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A review by sreddous
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
A quick, upbeat, tight essay that addresses the many possible definitions of 'feminism' while giving clean and understandable examples of what micro-aggressions can look like. I really liked the lens where at first the author/speaker focuses on Nigeria as a country specifically when it comes to gender interactions, and I found myself thinking "Oh, man, that's really different.... wait, no it isn't all the time..." showing that intersectional feminism really can help people connect over experiences both universal and more-specific to different demographics.
This book/speech is cleanly separated into two parts, basically, and I think that helps it be well-organized: the first half is examples of micro (and eventually macro) aggressions that are easy to dismiss, then, more definitions and explanations as to why the language used and the activism angles are the way they are. Yes, "feminist" means "human rights," but calling it something more-generic like "human rights" means we aren't actually attacking the core of the specifically gender-based issues.
Good, informative stuff, an easy read/listen that'll leave you thinking and maybe talking and debating a bit!
This book/speech is cleanly separated into two parts, basically, and I think that helps it be well-organized: the first half is examples of micro (and eventually macro) aggressions that are easy to dismiss, then, more definitions and explanations as to why the language used and the activism angles are the way they are. Yes, "feminist" means "human rights," but calling it something more-generic like "human rights" means we aren't actually attacking the core of the specifically gender-based issues.
Good, informative stuff, an easy read/listen that'll leave you thinking and maybe talking and debating a bit!
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual violence