Social media users angry at trolls for ‘bullying’ Ari Lennox after her posts on Ghana
Some social media users, especially ones on Twitter, are left in shock and anger after US-based singer Ari Lennox was forced to delete all her tweets and her Instagram posts about her experience in the country.
The R&B singer, born Courtney Shanade Salter, had come to Ghana to perform at the Afrochella concert held on December 28, 2021, and took the opportunity to tour parts of Accra.
She shared many photos and posts on her social media pages. Lennox had many good things to say about the country including tagging it as the “most beautiful country in the world.”
However, some persons underneath her posts laughed at her statement, others called some of her posts “corny” while a section felt her reactions to visiting Ghana was ingenuine.
After she deleted her posts, many social media users are now reacting to the criticism the singer was subjected to.
Some people feel it is unfair for Lennox to have such hate comments directed at her when she was only sharing something she had experienced.
Others believe this situation could affect Ghana’s pitch as a country welcoming of diasporans.
Read comments below;
Can’t believe you guys really bullied Ari Lennox to delete her tweets. What is wrong with you people?! Everyday we come and shout mental health mental health but you can’t even be kind to people who are genuinely talking about their healing
— Josie Ngminvielu (@kuu_ire) January 7, 2022
Ghana is no utopia it will be disingenuous for anyone to claim so but what do you get from hating your own so much that you make vile tweets to people who have a different experience when they come here? E be gyimigyimi dey do you people
— HGN (@NYboateng) January 7, 2022
When foreign media misrepresent us we call them out. When people like Ari Lennox visit to know the truth that AK47 doesn’t wake us up from bed and that here is peaceful and liveable, we strike. Mop3 d3n?
— Yaw abban. (@YAbbanx) January 7, 2022
Why do we have to do this to ourselves, Ghana is not only beautiful but, a wonderful place, her harm was to tweet that? Sorry Ari Lennox [@AriLennox], we love you!!!
— VINCENT O. AMPONSAH
(@voAmponsah) January 7, 2022
GHANAIANS, hello!!!!!! We are the problem! It’s not politicians, it’s not celebrities or entertainers, it’s not the policies! The people are wicked! We hate anything that grows and is beautiful!!! Nah after all they’re all Ghanaians too!! Look at what y’all did to Ari Lenox
— kemosabe (@RevErskineGH) January 7, 2022
I remember applauding Rwanda Air and their services on Twitter ,I had a lot of Rwandans retweeting the post, the President’s daughter even joined in the engagement. Let’s learn to promote our country in a positive manner,no country is perfect. We need to do better us Ghanaians.
— Akosua Addai Amoo (@akosuaamoo) January 7, 2022
Anyway, the visitors saying Ghana is a lovely country because their experiences are not your problem. They are not the people imposing the momo tax and denying you affordable housing. Leave them alone and face your incompetent government.
— Nana Ama Agyemang Asante (@JustNanaAma) January 6, 2022
Couldn’t believe this was the USA but it was!
Even Zanzibar, some parts of proper village! Our tour guide used to say we were getting African massage when he was transporting us to and fro.
I’ve seen people here say they’re upset tourist troop in here so they’re happy if 2/
— Abena (@ABYalley) January 7, 2022
Wants the tourism industry to collapse because too many people are coming into the country!
Most of you are kids with kiddie mentality and still living with your parents or some hovel so lack serious exposure as well as common sense!
You don’t have economic or home sense !
— Abena (@ABYalley) January 7, 2022
I pray most of you get that level of exposure too because the way you people think is just pathetic as yourselves!
Kurasifuo!
— Abena (@ABYalley) January 7, 2022
Ei aman)ne fuor ne feelings. Ari Lennox really had a good time here fr
pic.twitter.com/cwgKv4pgsi
— Ego Over You
(@badassPMF) January 6, 2022
So some Ghanaians and other Africans put out so many negative comments that have forced Ari Lennox to delete her tweets about her experience in Ghana.
You people are enemies of progress. Y’all don’t have foresight. Her tweets had promotional value! Smh pic.twitter.com/l5eLJ2UGPP
— Ayawaso West Sarkodie (@kwame_sarkcess) January 7, 2022
Ghanaians expressed their views based on their reality under Ari Lennox’s tweet because she is DCE of Ashaiman Municipal Assembly.Nicely done. https://t.co/nhocpejKwD
— Gabbz (@politicalgabby) January 7, 2022
Can you now call out you friends who bullied Ari Lennox into deleting her innocent tweets? Why do we do this ourselves as Africans and Africans in the diaspora? Look in the face of those clout-chasing uncouth irrational bitter insensitive friends and tell them they’re SHIT. Tueh!
— Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) January 7, 2022
How did Ari Lennox get bullied for this? You people tell me…why would you bully someone for this? pic.twitter.com/7xW3TYFwmS
— The_Derek_Dawson
(@derekdawson68) January 7, 2022
Davido went to the BET and threw a personal dare to all the big artists on the front seat that day.
“Come to Africa. Come to Nigeria. Eat our food, visit our cities, make music with us”
Fast fw, he and migos are on a record, tekno and drake are linking, j cole and ag baby
— baby. (@CyaptanTMT) January 6, 2022
You know the Irony in all this?
Samuel L Jackson posted about the ‘ugly’ side of Ghana and you people went on a rampage.
Ari Lennox posted the beautiful bit and still got heat.
What do you guys want? Or it’s depression?
— Vibe Killer (@kiddiebeatz) January 7, 2022
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Source: Ghana News
