Twitter wages war on Dineo Ranaka after 'rude' matric dance dress snub

22 July 2016 - 09:55 By TMG Entertainment
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TV personality and motivational speaker Dineo Ranaka made a spectacular return to the world of Twitter wars on Thursday night when she was taken to task for her response to one fan's plea for a matric farewell dress.

The young girl approached Dineo to ask for assistance in helping her get a dress for her matric farewell.

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But instead of help, the young girl got a lecture from Dineo, who told her to focus on becoming rich rather than acting rich.

Many fans saw Dineo's comment as unnecessary and lambasted her for the way she dealt with the enquiry.

Despite saying that she was no longer interested in engaging in public feuds on social media, Dineo chose to strongly defend her stance in the midst of the backlash.

Soon she found herself trending as the most talked about topic on the social media platform.

And even though Dineo refused to help the girl, a number of generous Twitter users offered to help make her matric dance night a success- from organising a dress, make up and hair to offering her a ride to the venue.

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Celebs including Lexi (of Mandla and Lexi fame), Sizwe Dhlomo and Lerato Kganyago offered to help.

But Twitter was not so kind to Dineo, mocking her in tweets that included the hashtag #TweetLikeDineo and reposting a tweet she had posted several years ago encouraging girls to buy their matric farewell dresses from her clothing line.

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