Adichie's Essay 'We Should All Be Feminists'

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Racism, sexism, and ageism are types of discrimination that people seek to avoid. In Adichie’s essay, “We Should All Be Feminists,” she acknowledges sexism still exists and everyone should fight to tackle this problem. She also realizes the “The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are” (Adichie). That means society focuses too much on one’s gender but not his/her ability or interest nowadays. I totally agree with the author’s arguments and I felt empathy and indigent when reading her essay. This is because I encountered similar experiences as she had. For example, my grandmother teaches me to close my legs and cover myself when I am in a public area. I feel that she wants to remind me I

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