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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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366 total appearances

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What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I was going to say, who is Vince McMahon?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I was going to say, who is Vince McMahon?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Let me tell you... So much I want to watch.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Let me tell you... So much I want to watch.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I think we're putting too much blame on politicians. Oh no, I'm not putting all of it. And not enough responsibility on... On individuals? Yeah, and also, I mean, which came first? What you said about social media, I agree more with, which is... I mean, this whole politician thing. You think everybody watches politicians? I mean... I think everybody's affected by them.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I think we're putting too much blame on politicians. Oh no, I'm not putting all of it. And not enough responsibility on... On individuals? Yeah, and also, I mean, which came first? What you said about social media, I agree more with, which is... I mean, this whole politician thing. You think everybody watches politicians? I mean... I think everybody's affected by them.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This is true. The same way Cristiano's not sold it. I don't expect to sell you on something. No, I am sold on something. No, I'm just thinking about it. Whatever. It's not interesting to me.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This is true. The same way Cristiano's not sold it. I don't expect to sell you on something. No, I am sold on something. No, I'm just thinking about it. Whatever. It's not interesting to me.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That's fair. That's fair. But the person who supports school choice does not know.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That's fair. That's fair. But the person who supports school choice does not know.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And then there's the assumption that that person should know. And then that person is judged on that. And then that person is ignored and blacklisted. But that person does not know.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And then there's the assumption that that person should know. And then that person is judged on that. And then that person is ignored and blacklisted. But that person does not know.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And it's also this new world where you're not even allowed. I mean, curiosity is dead. And I, you know, as a person who just, I love learning. And I just keep thinking, what have we lost in this new sort of world where people don't even, even to ask a question, you're uncomfortable. I remember when I spoke at an Ivy League university, which will be unnamed.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And it's also this new world where you're not even allowed. I mean, curiosity is dead. And I, you know, as a person who just, I love learning. And I just keep thinking, what have we lost in this new sort of world where people don't even, even to ask a question, you're uncomfortable. I remember when I spoke at an Ivy League university, which will be unnamed.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And so I had a few of the students in a sort of private meeting where I just, because I like to know what young people are really thinking away from the grownups. And so we started talking and then I said, you know, Are any of you, like, uncomfortable to say what you really think? Everyone was like, no. And then one person goes, yeah, but sometimes.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And so I had a few of the students in a sort of private meeting where I just, because I like to know what young people are really thinking away from the grownups. And so we started talking and then I said, you know, Are any of you, like, uncomfortable to say what you really think? Everyone was like, no. And then one person goes, yeah, but sometimes.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And suddenly all of them were like, yeah, sometimes. And even that struck me because I remember thinking we've gone from that kind of almost forced conformity to suddenly thinking, okay, maybe I can actually say what I'm really thinking. Right. Right. And there was something about it that just made me sad because I thought they were graduating.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And suddenly all of them were like, yeah, sometimes. And even that struck me because I remember thinking we've gone from that kind of almost forced conformity to suddenly thinking, okay, maybe I can actually say what I'm really thinking. Right. Right. And there was something about it that just made me sad because I thought they were graduating.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And I thought, what have they lost out on learning in the four years they've been here? Because they've been too unsure, uncomfortable about asking questions. And again, so what I mean about these kids are not the fringe on Twitter. Do you know what I mean? But they already know that I better be careful. Otherwise, somebody will think that I'm a person who hates black people.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

And I thought, what have they lost out on learning in the four years they've been here? Because they've been too unsure, uncomfortable about asking questions. And again, so what I mean about these kids are not the fringe on Twitter. Do you know what I mean? But they already know that I better be careful. Otherwise, somebody will think that I'm a person who hates black people.