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Zodwa Wabantu – I don’t care what you all think about my lifestyle

Zodwa Wabantu has hit back hard at claims she is encouraging people to excessively consume alcohol and selling the party lifestyle, telling her critics to open their eyes and stop “acting clever”. Zodwa has often been dragged on social media for posting pics with bottles while out in clubs and during an interview on Metro FM recently, was criticised for seemingly endorsing the lifestyle of drinking excessively. Sis wasn’t about to keep quiet and launched into an angry tirade about the need to speak about substance abuse and not act clever. We, as a community and society, don’t want to talk about such things. Drugs are there. Alcohol is there. We like to sweep things under the carpet. I can talk about HIV but talking about HIV is taboo. Let’s stop that.

Zodwa Wabantu

“We should have those conversations. Stop closing your eyes and ears, and thinking we are so civilised and educated. She encouraged people to talk to their kids and not hide things from them. We need to talk openly. That hurts me the most. It makes me so sad. I am an adult and I can do what I want, but talk to your kids.

Zodwa Wabantu

Don’t leave them in the dark until they are 20 and they are at clubs and with any man who will buy them champagne because you didn’t buy them champagne.” She said that she was sheltered as a child, which later led to her using her body to get what she wanted.

Zodwa Wabantu

Her comments come just days after she took to Instagram to share a video of her speaking to her son Vuyo about the world and how she would not hide her relationships from him. Speaking to TshisaLIVE two months ago, Zodwa said that she was gatvol of the stereotypes and opinions of others towards her. Especially when these people believe she is a prostitute. People can say what they want about me. I don’t know what that word means and I don’t give a f*ck! It doesn’t hurt me and I won’t lose sleep over it.

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Source: Timeslive