Chimamanda Adichie: “You’re not real women” – Nigerian author tells trans-women

While appearing on British television station, Channel 4 for an interview and to promote her new book, Dear Ijeawele, Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, writer and unapologetic feminist, Chimamanda Adichie, shared thoughts on transgender women wanting to be addressed as real women.

…and these thoughts didn’t particularly sit well with a lot of people.

According to Adichie, trans-women are just trans-women.

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She doesn’t believe it’s fair that people who had hitherto enjoyed the privileges that come with living as men would equate their experiences with people who have lived all their life as women.

“I don’t think it’s a good thing to talk about women issues being exactly the same as issues of trans-women because I don’t think that’s true,” she said.

Her comments have been getting quite the reaction on social media with a lot of people criticising her for what they perceive as discrimination and transphobia.

This post first appeared on STAR.