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You are not one story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shows how a single narrative about a person or place flattens them, and how power decides which stories get repeated.
TED · 19 min · defiant
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Why we picked this
Being reduced to your looks is a single story. This talk hands you the language to refuse it.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the stories we let define us.
What to carry out
- 1A single story robs people of their full dignity.
- 2Whoever tells the story shapes what others believe about you.
- 3Reclaiming complexity is an act of power.
Sit with this
What is the single story people tell about you?
Which story about yourself have you accepted without questioning?
What would the fuller version sound like?