Tiwa Savage And The #BlackLivesMatter Backlash

[caption id="attachment_9870" align="alignnone" width="640"]IMAGE CREDIT: Instagram/TiwaSavageTiwa Savage[/caption]

#BlackLivesMatter, a movement against the extrajudicial killings of Black people by the Police and vigilantes has received support and contributions from both Black and White communities across the world.

It is centered on those that have been marginalized within Black liberation movements, with strong agitation against racism.

It advocates for dignity, justice and respect.

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The #BlackLivesMatter movement had started recently after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, both Black Americans, were within a few days murdered by white policemen in America.

The act which resulted to a massive and violent protest by black Americans against white policemen has since become a global movement.

In a bid to lend her voice to the movement, Nigerian singer and Mavin First Lady, Tiwa Savage, on Saturday, received a heavy backlash from her followers on Instagram.

For simply posting an image with the caption ‘I CAN’T KEEP CALM, I HAVE A BLACK SON’, the singer came under the fire of internet trolls with highly inflammatory comments on her Instagram page.
Tiwa IG post1

Excerpts from some of the comments:

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@enchantrezz: “Lwkmd…Tiwa u sef nawa 4 u.stop bein too fake,this was totally uncalled for!!everybody must not comment on the black lives matter.”

@make_me_laugh7: “@tiwasavage wt did u post, do or say when a Nigerian was shot in Italy???”

@abinuwayee: “Dear Ms @tiwasavage u’ve never for once raised ur voice for any senseless killings that happened right where u live. I wonder if a white police officer will come and shoot Jamil in nija. Abeg fight for where u belong @tiwasavage”

The singer was however quick to correct the impressions of her fans and followers by sharing another Instagram image that she previously took when she learnt her voice during a protest of the missing 248 Chibok girls.
Tiwa IG post

The image caption reads:

“Let us not let the devil distract us by letting us fight amongst ourselves and lose focus on the many tragedies happening around the whole.”

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“Yes you as an individual might not be able to fight for every cause but even the little you do will help.”

“I don’t need to justify my support for #blacklivesmatter and it’s sad that some people should even question my support because I’m sure these same people were happy when the rest of the world supported us with our #bringbackourgirls movement, but you don’t want us to show support because it is not right on our doorstep.”

“This is exactly what the enemy wants and he “the devil” is a liar. We will keep supporting each other and not get distracted and just to clarify what happens at home means so much to me as a nigerian.”

“I didn’t just hashtag I joined several walks in protest, used my voice as an artist and wrote “olorun mi” as a tribute to lives lost on the Dana crash and will continue to do many more as it is my duty as a Nigerian, a citizen of this world and a child of the Most High.”

This is not the first time this year that the singer would come under strong criticism by her followers.

The other instance was reported by THE WHISTLER when her estranged husband TeeBillz called her out on Instagram for allegedly sleeping with Don Jazzy, Dr. SID and 2Baba Idibia, an allegation she publicly denied.

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