Rihanna, Beyoncé and More Stars Send Support to Nigeria Amid Protests

[crazyfirecrotch]

Rihanna, Beyoncé and More Stars Send Support to Nigeria Amid Protests https://t.co/g8kzfo9Y9H pic.twitter.com/pfKXPxEB2O
- E! News (@enews) October 21, 2020
Nigerians have demonstrated since early this month against SARS, a squad started in 1992 to thwart violent crimes including robberies and kidnapping. Amnesty International, a nongovernmental

Comments

[shayme]

This is a mess

Black Americans are not Africans!!! Beyonce won’t and can’t be given the “The Mama Africa” title!!

Angelique kidjo is alive ❤️
- BrHoE (@Ayokasz) August 2, 2020

Beyoncé & Rihanna need to mind their business about involving themselves about what is happening in Nigeria Both of them are totally ignorant about the plight of Nigerians; As an African asks that they study the history of colonization before getting involved. Chicago needs help.
- Tee (@abstract611) October 21, 2020

Beyoncé wants to speak out AFTER a damn massacre happens, when if her and more celebrities spoke out BEFORE hand it COULDVE been prevented!!
- END SARS 🇳🇬 (@sholabadbish) October 21, 2020

[dreamdate]

The delusion you have to have to think a celebrity can bring an end to conflict.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Hmm this is usually what happens to celebs after they use a certain aesthetic(?) heavily in their artistry.

It kinda reminds me of when Taylor got a lot of backlash for staying quiet on actual feminist issues after using it during 1989 album cycle. People will come for you when you stay quiet after the promo is done.

Although this is a bit of a stretch in B's case.

[shayme]

So, because she did TLK and BIK black Americans deserve to be getting bashed all over the internet? Because that is what is happening. This whole thing is causing a diaspora war.

[genbu_no_miko24]

I guess so according to them. There was a bit of criticism regarding her use of the various African culture for BIK so I guess the backlash has been mounting on her.

BUT like the other tweet said Beyonce/celebs should not be the first people who you think of when it comes to situations like this.

[shayme]

Really? Because she did TLK and BIK this is ok?

The silence from some African Americans is alarming. Is it only BLM until it gets to Africa????????????????
- 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘦 (@jxnnyway) October 21, 2020

Cause this is what is happening. This is a way bigger issue.

[genbu_no_miko24]

I'm not saying anywhere that its okay. I'm just figuring out their rationalization for this.

Like I said this is a stretch to put it on Beyonce or anyone else.

[smilofax]

I don't agree with any of the comments and think the whole diaspora wars BS is so unnecessary at a time like this but people are angry and upset and displacing their hurt at someone who at the end of the day is still a person.
The black/african/african american comments seem to come around anytime anything happens involving black people anywhere and are fucked up from both sides.

[anterrabre]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Either way, some people will use any excuse to shit on Black Americans, and I'm not here for that.

[nandexdame]

This issue has been trending on twitter in the US for multiple days, with millions of tweets. Pretty sure I accidentally saw a video of someone with their head shot open on twitter while I was browsing this hashtag to try to learn what is going on. People are definitely talking about it and spreading awareness, but traditional media is not picking it up. I am not sure why she thinks that is the fault of african americans.

[m_pendulum]

I feel like a lot of these people are bots and just very uninformed. The frustrating part of diaspora war twitter is that a lot of people are just screaming and feeding into stereotypes and rage that are not rooted in fact, history, or truth. Just like bad twitter politics

[slaygalthessily]

I... I don't understand the 'if she had spoken up before hand' thought. I mean, I usually don't learn about things until it either gets really bad or someone puts it in a carrd. is there a reason why they think celebrities speaking up now is too little too late?

[aaronnyc89]

[swissbeauty23]

this is ridiculous