Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Yes, but it's buffet politics. I don't know. What are right-wing ideas? I mean, even... which which is why it's not about and i agree with you that nobody we're not we're not pure i mean we you know and especially when you're a person who comes from you know um the reasonable reasonable regions of the world that is africa asia latin america the middle east You kind of understand.

Yes, but it's buffet politics. I don't know. What are right-wing ideas? I mean, even... which which is why it's not about and i agree with you that nobody we're not we're not pure i mean we you know and especially when you're a person who comes from you know um the reasonable reasonable regions of the world that is africa asia latin america the middle east You kind of understand.

You know, you have uncles who... I mean, I have relatives who still think that women really should not be walking outside the home. And, you know, and then there's me. And we still happen to get along. And I think that there are certain views that... Some of my views have changed as I've become older. Even I think in some ways my feminism has changed.

You know, you have uncles who... I mean, I have relatives who still think that women really should not be walking outside the home. And, you know, and then there's me. And we still happen to get along. And I think that there are certain views that... Some of my views have changed as I've become older. Even I think in some ways my feminism has changed.

I think, for example, when I was younger, I didn't want to talk about women's bodies.

I think, for example, when I was younger, I didn't want to talk about women's bodies.

Because I felt that this is how they stigmatize women. I felt like, no, nobody should talk about PMS because they use that to justify excluding women. They'll say things like, how can a woman be president when she has PMS? She's going to press the button, right? But now I realize, actually, men press the button without PMS as an excuse. Yes. So maybe women are still the better choice, right?

Because I felt that this is how they stigmatize women. I felt like, no, nobody should talk about PMS because they use that to justify excluding women. They'll say things like, how can a woman be president when she has PMS? She's going to press the button, right? But now I realize, actually, men press the button without PMS as an excuse. Yes. So maybe women are still the better choice, right?

Because if we can just get the hormones stable, then we're fine. But men, my God, no PMS and they're just doing crazy things. So, but that has changed for me.

Because if we can just get the hormones stable, then we're fine. But men, my God, no PMS and they're just doing crazy things. So, but that has changed for me.

But I do think, though, that I can tell you that there are certain jokes I will not laugh at. There are certain things I refuse to laugh about.

But I do think, though, that I can tell you that there are certain jokes I will not laugh at. There are certain things I refuse to laugh about.

No, I don't think that's a good analogy.

No, I don't think that's a good analogy.

Because when I say I won't laugh, it's not like, oh, it's just my taste. It's more that I think in some ways similar to what you said about school choice, about how the people who know that maybe...

Because when I say I won't laugh, it's not like, oh, it's just my taste. It's more that I think in some ways similar to what you said about school choice, about how the people who know that maybe...

deep down in the language or in the foundation of that idea there's something that's actually quite you know toxic or something pernicious yeah so that's what I mean about there's certain jokes I won't laugh about because I just I think that there's certain jokes that are not just jokes I think sometimes people are not laughing with you they're laughing at you

deep down in the language or in the foundation of that idea there's something that's actually quite you know toxic or something pernicious yeah so that's what I mean about there's certain jokes I won't laugh about because I just I think that there's certain jokes that are not just jokes I think sometimes people are not laughing with you they're laughing at you

No, no, not cannot exist. So here's the difference. I will not laugh at that joke, but I'm not going to say you cannot say that joke. Okay.

No, no, not cannot exist. So here's the difference. I will not laugh at that joke, but I'm not going to say you cannot say that joke. Okay.