“It is overdue to show South Africa once and for all that women matter! We want justice for Nellie!” @womenforchangesa wrote in a very recent Instagram post demanding South African rapper AKA (Kiernan Forbes) be muted on all radio stations, Spotify and Apple Music, as well as Youtube Music. The organisation also demanded that his endorsements with Cruzvodka be cancelled too.

 

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This want for rapid cancellation comes as the result of recent video footage which shows the rapper displaying alleged violent behaviour. Essentially, AKA broke down a door upon which the late Anele Tembe was on the other side.

The thought catalogue with which @womenforchangesa’s latest cancellation proposal runs is in line with putting an end to gender-based violence, particularly in SA.

However, the internet, particularly Twitter, is showcasing mixed reactions to do with the hashtags like #kiernan, #cancelAKA and #muteAKA which embody cancelling the rapper. Some people are defending AKA, saying that we don’t know why he broke into the room in that way. Others are linking their arguments back to another video of an incredibly distressed Anele who seemed distraught and said “you don’t know what he’s been doing to me.”

WATCH: Nellie “you don’t know what he’s been doing to me”

WATCH: AKA breaks down the door

While there are many supporting the cancellation of the rapper, concurring that his violent behaviour led to terrible impacts on her mental health, there are others who are expressing that we still do not have the full story. The internet is showcasing a divide of sorts, and these are some opinions.

1.Those who are strongly backing cancelling him

2.Those who are equating his ‘violent’ behaviour to pushing her 

3. The divide against her ‘dramaticism’ vs ‘why aren’t you hearing her’

4. Those against cancelling/ showing support to AKA

5. The food for thought that ‘Cancel Culture’ is selective

6. Twitter expressing themselves as the real detectives behind the case

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Footage released: AKA shown to be “violent”, he says he is “cooperative witness”

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