Mihlali N strongly encourages black business
Mihlali N strongly encourages black business
Media personality Mihlali Ndamase has hit back at claims that choosing to support black-owned businesses is “racist”.
Mihlali N is defs the certified look queen of Mzansi, but she also uses the facility of her social media to spread awareness about issues plaguing society.
In this week’s critiques, the YouTube sensation shared her opinions on black empowerment. The star said she had encountered an individual saying that disclaimers that show a preference for “black-owned” are “racist”.
However, the make-up guru was definitely not letting that sort of comment slide.
“Someone just said ‘preferably black-owned’ is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people,” wrote Mihlali.
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
Many agreed with Mihlali, sharing their own thoughts on racism that’s still rampant in 2021. However, some users disagreed with Mihlali’s take.
Check out their responses here:
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
But if a white person were to say "preferably white owned", there's a lot of people that would label it as racist. https://t.co/rZDTDd9L6x
— J Miya (@JeqeJq) January 13, 2021
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
“Must be fluent in Afrikaans” is what then, bayahlanya https://t.co/emQ8nyE0Cf
— Stella (@Khanyitivity_) January 12, 2021
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
Someone just said “preferably black owned” is racist, haha they hate anything that empowers black people.
— Mihlali Ndamase (@mihlalii_n) January 12, 2021
What if someone said preferable white owned is that racist also https://t.co/wbj0bYnWLL
— kay (@kaymatrics) January 12, 2021
This isn’t the primary time Mihlali has commented on issues within the black community. The star has also addressed how parents recoil from conversations about relationships, leaving scars on the lives of these affected.
The influencer’s comments came after SowetanLIVE reported that a 12-year-old girl was allegedly subjected to brutal sjambokking by her mother and her live-in lover for “kissing” a boy.
“Black parents would rather beat their children to death than normalize having conversations about sexuality and romantic relationships …” Mihlali wrote.