Former Miss South Africa, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, took to social media to share her opinion on local reality TV shows – She was upset that the reality TV shows made black people look “stupid” – The beauty queen also added that the reality TV shows are uninspiring for the future generations of the country.
Former Miss South Africa, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, shared her opinion about the ongoing debate around local reality TV shows that “make black people look stupid”. Since the success of TV channel, Moja Love, people have been debating the impact of reality TV shows featuring black people. The channel airs programmes about infidelity, maintenance struggles and conflict on shows like popular TV shows, Cheaters or Jerry Springer.
Despite the shows being a great hit with fans on social media, former Miss South Africa, Bokang weighed in on how the shows created for black people were “stupid” and “make us [black people] look pathetic”.
She tweeted while the charting show, Uyajola, was at the top of the trends list, and said people needed to understand the ulterior motive behind the content. “The shows created for our black people are so stupid and make us look so pathetic. I wish people understood how orchestrated all this is: to keep the black child a prisoner, to never broaden their horizon nor inspire them to be great at anything. Black child, wake up.
The shows that are created for our black people are so stupid and make us look so pathetic… I wish people understood how orchestrated all this is !!! To keep the black child a prisoner , to never broaden their horizon nor inspire them 2b great at anything💔 #BlackChildWakeUp
— Bokang Montjane (@Bokang_M) September 22, 2019
Bokang never mentioned Moja Love or Uyajola by name, but one celebrity did, that was TV and radio personality, Scoop Makhathini. Scoop shared his disapproval about how the black community was represented in a discussion on YouTube show, POPcast last month, with co-hosts, Ms Cosmo, DJ Speedsta and DJ Vigilante.
This all started with LoveBack and My Perfect Wedding, where people were seen coming out of helicopters with dust everywhere in Hammanskraal. We don’t need those kinds of thing. Now we have a channel called Moja Lobe, where everything has been taken a step lower. Instead of making content that builds the nation, it is dilapidating it.” But Moja Love hit back at the criticism in the past. The channel’s head of production, Bokani Moyo said the were just showing the reality of life in South Africa during a Metro FM interview in May.
In other news – Supra Mahumapelo denies claims of ordering hit on businessman Bozwana
Former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo is embroiled in a fresh scandal with accusations that he had masterminded the killing of businessman Wandile Bozwana. Mahumapelo has denied the claims saying it was “fabricated lies” in a statement issued on Sunday. The Sunday World reported that Mahumapelo had been fingered as the mastermind along with ANC MP Matthews Wolmarans behind the killing of Bozwana.
Bozwana was killed in October 2015 while sitting in a car with his business partner. Three men were charged with murder and attempted murder. The trial has faced many delays. Read more
Source: Briefly
