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‘Obscene’: Famed Nigerian Author Blasts Cancel Culture And Those Who Try To Destroy Others For Personal Promotion

Ashe Schow
‘Obscene’: Famed Nigerian Author Blasts Cancel Culture And Those Who Try To Destroy Others For Personal Promotion
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Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a self-described feminist who can hardly be considered right-leaning, has written a lengthy blog post castigating those who seek to destroy others for personal gain while describing her own experience with someone trying to get her canceled.

Adichie’s blog, published on Tuesday, described her experience with two writers who had attended one of her workshops years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, and who later used her name to promote their work while simultaneously publicly condemning her for remarks they claimed were transphobic in an attempt to damage her reputation.

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