Mzansi comedian, actor and vlogger Moshe Ndiki left a lot of people, mostly Xhosa men, fuming on Twitter when he posted throwback pictures of himself when he was in initiation school.
Whoaw, The Wound mntakabawo ????
— Moshelle Obama (@MosheNdiki) May 16, 2018
They used to call me uMkhwethu Tyra ?? pic.twitter.com/QS8EPNVkmU
Some people on Twitter felt Ndiki’s post was disrespectful to the Xhosa culture in that it revealed sacred traditional practices which are supposed to be exclusive to the group involved.
It's always ok to see people having fun at all times. I don't expect anything from anyone, except for all real Xhosa men abahlonipha amasiko wabo who won't accept what @MosheNdiki did just bcoz it's Him a Celeb. Linyala eli kwaXhosa ayizujika qha! pic.twitter.com/v5oZrn5TbL
— Z U X X (@iAM_Zuxx) May 16, 2018
Wayiqala ngoku lento yoveza isiko lethu caba uyayithanda ufuna babone ntoni abantu abango sisi namakhwenkwe?
— Masibulele Mgcubhe (@MMgcubhe) May 16, 2018
The issue at hand is respecting cultural diversity,Moshe shld b sensitive and considerate abt Xhosa culture that he is hell bent to mock in order to trend on Twitter. If ppl r offended 4 any reasons they shld b respected and the offender should desist from causing more harm.
— FollowBackPlease (@Mzolsea) May 17, 2018
Khupo yamarama koshwa nayo I wish Xhosa's can respect the initiation school
— The Healthy Chef (@GivenMasango3) May 16, 2018
I dont understand why u have 2 show off with Xhosa's Culture if they wanted it 2 be known. they wouldn't have went 2 mountain. pls lets respect our culture ... let our secret be secret not a joke to others ...
— os!snq!s ?z!s? (@slmsiza) May 16, 2018
You wont understand 2 us who ? they're culture pic.twitter.com/cUpTjN5hIO
I mean you are a public figure, young boys who haven't gone through initiation will think this is a right thing to do. Come on
— WAKE UP MR WEST (@phila_zazini) May 16, 2018
This is the same reason controversial film Inxeba: The Wound was met with disapproval from certain groups upon its release.
While many did not appreciate Ndiki’s post, there were those who did not see anything wrong it and instead found it rather amusing.
????????Hayini madoda I've seen it all. pic.twitter.com/zkAd5jxxab
— kwanda (@kwanda_Mkalipi) May 17, 2018
The 31 year old The Queen Mzansi actor couldn’t care less about the people who took offence from his post.
