LAGOS, Nigeria(VOICE OF NAIJA)- A Caucasian lady identifies as Slarty Bartfast, has expressed disappointment while accusing Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, of having her twin boys via surrogacy.
“Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie using a surrogate to get twin boys is ridiculously disappointing” she wrote on her X page.
Expressing disappointment, Bartfast insisted that the 47-year-old novelist was “engaging in human trafficking” despite claiming to be a feminist. She stated that it was unacceptable “to pay a poor woman to take on the risk and trauma” of childbearing on one’s behalf.
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Her statement sparked an online debate with many users rallying to Chimamanda’s side, arguing that the options of childbearing was a choice, while adding that she could be suffering from health problems which limited her chances of carrying a child.
The social app users, criticized her for using the word “poor” to describe surrogate mothers whom she said were mostly from Nigeria and America.
Maintaining her stance with more posts, Bartfast further accused Chimamanda of buying her twin boys, adding that the process of surrogacy and adoption which she described as “a least worst option” left the women who were financially handicapped, traumatized and exploited.
She stated that she felt betrayed after reading through the novelist’s profile.
She wrote,
“Everything I’ve read by her suggests that she’s hugely aware of class/ race/ sex issues. I thought she was better than that. More fool me.”
