ReplyDeleteNo she doesn't lack comprehension!!! Chimamanda said Chivalry emanated from an ideology that women are weaker and hence care must be taken when carrying out acts that are chivalrous and that those chivalrous acts should be done by everyone. On the other hand this activist is saying that chivalry was a code of conduct for gentlemen. Men who wanted to be fair to women seeing that women were at a disadvantage at that time. The activist is saying that chivalry came from a point of equity, men knew that they had the upper hand in most things at that time and they aimed to elevate women by being chivalrous. They DID NOT think women were weaker just like white people do not think blacks are less but white have what is called affirmative action to elevate blacks and promote equity. In the next 50 to 60 years if some black persons says that the idea of affirmative action comes from the fact that blacks are daft and lesser than whites, a lot of people would not find it funny. This activist is saying Chimamanda does not understand the roots of Chivalry and Chimamanda is saying that the history is due to men perceiving women as weak. They are both opinions and kind of sort of have a point but just because somebody does not agree with your point of view does not mean THEY LACK COMPREHENSION! It takes a smart person to analyze both positions.
DeleteThis is Funmi Iyanda
DeleteWow! Aunty agnostic, you duh all this bs from your imagination? When did either of them go into all the details you’re going into? Your type is the type that will take bible verse and start explaining it away and giving it other meanings, even going as far as claiming that it says this and that when we can all read exactly what it says.
DeleteI think of recent, in a bid to be heard by all means, chimamanda started sounding a bit off with her idea of feminism. She started giving out the wrong signals. For me, you become a real feminist when you go 50-50 with the man. It's as simple as that. No right thinking man will look down on a woman who can fully stand on her own. What is opening the door for a man?
ReplyDeleteGod bless you
DeleteBut that was exactly her point. We should all feel free to open the door for whomever. It's not about feminism. It's about doing the right thing. Let's be real. Don't some men use chivalry to deceive women? In Nigeria, do we even have chilvary? The American woman is even using outdated information for her argument. She could have made a point without a personal attack.
DeleteI love chimamanda and i agree with her most times, but on this i think loesch said the truth, i await her response
ReplyDelete" i don’t think she understands quite the concept of chivalry, which was a code of conduct for gentlemen,” Loesch said.
ReplyDeleteSchool her some more loesch...
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ReplyDeleteBut did Chimamanda specifically tone her comment to attack any particular country or culture? She made a general statement which you are free to disagree with, why bring her homeland into the matter? Attack the topic not the person or their culture. When you know you are of lower intellectual capacity and cannot properly craft a suitable rebuttal then you stoop low to attack the person and where they come from. It's not as though American women's lives are a bed of roses, American girls may not be exposed to genital mutilation, but they are being sexually abused in record numbers. What about the #metoo movement, you have grown ass women who can't even defend themselves and sleeping with men to get a part in a movie, and being spoken to anyhow with no power to stop it. American woman and girls have their own problems, so don't come acting like your country is the land of milk and honey for women, it is not!
ReplyDeleteFemale genital mutilation is very serious ISH.
DeleteIn no way did she sound like America is better than Nigeria. Next thing people will start yelling “RACISM!” She only pointed out something that Chimamanda should be addressing. She made sense. Lots of people are beginning to get tired of Chimamanda and her talks. Same way people are getting tired of Reno Omokri. I’m saying this because most people want to make a point so hard that they end up sounding stupid when give stupid reasons because they want people to see things from their angle. Whenever people have too many words in their mouths then you realize they really don’t know it all. Though in their minds they feel like they’re on point.
DeleteExactly anon
DeleteSpot on!!!
DeleteYes they have identify their flaws , that's why you hear about it . Let's do ours and bring more serious issues like Genital Mutilation .
DeleteOne million likes for your comment. Those calling Adichie names can't even stand in front of their peers and read out what they wrote on a paper talk more of saying things that shakes the whole world.
DeleteI'm not a feminist neither do I champion the course but I know what Chim is trying to portray. It's quite unfortunate most of us especially the ladies don't support her view. Why I love her own form of feminism is because she is not siding the women alone, she believes on pure equality, look at yesterday's chronicle poster, these are what Amanda are championing against.
she did not attack her country and she Loesch was also pointing out her own opinion. she only brought Chimamanda's attention to what is more relevant, what she should be more concerned with than who should and should not open doors. its obvious she is not using her very loud voice properly.
DeleteAnon 10:56 and mhiz A, the joy I felt reading your comments is overwhelming. I am happy that there are still sensible persons out there who understand the style of the weak and unlearned. They tend to attack your personality instead of the issue at hand. A lot of BVs in sdk blog does that so I am not surprised at their comments.
