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Nnedi Okorafor Under Fire For “Talk Is Cheap” Tweet

By Njideka Agbo
22 October 2018   |   1:17 pm
Nnedi Okorafor has come under fire for allegedly discouraging an upcoming writer. The US-based professor who is behind the writings of three issues of Marvel's Black Panther comic book responded to a tweet of a twitter user @OniZay who stated that she is" going to be one of the best writers to come out of…

Nnedi Okorafor has come under fire for allegedly discouraging an upcoming writer.

The US-based professor who is behind the writings of three issues of Marvel’s Black Panther comic book responded to a tweet of a twitter user @OniZay who stated that she is” going to be one of the best writers to come out of Nigeria” with “Talk Is Cheap.”

Her response did not go down well with some Nigerians who felt that she was blatantly rude.

Meanwhile, Okorafor begs to differ and insists that it was a form of encouragement:

What do you think?

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