WATCH: ‘Sexy’ teacher responds to criticism over her outfits

School teacher Lulu Menziwa has hit back at her haters after criticism over her fashion sense gained her overnight fame.

A Twitter user by the name of Lufuno Mathoni shared images from Menziwa’s Instagram and tagged Gauteng MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi, insinuating that Menziwa’s continued employment made it hard for children to pass.

https://twitter.com/funimamie/status/1092742257084719104

Mathoni’s post sparked conversation about Menziwa’s dress sense with many calling it inappropriate.

Which part is inappropriate?

— Nhla_P (@nhla) February 5, 2019

Are jealous? That's formal, it's good looking.. Its👌👌👌… Let's see you in your formal clothes 🙄

— @AmaVundla🇿🇦🇸🇿 (@bhembedj) February 5, 2019

Look at the boy behind her in the 1st frame. This is torture straight.

— LAWRENCE (@LAWRENC25055815) February 5, 2019

Despite the criticism, many came to Menziwa’s defence.

https://twitter.com/guguluv/status/1092843880045780992

I think generally there's a stigma attached ro how teachers must dress, especially female teachers and have you realised how fashionable our ladies are lately?

— Tshegofatso Mafoko (@BA_Mafoko) February 6, 2019

Freedom of choice and freedom of expression. Don’t blame teachers 👩‍🏫 what kinds know about mapakisha

— Resistance is defence Mjuleni Ndaba (@mwmjuleni) February 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/GoonerMDH/status/1093434409070538752

https://twitter.com/OraRama/status/1093394944688046080

https://twitter.com/iNDOrnie/status/1093386541248991232

It seems Menziwa got wind of what was being said about her online and she took to her Instagram live to respond to the hate.

“You must stop this, what you’re doing. I don’t like it anymore,” stated Menziwa before adding: “Now I’m famous, everyone knows me, I’m all over social networks. Radio stations they’re talking about me.”

She went on to call her detractors out and labelled them perverts for finding something wrong with the way she chose to dress.

Menziwa said the children in the age group she taught would never sexualise her.

She demanded that people stop sharing her pictures with such nasty comments and has since made her Instagram account private.

This is the hour glass body shaped teacher yall been tweeting about… Please let’s listen to what she has to say 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/44pxK2rIU5

— La’Daddy 👅 (@Lace_VJ) February 7, 2019

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