American Comedian Tiffany Haddish Responds To Her Controversial Zimbabwe Video
Tiffany Haddish, an American comedian, has defended her controversial TikTok video of a trip to a Zimbabwean supermarket, claiming it was intended to dispel the myth that “war is every day” in Africa.
Haddish received backlash from some Zimbabweans on social media after posting a video of herself strolling through the aisles of a supermarket chain in the capital, Harare.
“Look at this grocery store. It’s humungous, in Africa,” she says in disbelief as she scans rows of shelves with soft drinks, frozen meat and fresh fruit.
The video has been viewed over 200,000 times on TikTok.
Western mainstream media destroyed our country Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. @USEmbZim and @UKinZimbabwe. Our government must ask for compensation from these two evil governments that have destroyed our country for more than two decades. Thanks, @TiffanyHaddish. pic.twitter.com/k8S2fZrhbC
— BaShona. (@BaShonaBaShona) July 29, 2024
“How ignorant could she be? Did she think that Africans shop for rocks? She needs to travel more and unclog her sadly colonized view of the world. Yikes,” raged one user on X.
Another person said: “They think we’re chasing lions and zebras.”
A third person said that Americans have a “misguided perception of Africa, believing that its inhabitants live in primitive conditions, residing in mud huts, lacking access to clean water, and being devoid of modern amenities like electricity and internet”.
Haddish responded to the criticism of X, claiming that she had been taught a false narrative about Africa.
“I am an American, a Black one at that, and told for years that people are starving in Africa, showed pictures of babies with flies on them.”
I believe most of the bad things that have happened in my life are My fault. I choose to be friends with people that weren’t actually my friends. That truly didn’t care about me, they wanted to use me and I let them. Shame on me for not trusting my instincts. Lessons learned!
— Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) July 29, 2024
She went on to say that she was told “crazy stories” about how Africans “kill each other” and that there is “war every day”.
However, Haddish stated that her trip to Zimbabwe has opened her eyes and that she is “finding out the truth” about the continent.
“I thought I would share cause I know people in the USA that believe Africans don’t have anything,” she wrote.
Some people have come to her defence.
“We like that you like our grocery store and all the products that shocked you are just basics here as well, we really aren’t in the forest hanging on trees,” said a voice of support for the actress.
The comedian is half Eritrean and made his first visit to the country in 2018.
She praised long-time ruler Isaias Afwerki, whom critics refer to as a “dictator”.
American Comedian Tiffany Haddish Responds To Her Controversial Zimbabwe Video
