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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns of the dangers of believing in a single story about others. She argues that if we reduce people to a single story, we deny their individuality and humanity. Adichie shares personal experiences of how her own views were limited by single stories she heard about other people and cultures. She believes the solution is to willingly open ourselves up to multiple stories to gain a fuller, more accurate understanding of individuals and societies.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns of the dangers of believing in a single story about others. She argues that if we reduce people to a single story, we deny their individuality and humanity. Adichie shares personal experiences of how her own views were limited by single stories she heard about other people and cultures. She believes the solution is to willingly open ourselves up to multiple stories to gain a fuller, more accurate understanding of individuals and societies.

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The danger of a single story

Find out what happens if human beings are reduced to a stereotype.


By Nwabu2010, Own work, Wikimedia

Task
Commons, Public Domain

Watch and listen to the TED talk (18 min.) The danger of a single story
which the famous Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave in 2009.

Link to the TED talk:


https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_stor
y?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all

1. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements below.
a) She says that African people are generally believed to be pitiable and starving.
 true  false

Correction:
b) She says stereoptypes are not true.
 true  false

Correction:
c) She believes that if you reduce an individual to one single story, you take away his/her
humanity because everyone’s life consists of various stories.
 true  false

Correction:
d) She believed Fide’s family was poor and thus made a lot of products.
 true  false

Correction:

2. Complete the following sentences.


a) Her roommate at a university in America was shocked because …

b) Stories can dispossess people but they can also …

c) When we reject a single story …

3. Discuss with your partner: Have you ever believed in a single story yourself and realised your
opinion was one-sided?
4. Discuss with your partner: Do you think stories and films have the power to challenge
stereotypes and prejudice?

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