DeleteThe so called human rights activist in USA is only jealous that a foreigner is heard and making more impacts than she in her own country,so she felt hitting below the belt will save her face. But you see,nothing stops the USA right activists from coming to Nigeria and doing same here.
The sky is too big,don't push others down so that you can stand, because no one can be truly successful by pushing others down to stand.
Anon 10.56 bles you. Loesh is not a United States activist. She's the spokesperson for the national rifle association. The same one accused of causing deaths of many by standing against gun control. And here she is saying naija has more problems than the u.s. And we are celebrating her. At least in naija, children don't go to school and wonder if they'll come home alive.
DeleteGbam! It's an America n tactic. Attack the person, not the issue. Chimamanda hit a nerve when she said open the door for everyone. These people saying affirmative action is for equity should go and read the document again. In a country where people have the same chances, why would you need to force diversity and acceptance?
DeleteIt just warms my heart to know there are still sensible people in Nigeria after reading these comments here. I was reading all those hailing the woman who just shaded both Chimamanda and Nigeria as a whole and just shook my head.
DeleteLOUD IT GIRL!!....
ReplyDeleteAnd the sad part is that most on this blog cannot see the insult to Nigerian. A foreigner will throw a barbed insult. It will go over their head while they grin and sheepishly agree like aturu nmee
ReplyDeleteIt’s just so sad. I read comments and pitied my country
DeleteEven u are missing it if u focus on Loesch's veiled insult and refuse to acknowledge the aspect of her comment that is true. I doubt anybody imagines that her comment is entirely innocent but when u consider the issues in their totality, raising dust over something as trivial as simple acts of chivalry (in a world in dire need of positive values) really makes no sense when there are much more critical issues to bring to the fore and address. More so, when it is already common knowledge that able bodied females would be expected to assist the physically challenged or weaker members of society (male or female) should the need arise. The world doesn't need Chimamanda to tell them that. So let's not always go up in arms crying 'insult' and 'shade' with every comment made, if at the end of the day it will only end up drowning the more important issues. It comes across as being needlessly sensitive and even smacks of a complex. Final verdict - both women have issues to ponder in the matter.
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Delete18:37, is the grammar too much for u?
DeleteAnon 10:56, you nailed it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYou see eh, when it seems you are beginning o talk too much, oyibo people will remind you that inspire of the fact that you are in their country, or are not welcome there. That is the reason why this woman has hit it back all the way home regardless of the fact that the Amanda girl did not specify any tribe or country. Lately she has been talking too much on things and this act of chivalry she mentions, I don’t think it’s seen as an act of weakness of women. It’s more or less and informal act of old. Well na she get her mouth. She has not responded to the babe that is inviting her to a round table to discuss egalitarianism but I trust her to come out respond to this cos na one of ‘theirs’ that wrote this. Na dem sabi jare. Me sef de complain sef sey the kain work wey dem de give me to execute in the office whether they cannot see I have breasts and hips plus ass join.
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DeleteI have said it several times at different fora, the way some people are handling this feminism of a thing, we will soon separate ourselves according to gender in this world.
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Absolutely nothing wrong with chivalry ah beg. If she no like am when the man open door for her make she stand dey argue say she strong pass! Nonsense!!!
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Chimamanda sef! Feminism is the empowerment to make my own choices. Not the ones she says are best for me.
ReplyDeleteElla!... This one enter wella...
ReplyDeleteMa'am Loesch, you're so correct...
Chim nwanne, I like you but...
But the emptiness in your head cannot let you comprehend nor understand deeply.
DeleteI will not support any of them because that their talk talk and arguments might not even change anything. At the end of the day both America ooo or Africa ooo or even Nigeria, the various important problems will not just disappear it will need serious action not talk talk.
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ReplyDeleteMa'am Loesch, you're so correct...
Chim nwanne, I like you but...
Its a sign of respect not a show of strength! Madam loose the chip on your shoulder jare! When we call ourselves wives you quarrel with is. Man open door you turn to soothsayer dey predict wetin dey their mind when Dem open door. You need conceptual clarity as to what feminism.means jor! You sound seriously confused!
ReplyDeleteMy man dey open door for me steady. And I love it! A million chimamandas cant change my mind on dat wan. Her opinion! Her confusion!
ReplyDeleteYou clearly don't understand the point she made and Loecsh too decided to give a cheap shot below the belt as if she had been waiting for Chimamanda to say something that slightly disagrees with her reasoning. Female genital mutilation is a sensitive issue which shouldn't have even found its way into this issue in this particular context.
DeleteHmmmmmmm just an observation; I realised that when Chimaamanda's post of winning an award was brought here just few days ago the number of comments on that post was way too small. Only few people commented congratulating her. But just look at this post here right now and check out the number of comments. I can now authoritatively say that all these attacks are borne out of grave jealousy, human beings are just terrible!
