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[–] tamata 8 points

Ah I knew it would be Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie! The same writing style as part of her TED talk that was featured in Beyoncé's "Flawless"

Transcript:

We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, "you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise, you will threaten the man." Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. And marriage can be a good thing, it can be a source of joy and love and mutual support. But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don't teach boys the same? We raise girls to see each other as competitors--not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing--but for the attention of men. We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are. [...] Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

Link to the clip (from a TED talk) here

Link to the Beyoncé song (censored version)
[–] HuaMulan 0 points

Isn't she a libfem?
[–] tamata 1 points

Did you delete your comment by mistake? Lol

Probably, if that. Still good of her to share the stage with a brilliant woman.

I'll add that the song Chimamanda is featured on is VERY libfemmy, to be fair.
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