This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations from 26 to 28 June 2020. Global trends affecting South Africa are also included.
about the team of writers for the popular game Cards Against Humanity, including allegations of discrimination against the black writers. The post by @BlackSocialists has been retweeted over 1,000 times and has received over 2,000 likes. The veracity of the story was not confirmed.Conversations about the portrayal of Saartjie Baartman in a recent movie trended among the weekend’s top three topics.
that they would not watch the movie because there were no black writers or directors in the production, and no South African actors. By Monday morning, the post was retweeted over 30,000 times and received more than 80,000 likes.: “Well I watched it this morning. It’s crazy how they made it seem like Sarah and those white people were actually friends. They made it seem like they cared for her and her dignity. How they fed her good food and how she never fought back in the movie was ridiculous.
“I genuinely believe black women should be the ones making all the money from black women’s hair. Here’s a thread of hair products owned by black South African women. Feel free to add more,” Miss Andisa. The tweet received over 5,500 retweets, 10,200 likes and 356 comments, including black businesswomen promoting their hair care brands and users giving reviews of products they have used., “I’m following all these brands, it’s a pity that I’ve only seen Nilotiqa and Afrobotanics in shops.” Andisa replied, “There’s probably a lot of red tape and funding issues that make it harder for most of the guys who just started. But I think we will see more of them getting to the shops soon.
Farhan took to Twitter to expose the exploitation of factory workers by celebrities who manufactured their products in Bangladesh. She: “Kylie Jenner and Cardi B refuse to pay workers in my home country of Bangladesh during the Coronavirus pandemic, which is hitting the poorest people hardest. The majority of workers are women. This has affected 50,000 workers. Boycott these sick people.
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