25th April, 2018
By Funmilola Olukomaiya
Following the uproar generated by criticsms of renowned award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s reaction to former US presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton’s Twitter bio, during her interview with Hillary Clinton at the PEN World Voices Festival lecture in Manhattan on Sunday night, the famous writer on Tuesday wrote an open letter to all her critics on the issue.
The criticisms poured in after Chimamanda asked Hillary out of curiosity why her Twitter bio begins with “Wife” and wanted to know if it was Clinton’s choice to first be identified in relation to her husband, and if so, why? While stressing that women should be able to celebrate both their personal and professional achievements
Since the report, so many several persons from different spheres of the Nigerian society didn’t take it likely and has since been condemning her feminism.
In other to clear the air on the writer took to her Facebook page to pen a lengthy but detailed analysis of her stance on the matter.
Read her reply below: