Actress Lydia Forson has been chastised for failing to hold Shatta Wale accountable for his rape statements on Twitter.
This arose during the dancehall artiste’s continuing battle with Nigeria’s Burna Boy when he (Shatta Wale) admitted to rape in a tweet.
“Because he is a rapist,” Shatta tweeted, accusing the Nigerian act of rape. He’s envious since I did the same thing to his girl because it’s his profession. Jealousy rapping.”
Users on social media were quick to mock his tweet, accusing him of laughing while confessing to being a rapist.
Others have demanded on the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, to prosecute the dancehall act for making such a derogatory statement.
For her advocacy role for rape victims and against rape culture, actress Lydia Forson was accused of neglecting to hold Shatta Wale accountable over the rape comment.
Lydia has repeatedly stated that rapists should not be forced to justify their conduct and that she will ban anyone who does so.
“Apologists for rape. Jokes about rape. BLOCK. You are not even given the opportunity to defend yourself. “Block Block Block,” they say. In 2018, she stated in a tweet.
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Lydia, on the other hand, astonished Tweeps when she divulged specifics of her interaction with Shatta Wale about his rape post.
She said: “I just got off the phone with @shattawalegh- We spoke at length about his tweets, especially on rape. It’s been a long conversation. Whiles, we’re not entirely on the same page (hopefully, we will be eventually). It was important to me that I spoke to him about this; he listened.”
She continued, “I was very deliberate about my tweet because and didn’t want to say too much because I understand how easily people run with things here. The rape tweets from both sides triggered me (I’ve stated as much). It wasn’t enough to just tweet it-I needed a conversation.”
“Last on this-those tweets were problematic, triggering, to say the least. I tweeted as much. (for those who care to go through) But if you have access to anyone, you believe has disturbing views, you go beyond registering your displeasure online-you say it to them too!”
Questioning Lydia, a social media user @the_prynx displayed Lydia’s tweet in 2018 and said: “2022, what changed?
@dopemengh1 said: “This move… Might come back to hunt you. In my opinion, you shouldn’t have tweeted you spoke to him. The issue should have stayed between the two of you.”
@Mister_Glen also tweeted: “You spoke to him, so what? He should be forgiven? I don’t get the import of this tweet. You should probably be directing the Police to him for questioning. Or the lady involved doesn’t need some saving because you know Wale? And so talking to him is enough to let the issue slide?”
SOURCE: ATL FM NEWS
