Thando Thabethe gets dragged for supporting Lerato Kganyago

Actress Thando Thabthe has been receiving vitriol all morning after echoing Lerato Kganyago’s sentiments about opening up the industry.

Kganyago initially suffered the same fate after she compared the South African entertainment industry to Hollywood and insinuated that South Africans needed to allow local entertainers to participate in as many projects as they can book.

Rihanna sings, gets endorsements, starts acting! Mzansi: “YAS QUEEN”. Beyoncé sings, gets endorsements, starts acting, Mzansi: “YAS QUEEN TAKE THEM ALL”! South African artist starts singing, gets a role in a movie, and bags huge endorsement. MZANSI: “Open up the Industry” 😶🤷🏽‍♀️

— leratokganyago (@Leratokganyago) January 27, 2019

Kganyago’s mentions were immediately flooded with disagreement and the occasional reminder that her uncle was the former spokesperson for the SABC.

Let’s start by not comparing ourselves to Americans. 1st, Americans don’t have huge youth unemployment. 2nd, those people are multi talented, they don’t get other roles because they are famous. 3rd American economy is big hence the endorsements. Our is a tiny industry.

— BennyMab (@benny_mab) January 28, 2019

US has a 325.7million also remember that and is capitalist where they are not tired of people's faces thus people can do many roles in a season. Such industries need it's people to be regularly working or be broke and tired people like you are taking bread from them

— Red Green Black (@Bheeybs) January 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/MarsonSeth/status/1089720804839956480

Just as the conversation began to die down, 5FM DJ and actress Thando Thabethe revived it.

Remove your mask Thando we no your Lerato kganyago pic.twitter.com/moxgyLfjjg

— GATSHENI (@SAMRIFUMO) January 30, 2019

She was accused of keeping young talent out with her anti-open-up-the-industry mentality.

https://twitter.com/Thando_Thabethe/status/1090387130545774593

Clearly Thando Thabethe doesn't understand the concept of 'Open Up The Industry'.
Because the entertainment industry/directors/producers opened up the industry for her and colleagues, the plea is being made towards them to do the same for other talented people.

— Precious Shange (@PreciousShange) January 30, 2019

Thando Thabethe is not even talented in everything that she's doing, what is she saying?

— one (@onesugo) January 30, 2019

Pearl Thusi, who is also often vocal about such issues also got dragged into the conversation.

Thando Thabethe is a Pearl Thusi

— Ngiyi Social Being (@Thembeka__) January 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/BonganiMK_/status/1090553561681936384

While some of her peers came to her defence, the overall sentiment seems to be in opposition of Kganyago and Thabethe’s assertions.

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