Twitter Is Divided About The New Cosmopolitan ‘Activism Issue’ Cover Featuring Nomzamo Mbatha
Tweeps are questioning what kind of 'activism' Nomzamo Mbatha has been involved in.
Cosmopolitan South Africa recently revealed their August cover. Their "The Activism Issue" features popular South African actress and presenter Nomzamo Mbatha as the cover star. While a majority of Mbatha's fans and counterparts were elated when they first saw the cover, not everyone is pleased.
Some tweeps aren't pleased with the art direction, while others, including outspoken poet Ntsiki Mazwai, are questioning what kind of activism Mbatha has been involved in.
Nomzamo keeps being positioned as an activist😂😂😂😂😂when? When has she EVER represented anything beyond her looks? https://t.co/420brOdR50
— MamkhuluMasterNtsiki (@ntsikimazwai) 23 July 2018
The criticism got onto Mbatha's radar, and she responded, in a since deleted tweet, to those who downplayed a dress she wore during her graduation ceremony in April at the University of Cape Town, while questioning her activism.
The dress featured portraits of her loved ones who have passed away. Explaining the dress in April, the star said, "I wanted the pictures of my late baby sister, Carla, late older sister, Matu, my late father, Nicholas Nxumalo and the greatest love of my life, the woman who named me Nomzamo, my late grandmother, MamJoli. The many tragedies I had to survive."
Hopefully, after reading the cover story, those who are in doubt will get clarity. Or not.
