Not a single story

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on TED

Oh to be so articulate! She so beautifully, perfectly, says what I think on this particular subject. Having found myself on both sides of the single story; judged by it and (shamefully) guilty of buying into it on occasion, I could not have put it better how dehumanising I think it can be and how ardently I believe it should be resisted. 

I like to think that blogging, for those of us who are not writer's of books (yet) in some small way, breaks through this and allows us to experience each other's many and diverse stories (sometimes told in words, sometimes in images, often both). Although what we share in this space is still only a part of the picture, of course, I think it often affords a more accurate, multi-faceted glimpse of who we are and where we are than we might otherwise have of each other, spread across the globe. We cannot be here, doing this, without becoming more aware of how many, many stories there are and how very, very rich our world is because of them. Surely?

I was reminded of this great video by the wonderful miner of treasures, Stephanie at even*cleveland.