Chimamanda Adichie

Twitter reacts to author's controversial Obama statement

Many Nigerians have gone on social media to debate her comments with several people, saying she isn't right and her brand of feminism is unreasonable.

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was a recent guest on Channel 4 News where she talked about racism in America, feminism and the politics of black women's hair.

 

According to her, "If Michelle Obama had worn her hair in its natural state while her husband Barack Obama was running for US president eight years ago, he would not have won".

This statement however has garnered a lot of controversy on Twitter. Many Nigerians have gone on social media to debate her comments with several people, saying  she isn't right and her brand of feminism is unreasonable.