Actress, presenter, and businesswoman Pearl Thusi is never shy from confronting her haters or critics and this time she wants to know what can be done about them.
Expressing her frustration with her interaction of a gym owner Henk De Wet who posted a picture that stated “All Lives Matter”.
Thusi commented on the Instagram post saying: “What the f**k” and then sent a direct message to De Wet’s account taking him to task.
Among other things, Thusi said the gym owner must educate themselves, that if black people were still struggling, it was not possible for all lives to matter.
“This is extremely disappointing and it took for all my strength not to swear at you because that won’t help anyone. It’s never too late to learn and do better.”
De Wet replied: “ha ha ha. You are a joke. All lives matter to me… doesn’t matter what colour you are… end of story.”
Thusi did not understand why she was insulted.
“Guys please tell me what we should do about this? Henk De Wet owner of Barrel Bullies Gym said I’m a joke because I support Black Lives Matter.”
There was a split reaction to this interaction:
Numerous attempts were by The Citizen to contact De Wet were unsuccessful before publication.
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