A parody Helen Zille tweet has gone viral.
Images via X: @helenzille
‘What’s good for whites’: ‘Helen Zille’ 2010 tweet goes viral
A tweet mistaken for former DA leader Helen Zille has gone viral for its racial undertones. Here’s what happened…
A parody Helen Zille tweet has gone viral.
Images via X: @helenzille
An X account – mistaken for former Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille – has resurfaced amid a slew of racial tweets.
One in particular is being retweeted by celebrities and EFF leader Julius Malema.
RACIST TWEET IS NOT FROM HELEN ZILLE
The tweet in question – posted in 2010 – read, “What is good for white people is good for South Africa.”
However, the X handle had Helen Zille’s misspelled name, an indication it was a parody account.
The tweet was reposted by celebs like Prince Kaybee and Busiswah. EFF leader Julius Malema and notorious X troll Chris Xcel also retweeted the post.
Helen has yet to address the confusion on her own X account.
NOT THE ONLY PARODY ACCOUNT
The X account is not the only parody account linked to Helen Zille that has made headlines.
@nothelenzille – now disabled – was known for its tongue-in-cheek commentary on everything from politics to fashion to social media digs at others.
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One in particular read: “If you want Cape Town to be its own Country, SMS “Cape Town” to 31434 (cost is R4500 per SMS).”
In 2019, Western Cape ANC MPL Cameron Dugmore laid a charge against the anonymous X account after he claimed it spread defamatory claims about him. Dugmore also claimed that he reported the account to X – then known as Twitter.
