heather11483 (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} heather11483) wrote,@ 2009-10-28 14:20:00 |
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| Current mood: | thoughtful |
| Current music: | jean yves tribaudet - a postcard to henry purcell |
many stories matter
+ Has anyone tried the Write or Die desktop app? Worth the ten bucks? I like the regular version.
+ I want to share this vid, most recently picked up at ![[info - personal]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deepad's journal.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie giving a talk about 'The Danger of a Single Story'
On reading, writing, and how the stories we're exposed to can shape our perspectives. It's eighteen minutes long, but more than worth a listen.
The problem with the single story is this: it robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different, rather than how we are similar.
Word. I would quote the whole talk back at you if I could.