It’s no longer just a battle between TV shows and their ratings….now-former soapie actresses Rami Chuene (The Queen ), Rosie Motene (Generations) and Florence Masebe (Muvhango) are taking blows on the Twitter streets too!
But their comments to each other have nothing to do with the shows they’ve worked on, but about their personal lives and what they represent.
Rami, Rosie, and Florence are all strong advocates for s.e.xual abuse and have labelled themselves ‘feminists’ in light of their advocacy work and strong opinions.
But instead of standing together in their like-mindedness, this week the actresses have revealed a nasty exchange over their differences.
It all started earlier this week when Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of s.e.xual assault and rape. Rami and Florence celebrated the verdict and sent a warning to ‘South African Weinsteins’ to take note. However, Rosie responded to their comments with a somewhat shady one of her own.
Rosie – who wrote a book about her own experiences – posted on Facebook; “But when we spoke out in 2018, where were they?”
Wa reng @RosieMotene? pic.twitter.com/6rO42Eemy9
— Mme a Masakona (@FloMasebe) February 26, 2020
Both Florence and Rami angrily reacted to her post. Whilst Florence retweeted several tweets from followers who called Rosie out as ‘attention-seeking’, Rami, on the other hand, posted a whole thread slamming her industry colleague over her ‘big ego’.
She tweeted in part; “This is not about publicity nor about who did it first…Rosie is not the #metoo movement’s poster child.
“I wrote a book about my abuse in 2015. And then what? What Rosie has done or doing is to minimize something that could have a lot of people in the industry. Is Rosie’s ego that big? I’m not even going to get into how we supported her when she got assaulted.
Read the full thread below;
1. What @RosieMotene is asking is: where were we when the others were where they were. If only Rosie knew that this was not a competition on who got abused when & how, then spoke up when & how. There are no ribbons for speaking out. In fact you support in anyway you can
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
(@ramichuene) 2. Rosie is not the #metoo movement’s posterchild and we are responding to something that is topical, relevant and necessary. It will always be as long as victims who are afraid to speak out. Did Rosie maybe want an article in the paper? I don’t remember doing an interview
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
4. This is not about publicity nor about who did it first. Just because I was sexually assaulted at and Flo at 11 and someone else at 20 cos they needed a job, doesn’t make my plight more horrific. We’re in the same boat and now addressing Rosie’s ego instead of helping others
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
5. I wrote a book about my abuse in 2015. And then what? What Rosie has done or doing is to minimize something that could have a lot of people in the industry. Is Rosie’s ego that big? I’m not even going to get into how we supported her when she got assaulted.
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
6. Please tell Rosie that the #metoo movement is bigger than her, bigger than me, bigger than you, bigger than all of us. I’m sure we all appreciate her efforts & encourage her to never stop. We will not stop either. Just put that ego aside and stand together with all of us
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
7. No one is sprinting for 1st prize, oh wait, Rosie already took it. BUT for everyone else, we are walking this journey- slowly but surely- through counseling, praying, supporting each other so there will be healing, restoration and hopefully, another zest for life
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
8. In conclusion: now that Rosie got her medal for 1st prize, can she kindly sit down. No one has time for conceited, self serving, egotistical hogwash hidden behind activism. There’s too much work to be done. I thank you.
— Rami Chuene
(@ramichuene) February 26, 2020
Rosie defended her words when she responded; “I’ve never wanted to be bigger than any movement…So @FloMasebe and @ramichuene you can hurl insults and carry on, I will not reply. We will continue the fight, it’s never been a competition”
I’ve never wanted to be bigger than any movement! But when so many came out in 2018 did you respond! If I had read your book then I would have reached out to you! https://t.co/lnnRhcXR5Z
— Rosie Motene- Pan African feminist!
(@RosieMotene) February 26, 2020
So @FloMasebe and @ramichuene you can hurl insults and carry on, I will not reply. We will continue the fight, it’s never been a competition as we have all suffered as survivors working at lifting up victims!
— Rosie Motene- Pan African feminist!
(@RosieMotene) February 26, 2020
Tweeps seemed to side with Rami and Florence and took aim at Rosie, letting her know that she was just being “shady”.
Rosie is being shady. She responded to Florence’s initial tweet. Then when Florence and Rami’s tweets make headlines, she goes to Facebook to try to paint them as insincere. She also says she’s being insulted. Where are these insults? pic.twitter.com/q9Rp7nPVF5
— Richmond Mahlubandile Sajini (@richmondsajini) February 26, 2020
I don’t know how Rosie can’t see that while she isn’t explicitly saying it, she’s calling dibs on who spoke out first. And what does it matter? It’d be one thing if Flo& Rami had done some ignant stuff, but what’s Rosie saying? Because they didn’t speak out then they can’t now
— Morongwa (@MsLishia) February 26, 2020
We hate to see our leading ladies – or any women for that matter – drag each other down.
Let’s hope they squash their beef and unite for the greater good!
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Source: News365