Pearl Thusi slammed for advertising phones while the country mourns
Pearl Thusi has come under fire on social media after she posted a tweet about missing her cellphone amid outrage and calls for an end to femicide in South Africa. There was a heavy mood on social media on Monday, a mix of sadness and frustration, after TimesLIVE reported that a 42-year-old man had allegedly confessed to killing UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana.
It emerged during his appearance at the Wynberg magistrate’s court on Monday that the man allegedly lured the 19-year-old student into the Clareinch Post Office, where he attacked, raped and killed her.
It came amid reports that six-year-old Amy-Lee de Jager was kidnapped while her mother was dropping her off at school, and while xenophobic violence and looting gripped areas in Gauteng.
It was announced on Tuesday morning that Amy-Lee had been returned to her parents after a ransom was demanded and police hostage negotiators were called in to assist the family. While celebs and ordinary citizens expressed their outrage and sadness over the state of the country at the moment, Pearl tweeted about missing her phone and advertised a campaign to help her find it again.
I really miss my Amber Sunrise P30 Pro (even though I only had it for 24 hours 💔😢😔)
Together with Huawei I have decided to put together an amazing REWARD for whoever helps me find my Smartphone.Help find #PearlsAmberSunrise 🙏🏽😭🙏🏽😭.
huaweip30pro @HuaweiZA
— #QueenSono (@PearlThusi) September 2, 2019
Many felt Pearl’s tweet was badly timed. They claimed it was in bad taste when a six-year-old had gone missing and the country was struggling with other serious issues.
They made their feelings known in the comments section of the post, amassing more than 1,000 comments and putting her name on the Twitter trends list as one of the most talked about topics. Pearl has not responded to the backlash but has kept the tweet on her page, where the comments keep flooding in
We facing a national crisis wena ngapha you worried nge phone, no sympathy, condolences whatsoever. Ay o Pearl impela inqondo ayikho yayiqinisile leya ndoda pic.twitter.com/FnDdYL1K7M
— Umalambane – ZN (@UmalambaneZN) September 2, 2019
If you’ve got nothing to say Pearl ncono uthule, your father, Cyril is Quiet- nawe landela. KuCrucial ngok’, wena uBusy ngoAmber. Nor man hlonipha iskhati. 😑🤷 Jesus didn’t die for you to be this careless. pic.twitter.com/ABY0IrA378
— Mandisa 🇿🇦⚡ (@African_Yams) September 2, 2019
Babes, you are a South African Woman, a celebrity. Your voice could really make a difference for us. But you crying for a phone. We crying for our lives. Timing.
— _adi_who? (@Adi_Wadi14) September 2, 2019
Im surprised by hostility on this tweet. Tomorrow you’ll be tweeting about your sex lives and posting nudes but Pearl must ask permission from y’all for a promo. You should channel your energy on challenging the President to do something about his state. Leave Pearl alone
— 👑Madlomo. Sbhushwana.👑 (@NdlelaSnethemba) September 2, 2019
Y’all trolling Pearl for nothing, yes we have a national crisis but what are any of you doing about it instead of tweeting and creating hashtags? Bullying Pearl and diverting your attention from the matter at hand is not helping anyone! HandsOff Pearl Thusi 🙄🙄
— Beaunella Khumalo (@BeaunellaK) September 3, 2019
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Source: Timeslive
