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Beware the Single Story

Amber Van Schooneveld:

There are many reasons we tell and retell single stories. Black and white is simply easier to write than grey – and it's snappier too. Complexities muddle writing, whereas simplicity is vivid. The single story is dramatic, it is emotional, and it gets us hopping. It motivates us to just do something! The single story sells.

But the single story is also misleading. It is over-simplified. And ultimately it is an insult and a disrespect to those...