Vinette Ebrahim

Vinette Ebrahim
Nationality South Africa
Known for Actress

Vinette Ebrahim is a South African actress known for her role as Charmaine Meintjies in the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan.

Controversy

Ebrahim drew criticism in early January 2015 after commenting on a Facebook post by Afrikaner rights activist Sunette Bridges, in which Bridges condemned the number of white farmers murdered in 2014 by black South Africans. The actress's comment stressed the fact that South Africans of all races had fallen victim to crime in the previous year, but in it she also made remarks regarding Bridges and Afrikaner people in general, stating that they were "racists" who would "never see freedom as [they] knew it again".[1] This prompted a significant backlash on social media, with some individuals making racist remarks towards the actress and others calling for viewers to boycott 7de Laan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ van der Merwe, Jana (3 January 2015). "Sepiester looi Sunette Bridges oor ras". Netwerk 24. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Adams, Marvin (5 January 2015). "Local celebs in racist spat". iol News. Retrieved 5 January 2015.


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