Grammy award-winning singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, caused a commotion on social media with a remark he made about the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant.
The self-proclaimed African giant voiced his displeasure and criticized the pageant after Mia le Roux, a woman of European descent, was crowned the new Miss South Africa.
Burna Boy made his statements following controversies surrounding previous finalist Chidimma Adetshina’s forced resignation due to citizenship difficulties.
Sharing a photo of the crowned Miss South Africa, Burna Boy wrote, “So After ALL that” with laughing emojis.
Social media users and Burna Boy believed that the contest was a missed opportunity to promote African beauty and culture.
Burna Boy’s criticism of the Miss South Africa organizers and winners sparked a contentious discussion over identity, representation, and the value of advancing African culture.
Recall that the 23-year-old Soweto, South Africa, law student attracted a lot of attention when she declared her intention to resign, citing worries for her family’s safety and well-being.
Her decision was made in response to allegations by the Home Affairs Department of South Africa after an investigation that Adetshina’s mother may have engaged in “identity theft” to acquire South African citizenship.
Chidimma declared on August 8, 2024, that she was quitting the Miss South Africa contest due to concerns about her family’s safety.
See some reactions here
B__master: “Burna Boy hasn’t forgiven South Africa for not buying his tickets on his last show that was canceled. this tweet of his got bitterness all over it.”
pascaliito: “Mandela in his grave : See people wey I fight for”
B__masterP: “Truth is. AKA made you, no one knew you before you collaborated with him.”
Nwafresh: “Mandela for just use that 20+ years he spent in jail for Fela Shrine”
JuliusAidelebe: “My second tattoo will definitely be a map of Africa with the South African part covered with this emoji”
adxjnr: “Before any Nigerian come here and chat shit, South Africans were literally happy when Burna Boy cancelled his Stadium tour in the region. Even apart from Burna and Aka fall out, these people don’t like anything attached to “NIGERIAN””
mabasotf: “I hate how you guys are disingenuous about the issues that South Africans are raising. You should be calling out your brothers for doing illegal things here, which is damaging the reputation of good meaning Nigerians. Educate your people don’t be a dumb troll”
B__master: “Do us all a favor and come collect your drug dealers here in South Africa and encourage all your Nigerian men to come back home where they will be appreciated. We are trying to build a future in”
Check Burna Boy’s tweet here
Source: www.mynigeria.com
