"I am tired of Nigerians who read headlines, jump on outrage bandwagon to form lazy, shallow opinions" ..- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie replies Nigerians attacking her over Hilary Clinton's interview
Renowned feminist activist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has slammed Nigerians who have been dragging her over her recent interview with former U.S firstlady, Hillary Clinton. Recalled, Chimamanda while interviewing Mrs Clinton, at a PEN World Voices Festival lecture at the Cooper Union in Manhattan on Sunday night told her she was upset that her twitter bio leads with the title Wife. That perticular statement generated controveesy with most Nigerians dragging her from left to right saying she was beginning to take her feminism campaign a bit too far. Reacting to comments of Nigerians and that of an unnamed person who claims to be her relative she wrote: Dear Unnamed Person Who I Am Told Is On Social Media Saying I am Her Family and Telling Me to Shut Up: Cynicism is ugly. It doesn’t flatter anyone. Yours doesn’t suit you at all. I remember you vaguely; I think you were in my class in primary school. And now you claim to be my ‘family’ and you are asking me to shut up. Di...