Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
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Uploaded on Oct 7, 2009
http://www.ted.com Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
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Salma Hassanein 1 month ago
Sometimes the problem is not even the danger of a single story, its the danger of a single image. I'm Egyptian, what people know about me - is pyramids.
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KC Nwokoye 1 month ago
Oh what a pity that 98 people don't understand Afrikaans (Language). Oh no! She's speaking Academic English...how can anyone not like this clip? I love you Chimamanda...you have done something many Nigerians dream of. You have helped me educate my Western colleagues even better. You are brilliant, talented, very well spoken and a beauty in every respect. YOU MAKE ME MORE PROUD OF WHO I AM...GOD BLESS YOU!
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Corporatemilk 21 hours ago
¡She is so beautiful!
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Isabel Binvignat 1 day ago
I think that the same case applies to Chile, or I should say to the figure of Augusto Pinochet, a militar dictator, who is always compared to the likes of Stalin and some others; but they don´t know that when he called for a plebiscite to decide whether my country wanted to stay with him or wanted to choose a new president, Pinochet lost and though it must have been very hard for him to let go, he did it and I haven´t heard about anyone that has done the same
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Abdou Bah 2 days ago
I am addicted to this video, we Africans definitely have a challenge to market our own image in the world. In the part of the world I am living the only thing they know about Africa is animals, wars, and hunger.
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711DAS 2 days ago
My parents just saw the Book of Mormon. I wonder how she would feel about that.
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Mike Abedu 3 days ago
Long life and good health is all that i wish you Chimamanda.
You re a source of pride and inspiration to us all Nigerians and Africa at large.
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Olissipona 3 days ago
She's awesome!
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M Wagner 4 days ago
A really great speech, truly applicable everywhere in life. For any country and any History. If i think about the way World War 2 is taught, it is only seen from the perspective of the winners. The fact that the Allies also committed crimes against Humanity is never mentioned or thought of.
One more thing, you talk about America and Americans, you should call it US and US citizens, otherwise you do just as wrong as people saying Africa is a country1
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Dera C 4 days ago
Very Inspirational speech I must say. I love her. If only more people could see this.
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K Russell 4 days ago
She soooo doesn't bullshit. She is very direct and with purpose - with no waste. Respect.
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Isela Pena 6 days ago
like, her, I mean.
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