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Chimamanda Adichie on What Americans misunderstand About Africa | MercatorNet

Chimamanda Adichie on What Americans misunderstand About Africa



Overcoming stereotypes





Overcoming stereotypes

Americans need to see Africa with different eyes, says an award-winning novelist
MercatorNet | Feb 21 2017 | comment 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian-born writer who went to university in the United States. When she arrived, she was floored by her friends’ ignorance of Africa. In this brief video from The Atlantic, she explains why Westerners need to look past stereotypes and see the reality of life in Africa today. 
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The French, with their talent for tact, dampen controversy over abortion by disguising it with an acronym, IVG, Interruption Volontaire de Grossesse, voluntary interruption of pregnancy. It takes the sting out of the raw reality.
The government has taken this eye-averting circumlocution a step, or many steps, further by banning pro-life websites. It is now a crime punishable by two years in the slammer “to spread misleading information about abortion”. Translated, this means offering a different point of view on the internet.
In 1789, Article 11 of France’s famous Declaration of the Rights of Man, a foundational document of human rights, declared boldly: “The free communication of thoughts and of opinions is one of the most precious rights of man”. But no longer, it seems. Speech is free so long as it agrees with government policy.


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Chimamanda Adichie on What Americans misunderstand About Africa

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