Shilowa criticised for ‘Pitori chicks have no chill’ tweet

Former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa shared a story about his friend’s interaction with “Pitori chicks” and left some of his followers asking him if the friend in question was, in fact, him.

Shilowa shared a story about his friend of an “advanced” age who took his chances on a young woman in Pretoria, only to be reminded of his age.

The former premier said his friend, who lost his wife 12 years ago, never stood a chance as his shot never went beyond the greeting stage.

Responding to his followers who asked him what his friend was thinking hitting on a young woman, Shilowa said he needed prayers.

“He sheepishly said lesson learnt,” he said.

Responding to some who asked if the friend he was talking was not him, Shilowa said in Xitsonga: “Lights have long been turned off.”

While most saw the joke in his tweet, others criticised him.

Actor Mona Skenjana decided to “fix” Shilowa’s tweet and wrote: “An elderly male friend of mine saw a female young enough to be his child and decided to be inappropriate and hit on her and she graciously put him in his place even though he didn’t deserve it.”

@busani_ngcaweni said: “You shouldn’t be calling women chicks as a matter of principle. Even worse when used by a grandfather,” while @JTshilenga said: “Disgusting tweet and sick conversation.”

These were some of the reactions on Twitter:

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