“Dear Ijeawele” author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses negative stereotypes of feminists, the implications of chivalry and the expectations of women in public life.
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1. Why is it that so many people see the word 'feminist' as a negative thing?
2. Why doesn’t she call herself an equalist or a humanist? What is the comparison with “Black lives matter”?
3. How did her book "A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions"come about?
4. Why is it so hard to raise a child to be a feminist?
5. Why femeninity and feminism is not the same?
6. Can feminism and shivalry coexist?
8. Why do men need to participate in the feminist movement?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1- What does she believe about the future of feminism?
a. It will continue growing.
b. Everyone will be equal, and nobody will be called a feminist.
c. Feminism will grow slowly as nowadays.
d. Female are going to be considered feminists, not men.
2- Chimamanda compares feminism with…
a. A select party.
b. A public party.
c. A party with no rules.
d. A nonsense’s party.
3- Why does she make the previous comparison?
a. Because being feminist is approved nowadays.
b. In the current families, parents teach young people to be feminists.
c. People care about the problem.
d. Because young people have listened a song.
4- According to Chimamanda’s words, what is a feminist?
a. A person who beliefs in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
b. Someone that thinks that women are better.
c. A person who beliefs in the social, political, economic and honour equality.
d. A person who beliefs in equality between men, women and animals.
5- What is the meaning of mutually exclusive?
a. The same.
b. Two concepts with the same meaning.
c. That cannot coexist.
d. That can coexist.
6- Why does she agree with Emma Watson’s action?
a. She does not agree with Emma’s dressing.
b. Because she was in a place of power and choice.
c. She says that Emma’s action was ordered by a man.
d. Because Emma and her manager took the decision.
7- Ngozi does not accept that a woman has to choose between…
a. Wearing dress or trousers.
b. Being a slut or a serious person.
c. Going to a party or not.
d. Doing things with other women or men.
8- Does she think that women and trans-women have the same privileges?
a. Yes, because both are women.
b. No, because they have always acted like women.
c. No, because they had privileges while being men.
d. All are correct.
9- What is happening with the Chibok girls?
a. They have been kidnaped.
b. They have been realised.
c. The girls were murdered.
d. They need attention.
10- How does she feel about being the feminist cheerleader?
a. She is very happy and proud.
b. It makes her cringe.
c. Chimamanda feels sad and lonely.
d. She is very stressed because she wants to be a gardener.
We teach girls that they can have ambition, but not too much ... to be successful, but not too successful, or they'll threaten men, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and women who are truer to themselves.