Outcry over Miss SA contestant 'anti-black, xenophobic'

The Miss SA pageant is facing controversy as an online petition opposes the participation of finalist Chidimma Adetshina. She was born to a Nigerian father and a South African mother with Mozambican roots. Ahmed Gani Attorneys' Kevin Smith describes the opposition as anti-black and xenophobic.

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[ThobekaShangase-ftzv]

This is the reason why we have foreign nationals being so brazen to have military bases in this country cos if you speak up you are called xenophobic.

[Kholmi.]

Why do South Africans always get called xenophobic when they stand up for themselves or show a glimpse of patriotism?

[THEUNKOWn]

Yoooo people I'm a black South African man and I want a SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN TO REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA THERE IS NO HATE BUT ITS CALLED MISS SA NOT Miss AFRICA

[siyamcelabewana]

You can't even pronounce her name, but you want to tell us she is South African.

[Itssophie]

Next time a Nigerian will be running for precidency

[mashobane]

She posted her Nigerian and Mozambique flag in the Instagram as a sign of who she is really. And South Africa is just a stepping stone to her, nothing more.

[MatikiMcunu]

Don't invite people who are clueless about being a South African

[khanyaiq]

Do you think Nigerians would allow being represented by a South African in Nigeria? This boy doesn't know what he's talking about

[Azikhale_]

Miss SA should be 100% South African. I don't care whether she's jet black or snow white🇿🇦

[Itssophie]

She is no south African she can go represent Nigerian

[shandapuhhuh]

We are being bullied to accept a non-South African to represent us in a beauty pageant based on the fact that she was born in South Africa. Standing in a garage doesn't make one a car.

[MatikiMcunu]

The fact remains she is not South African, she can represent any or one of her parents country of birth

[chuxch]

Can I be indian just because im born there? South Africa has in identity, culture and ethnicity, miss SA should reflect that. We won't change to accommodate runaways

[siyathembasiazmatshaya]

This lawyers ahmed is from Pakistan why not asking our local lawyers? Abo Mchunu, mofokeng, Mpofu

[ZenzeleNtaka-bobw]

Problem is, in other countries they will never allow it.

[sphemakh]

News Media has to stop gauging public sentiment based on Twitter.

[MatikiMcunu]

Each Tom Dick and Harry wants to be South African. TV stations are entertaining nonsense

[ScissorN]

Not long ago Nigeria was passing a law that excluded foreigners as models but SA always want to play father Christmas. She is not South African for Gods sake who is she representing with Nigerian roots

[emilysimelane]

All her names are of Nigerian descendant nothing says she's South African, if we let go of this one. Next year we will have Miss Paskistan. She must contest in Nigeria

[NinohBrown]

How do we base the feelings of South Africans based on twitter? Im South African had no idea about miss SA and couldnt careless