Njideka Akabogu
While appearing on British television station, Channel 4 for an interview and to promote her new book, “Dear Ijeawele Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions“, revered writer and unapologetic feminist, Chimamanda Adichie shared her thoughts on transgender women wanting to be addressed as real women; and these thoughts didn’t particularly sit well with a lot of people.
According to Miss Adichie, trans-women are just trans-women. She doesn’t believe it’s fair that people who had hitherto enjoyed the privileges that come with living as men would equate their experiences with people who have lived all their life as women.
“I don’t think it’s a good thing to talk about women issues being exactly the same as issues of trans-women because I don’t think that’s true,” she said.
Her comments have been getting quite the reaction on social media with a lot of people criticising her for what they perceive as discrimination and transphobia.
all of this is wrong + egregious af. a) trans women are women. kpom. full stop. dassit.
— akwaeke emezi (@azemezi) March 10, 2017
Someone come get your fave Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and fix her politics around trans women, please. As in like immediately.
— Zoé Samudzi (@ztsamudzi) March 10, 2017
I hope she accounts for and changes her tune about this because that is an irresponsible and ugly and violent politic and platform is huge.
— Zoé Samudzi (@ztsamudzi) March 10, 2017
when your nigerian feminist hero throws trans women under the bus so publicly, so confidently, how do you think naija trans ppl feel?
— akwaeke emezi (@azemezi) March 10, 2017
shes acting like we say trans women & cis women have the same exact experiences. we don’t. that’s where intersectionality comes in. https://t.co/jQBic6RLtO
— Mahershala Fan Acct. (@PLAIDvillain) March 10, 2017
lmaooooo how can chimamanda go “its about the way the world treat us” as if trans women of colour dont have a life expectancy of 35
— shereen (@delashereen) March 10, 2017
Chimamanda…. pic.twitter.com/Rd50bTCsFO
— Kyle Bella (@quixoticblazes) March 10, 2017
I knew chimamanda had a problem when she wrote that article to drag her aunt life choice .she doesn’t extend boundaries to other women.
— BeyonceCIA (@joliebeyonce) March 10, 2017
Your fav madam Chimamanda Ngozi is transphobic?? pic.twitter.com/wjI8ApB1gP
— OWO BLOW (@crackfriends) March 10, 2017
One Twitter user was so fed up she offered to give out her copy of Americannah…
????Chimamanda can have all of the seats! I’m tired of her. Who wants my copy of Americanah? https://t.co/Cnl6oIXdc3
— Jasmyn Lawson (@JasmynBeKnowing) March 10, 2017
Some felt she should know better…
chimamanda for all the shit you talk about the patriarchy you should know better!! #transwomenarewomen
— gullah jack (@if3tay0) March 10, 2017
Wow. Never would’ve expected this from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. https://t.co/pRMkGW3LQ3
— Crystal Lewis (@CrystalLewis) March 10, 2017
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