SEE: Twitter divided over Simphiwe Dana's controversial President Ramaphosa tweet
Tweeps are losing it after discovering Simphiwe's late-night musings on social media.
A celebrity's life is constantly being broadcast to the public and the spotlight is always cast on what they say and do.
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While it might all seem like sunshine and rainbows when they do something right or showcase behaviour the majority find appropriate, their tiniest mistake can cause massive backlash and can even lead to the highly feared result of being #cancelled.
The latest local famous face to come under fire is the massively talented Xhosa singer and songwriter, Simphiwe Dana.
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Although unlike being followed by paparazzi or having private information leaked to the public, Dana took to one of the biggest social media platforms to share her controversial take on our current President.
Twitter users awoke this morning only to discover that Dana was up late last night and she was not holding back when she decided to share her opinion on President Cyril Ramaphosa.
I know we’re scared to say it. But Ramaphosa is the worst president we have had.
— #BamakoIsHere (@simphiwedana) April 25, 2021
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She clearly knew what she was doing and had no plans on retracting her comments, or deleting her Tweet a few seconds later, as she continued on:
I opened your your eyes about Zille. And you gave me a lot of flack for it. I expect a lot of flack for this too
— #BamakoIsHere (@simphiwedana) April 25, 2021
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But the online response has not been as linear and obvious as one might think.
While there are many people upset and offended by her comments, there are almost an equal amount of people showing her support and even agreeing with her:
So Simphiwe Dana is trending and attacked for criticizing Cyril, where was this verve when celebrities were attacking Zuma? pic.twitter.com/Vmcu6DF4He
— BongweD. (@bongwe_ncube) April 26, 2021
The attack on Simphiwe Dana has started,we are living in a country where you shouldn’t criticise the President even if things are bad because you will be attacked and have your files on the streets,this is crisis
— Nathi Sithole (@Nathi_KaJobe) April 26, 2021
I agree with Simphiwe Dana, Cyril Ramaphosa is the worst President ever. In 3 years we have double recession, junk status, over R3tr debt, highest unemployment rate in the history of democracy, SOE auctioned like cows, white collar crime. Yet the media defends him. Why?
— uMaghebhula (@KamvelihleGoba) April 26, 2021
Simphiwe Dana has a right to express herself about her country & its political affairs just like everyone
— Marxist (@Kgomo389) April 26, 2021
It's public knowledge that since Ramaphosa took over in 2018 he hasn't done anything
Panels have failed,SOEs can't pay workers, economy on junk status.COVID-19 funds looted
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The drama does not end here.
Those who were quick to disagree with her went for the obvious clapbacks, stating that she was talentless and a terrible singer. With her many accolades and successful career as a recording artist, it is very easy for her to discredit the claims and brush them off.
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However, those who are choosing to defend the President have now revealed some very accusatory documents and have "exposed" Dana for being corrupt.
The documents, which have not been proven to be true, allegedly show that Dana has not been 100% truthful in her business dealings and accuse her of fraud:
Simphiwe Dana registered NPO on the 29th of November 2019 and got the grant approved on the 18th of December for a show that was on the 6th of December. So the grant was approved 2 weeks after the show, and so the conditions of the grant could never have been met. Fraud??? pic.twitter.com/ROdxa0V7bJ
— African Renaissance🦅🇿🇦🦁 (@MadiBoity) April 26, 2021
Even if ur career is dying, saying something about Ramaphosa just to trend for a day so people remember u 🤦🤦
— Dumiesanie _ FS (@Dumisani_Ngxong) April 26, 2021
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While none of these files can be substantiated at this point in time, this could serve as a reminder that if you take the risk and voice your potentially unpopular opinion, people will try to find any dirt they can.
No matter what your status, whether you are a household name or not, there will always be those who will try to invalidate you, and making bold statements on social media will always be a risky move.
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Main image courtesy of @simphiwedana/Twitter