South African media personality, Somizi Mhlongo, is the latest celebrity to join in the global challenge which aims to highlight women who are supporting women.However, seeing as the Somizi is a man, his participation did not sit well with some of his fans, who called him out for discrediting the meaning behind the challenge.
The video showed Somizi dressed in full-on drag, complete with a dramatic wig and corset dress. He added a black and white filter as part of the challenge and captioned it with, “#challengeaccepted thanks @moneoa for nominating me…..I dedicate this post too all the women of the world.
Dominque Coleman commented with, “I’m a fan. But this is not cool. You are not a woman, you don’t understand the struggle. This is like a white person taking part in a black-only challenge. Wouldn’t fly would it?”.