“Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.” HumanityCultureWomenFeminismGender Equality Book:We Should All Be Feminists Source: We Should All Be Feminists
“Foreign behavior? What the fuck are you talking about? Foreign behavior? Have you read Things Fall Apart? Ifemulu asked, wishing she had not told Ranyinudo about Dike. She was angrier with Ranyinudo than she had ever been, yet she knew that Ranyinudo meant well, and had said what many other Nigerians would say, which was why she had not told anyone else about Dike's suicide attempt since she came back.” HomeCulturePerceptionImmigrationAchebe Book:Americanah Source: Americanah
“What is the point of culture? Culture functions ultimately to ensure the preservation and continuity of a people. (...) Culture does not make people. People make culture.” CultureFeminismEqualityIntellectDifferenceFeminismeFeministaFeminismusRatio Book:We Should All Be Feminists Source: We Should All Be Feminists
“Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in "real" African culture, before it was tainted by the west, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.” RealStoriesCultureCommonRolesWestGenderDebateOppressedGender RolesTaintedAfrican Culture Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“I had consumed a lot of American culture, but I was not quite prepared for the reality of American poverty.” RealityCulturePovertyPreparedConsumedAmerican CultureAmerican Poverty Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“When it comes to dressing well, American culture is so self-fulfilled that it has not only disregarded this courtesy of self-presentation, but has turned that disregard into a virtue. "We are too superior/busy/cool/not-uptight to bother about how we look to other people, and so we can wear pajamas to school and underwear to the mall.” PeopleWellsLooksSelfSchoolCultureVirtueBusySuperiorsBotherFulfilledDressingsCourtesyAmerican CulturePresentationUnderwearDisregardMallsPajamasUptightDisregardedDressing Well Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Culture does not make people - people make culture. So if it is in fact true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, we must make it our culture. [...] A feminist is a man or a woman who says, 'yes there is a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it. We must do better.'” PeopleIfsMenDoeFactsProblemTodayHumanityCultureFeministGenderFearless Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Culture does not make people. People make culture.” PeopleDoeCulture Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
