{"id":1064,"date":"2009-10-13T00:05:14","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T22:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fia.pimienta.org\/weblog\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2009-10-13T00:25:44","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T22:25:44","slug":"the-danger-of-the-single-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fia.pimienta.org\/weblog\/?p=1064","title":{"rendered":"on &#8220;the danger of the single story&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/ChimamandaAdichie_2009G-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/ChimamandaAdichie-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=652&#038;introDuration=16500&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=2000&#038;adKeys=talk=chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story;year=2009;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;theme=master_storytellers;theme=words_about_words;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/ChimamandaAdichie_2009G-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/ChimamandaAdichie-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=652&#038;introDuration=16500&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=2000&#038;adKeys=talk=chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story;year=2009;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;theme=master_storytellers;theme=words_about_words;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TEDGlobal+2009;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Stories matter. <strong>Many<\/strong> stories matter. Stories have been used to disposess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower and humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that dignity.<br \/>\n[&#8230;] When we reject the single story, when we realize that there is <strong>never<\/strong> a single story about any place, we regain a &#8216;kind of paradise.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(via <strong><em>flip flopping joy<\/em>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flipfloppingjoy.com\/2009\/10\/12\/the-danger-of-a-single-story\/\">&#8220;The danger of a single story&#8221;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie\"><strong>Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to disposess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower and humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that dignity. 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