WATCH | Take their phone and block me from their socials: Nadia Jaftha addresses picture backlash

16 June 2023 - 13:00
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'It’s not my duty to monitor what your kids are watching,' says Nadia Jaftha.
'It’s not my duty to monitor what your kids are watching,' says Nadia Jaftha.
Image: Instagram/Nadia Jaftha

Hot on the heels of Pearl Thusi catching strays for a revealing outfit, her friend Nadia Jaftha also got the short end of the stick when she faced backlash for a sexy Instagram snap. 

Nadia posted a selfie of herself in a shower cap, crop top and thong in her bathroom and some people didn't like it.

In a separate post she shared a clip basically telling the naysayers where to get off!

“Mind you, I haven’t shown much in a while and some of you may know that when I’m feeling spicy, I don’t care. If I want to post a picture in my shower cap and my crop top and my thong, please allow me to do so, I’m not hurting anybody. Take their phone and block me from their socials, it’s not my duty to monitor what your kids are watching.”

The content creator said she would no longer be a pushover. 

“You guys should know that if you are gonna message me the whole time and tell me what I shouldn’t do, chances are that I’m gonna do it.”

Pearl responded to the backlash over her “daring” outfit. 

“Live your lives, ladies. You don't need anyone's permission,” she wrote. 

In another post, Pearl spoke of wearing a similar look for magazine features and posing nude to shed light on social issues.

“Also — y’all need to stop acting like y’all ain’t seen my ladies in my movies already. Nothing new happening here. I even did the Marie Claire naked, what, twice.”



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