Nigeria's Award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s comment on the ‘baby bump’ trend has stirred a debate on the social media.
In a recent interview with UK’s Channel 4 News, the Nigerian writer, who lives in the United States, said that pregnancy is a sacred state that a woman ought to be discreet about.
According to her, this is the reason why she kept her pregnancy from public glare.
Chimamanda said, “I wanted my pregnancy to be something I shared with the people I love, with the people who know me. There is a kind of pregnancy as a trendy thing that I find very uncomfortable with and I deeply dislike expressions like ‘baby bump’.
“I find it very irritating. It was a very deeply introspective time, thinking about (how) my life is going to change forever and the enormousness of bringing a baby into the world. It was a sacred time for me and I wanted to share it with the people I love.”
Many Nigerians have gone on the social media to debate her comments, causing her name to trend on Twitter.
Comments on her opinion
"Chimamanda is a woman with her own opinions..We all have that, Opinions I mean,you don't have to agree with hers,form yours and stick to it." Radio Olori said.
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