IN MEMES | 'Do better with sensitive shows,' fans tell Rea Tsotella after messy episode
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The latest episode of reality show Rea Tsotella left much to be desired, which resulted in fans calling out the show's producers to do better in handling sensitive issues like rape.
The show, which is popular for its fair share of family drama, introduced viewers to Joyce, who approached the show to confront a man who had been convicted of raping her daughter, who was just a child at the time
As the story unfolded fans could not help but pick up the gaping holes in the story and a few other things that left them disappointed in how the show was handled.
They heard that a doctor confirmed that the child (who is currently 23 years old) was raped. However, the interviewer failed to give the audience information on whether DNA tests were done to eliminate Paulos as the suspect.
The episode left viewers with many unanswered questions by the time it came to an end, like: where is the daughter now?
Fans weren't also entirely sold on the story because the guy had already been on another reality show, Seng'khathele, and they weren't sure they could believe his "new role". In addition to that, the host seemed to be on a roll with insensitive commentary... Yikes!
They had the memes to match their feels.
The Most Stupid and Insulting Episod of #ReaTsotella ive ever seen!!! Such fuckery!!! soo my question is Who raped the kid !! Because Clearly the kid was raped!! This Show really need to be Reviewed or cancelled Because such fuckery Lets Criminals Walk #ReaTsotella pic.twitter.com/uIV2GKkIhq
— Katlego Monama (@Jomo_SA) April 1, 2019
#ReaTsotella I knew that bishop wont resolve this issue uvele athi yimpicabadala and thats it pic.twitter.com/o3tfvQDOru
— ndakwenzantoni🔥🔊 (@BVelebayi) April 1, 2019
Bishop says he served his sentence, so mom should forgive, until your child or relative goes through that, you can't tell people to just forgive, the pain is deep..#ReaTsotella pic.twitter.com/EHdaqO07wg
— Kithi (@kithimza) April 1, 2019
#Reatsotella lastly, it is very suspicious that they didn't inform his immediate family about his arrest. What were they hiding? pic.twitter.com/Ysl7ByHITc
— Hlengiwe (@Freshfacedcosmy) April 1, 2019
#ReaTsotella Guessing by your tweets,you guys believe that story right? pic.twitter.com/fylJr9KUZG
— Lily Pearls🌹🌷🌹 (@sebati_trudy) April 1, 2019
#Reatsotella the doctor confirmed that the child was indeed raped, however the interview does not give us info on whether DNA tests were done to eliminate Paulos. We end this episode very confused. Ya'll need to do better on such sensitive topics pic.twitter.com/DNksX9MjU3
— Hlengiwe (@Freshfacedcosmy) April 1, 2019
The resilience of the child's mom, yes!!! Now she gotta go hunting for proof for this guy as if she's the one who needs it? Gerrara here!!! Tsin! #ReaTsotella pic.twitter.com/dN3VXKNenK
— ♡Tlhogi.com™❤ (@tlhogi_143) April 1, 2019
Joyce is leadership 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Paulos attempting suicide ka washing powder😂😂😂😂 Mayide inja #Sengkhathele pic.twitter.com/IJsnGbDBxt
— Itumeleng Mohoang (@Itu_Mohoang) January 5, 2019
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