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Stub status
I have classified this article as a stub due to its relatively short status. Capitalistroadster 07:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Feminism is innate in nature. It is natural and it is part of human person. It has ever been, it is now... Donatus Osas (talk) 13:06, 25 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Hey, Just in case, you're logged in, what were you trying to say? &mdash;  Python Drink (talk) 12:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Mistakes
Erm I edited a few wrong facts on this page, she wasn't born in that town. Toks417 00:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, and welcome to Wikipedia. Do you have any sources which say she was born in Enugu, so we can verify it and ensure it isn't changed back? Picaroon (t) 00:54, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Well I'll try and some verifiable sources, but she is my aunt so I just called and asked her. Maybe I can get her to put it on her website and such. toks (talk) 05:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Igbo-American
Note that addition of this category is a WP:BLP violation. The article does not say she is American. There is no references which say she is American.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:54, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * This one says she has permanent residence but not citizenship.·maunus · snunɐɯ· 15:36, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. This, we have a COI editor deliberately adding wrong information, aka vandalism. I am going to revert the edit.--Ymblanter (talk) 15:41, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

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Name
The subject is repeatedly referred to in the article as Adichie. Is this correct? Is Ngozi a given name or a part of the family name?--Ymblanter (talk) 21:13, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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Why was "feminist" removed from her introductory description
The last time I read this article it used to read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist, ..., feminist, .... But it seem like that has been removed. Was the removal due to a manual of style violation? The reason I'm bring this up is that her feminist views has been putting her in the local news lately more than her books, and it only seem appropriate that - that part of her is well pronounced in the article. HandsomeBoy (talk) 20:11, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I haven't found the revision you're referring to and have gone back to [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=636108488 this 2014 revision] but still no trace of it.  I only found [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Diff/844884151 this recent revert] which removed (newly added) "feminist" in occupation parameter, and yes being feminist is not an occupation actually. Are you referring to that or can you give the version you're talking about? –Ammarpad (talk) 22:00, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No, when I removed the "feminist" as an occupation, the above comment was already here, I have read it prior to my removal.--Ymblanter (talk) 13:16, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking it up, maybe I was wrong about it being in the lede, I am always doing many things at the same time. When I saw her trending on Nigerian Twitter for her feminist statements during a recent interview for the second time in less than a month, I said I should revisit her article again to be sure it was in a good state. Personally, I think if she continues with more extreme feminist views like what she said yesterday that men should not open doors for women because it makes women seem weak, then I think I will start a discussion here on why there should be a line of text on her position on feminism in the lede.HandsomeBoy (talk) 19:40, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Feminism in Esan cosmology
It is argued that the concept of feminism is alien to Esan, thus it should not be a problem in Esan. It is very clear that there is no TOTAL equality in all ramifications among both sexes. For instance a woman has never be the "odionwere" in Esan land. What more of subjugation and deprivation of their right. One can infer therefore that feminism is inherent in Esan cosmology. I leave this open for comment (s). Donatus Osas (talk) 13:18, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Death of both her parents
I think we should add that her father has died a year ago and now I hear her mom passed away yesterday Nlivataye (talk) 06:17, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

'It Is Obscene'
On June 16, User:124.246.159.137 added some information about Adichies essay It Is Obscene: A True Reflection In Three Parts. This was not just neutral information, but also a description with some quotes: "The essay focuses on the conduct of young people on social media “who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion”, who she says are part of a generation “so terrified of having the wrong opinions that they have robbed themselves of the opportunity to think and to learn and to grow”." This addition was removed by User:71.86.115.116 with this edit summary: "took out last paragraph of “writing career” as it somewhat misrepresented the essay she wrote (for one example, she is clear in her essay that the aversive behavior of the members of the younger generation is not across-the-board...for another, the majority of the piece focuses on two situations in which she felt wronged, which added context to Part Three, which the previous editor failed to include), and it appears unclear if relevant for her Wikipedia bio." It was added again, by the same user as before, this time without the description and quotes, and removed again by User:Ymblanter with this edit summary: "this was rejected it means discussion is needed". IMHO the 'neutral information' (without the description and quotes) is an acceptable edit, especially because there is a reference by The Guardian. What do you think? Laurier (talk) 07:17, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Without reading the work on her blog (which is probably not notable enough for Wikipedia anyway), just the Guardian piece is enough to see that she was trying to rebut some public comments taken out of context by 2 ex-students of a writing class. I guess twitter wars between writers is completely normal on social media and professional writers are probably much better wordsmiths that lowly Wikipedians like us. All of that being said, I agree discussion is needed to argue for the relevance of including it in her Wikipedia page. It certainly doesn't seem relevant to her life or her work, unless you consider her more a teacher than a writer, and even then, I don't understand why the opinions of a student are more important than the opinions of a teacher. If the whole class had walked out, then maybe, but it all depends on how the class was formed, I suppose. Jane (talk) 17:07, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Ethiopian??
What the?? I swore she was Nigerian. What's up with that? Alphatina (talk) 01:57, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * She is Nigerian.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:49, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Reith Lectures
I did not see anything in this article on how she delivered the first of the 2022 Reith Lectures, on freedom of speech. YTKJ (talk) 21:37, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

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Prowess
How does a goddess with life giving energy birth words that bring nations to her knees? 197.211.53.63 (talk) 09:12, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Poor Grammar in some sections
Currently not logged in, and I don’t have the time to do a full makeover of the grammar in this article, so I am leaving this here partly as a note to self and partly to bring attention. The section I saw was the one on her views, that had many nonsensical sentences, random capitalization, and lack of spaces and punctuation.

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