ReplyDelete@anon 12:19, I also noticed the comments were small. I guess people were not happy for her. I admire her a lot. Her husband is very lucky to have a brave hardworking woman as a wife. I wish I have access to her so she can impact my life with her vast knowledge.
DeleteIn case you her reading dear woman of substance, don't mind the attacks from Nigerians. Na their way. It means you are doing many things right. Remember no one throws stones at a bare tree. Oh I so much love her...One of these days sha
Though Chimamndaa is making Africa proud by uplifting Africa through intellectual contributions,I noticed Africans only promote Fetish practices and dancing to other parts of the world which is shameful but
DeleteChimamnda is different, but then she needs to tone it down,The whites are far far ahead of us,they really dont need advise or opinions from us,many of us are dying to have their passport but it's not the same with them. Chimamnda use your position to elevate women in Nigeria,the Oyibo women doesn't need your help.
16:19 '...tone it down' for what?
DeleteA lifetime of 'toning it down' has brought you what exactly?
Apart from nauseous abject mediocrity?? You, like your fellow onions, are simply intimidated by Adichie.
Nigerians are always intimidated by strong, opinionated, ballsy women.
So they resort to abuse,name calling or outright lies. It's the sum total of their intellect. If she was single, I can only imagine the manner of insults she would have received by now. 'Tone it down' so outstanding people taking the world by storm can shrink into inconsequential spaces you also occupy. You think that everyone wants to live a life of absolute nothingness like you lot? Some people are too charismatic to sit by thumb in mouth. Please step aside and watch from the sidelines while they impact the world. Don't tell anyone to tone anything down. People know Adichie, who are you? See how you are referring to white people in 'worshipful' tones as if they are God. What baffles me is Nigerians attempting to have any intellectual discourse on what Adichie says. Nigerians who struggle with understanding multiple words and even cartoons? Loll. You lot can't even interpret silence, is it someone's words you want to understand?
How??
Do yourselves a favour and stick to your tobu tobu jokes and suwe music because,apparently, even basic is beyond you lot.
*I'm not Adichie. Because there's bound to be one or more dunces crawling by after this comment from wherever greeting 'Welcome Chimamanda.'
Not today, please.
Lols! Anon 10:19. Gbam, Gbammer, Gbammest!!
DeleteU'r not Chimamanda, ur comment sounds even less intelligent.
DeleteAnon 16:19. You are just in a haste to kill reason. You hardly have a point,very insultive and innocent of sense.
DeleteAnon 16:19 you are just in a haste to kill reason. Insultive and innocent of sense.
DeleteIf you love camera so much that is what you will get. Aunty Tobi this is what you will get soon.
ReplyDeletelols!!
DeleteStop sounding daft.
DeleteHow many of you have noticed that Chimamanda is undergoing gender transformation!!!
ReplyDelete17:11 wooow!!! Pls stoppppeeet now. Fake news.
DeleteBefore you hate on Chimamanda pls read her profile: She wrote her first award winning novel at 26,all her other novels and esays has won one award or the other.Her TED talk: " We Should All Be Feminist" has bn translated into 30 languages and is a must for every 16yrs in Sweden. Her TED talks: "The Danger of A Single Story" and "We Should All Be Feminist" are TED viewing record setting running in millions. Her work : "Americana" is currently being read by every New YorkeY and has bn rated as one of the best 10 books in America in the last 10 yrs.Chosen by Hilary Clinton herself for an interview after Her PEN America anniversary speech. The first African chosen by 2 Harvard graduating students for a counselling speech. Interviewed by the female Head of Government in Northern Ireland. Interviewed twice now by popular CNN host Amanpour. Awarded honorary deegrees by countless number of renowned institutions worldwide. Her latest work: " Dear Ijeawale" recently won one of the French highest literally awards. Has bn interviewd more than any other African living or dead (google her videos and interviews).Her work sampled by Beyounce. Her work currently bn used for designs and marketing by French Fashion capital. A lover and an ambassador of Nigeria by wearing only Nigerian designed wears. Rated by the World Century Magazine as among the 50 prominent people on earth.Most recently awarded a British PEN Prize (to be collected in October) for her courage, where the presenters described her as "Sophisticated beyound words", and for not bn afraid of confronting the evils associated with race and gender. Surely Nigeria or Africa will never have her kind in the next 100 yrs, what a gift from God in our hands!. Indeed WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINIST.
ReplyDelete'Surely Nigeria or Africa will never have her kind in the next 100 yrs'...So says the 'prophet'. Nevertheless, u need some lessons in History.
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