Local YouTuber Mihlali Ndamase dealt the final blow against American Twitter following a diaspora twar on Wednesday.
The diaspora wars between SA Twitter and Black American Twitter have been an ongoing online battle with insults being thrown both ways.
First is was American tweeps making jokes about African users all tweeting from one computer; and then there was wig-gate where they dragged South African women for their wigs.
This time around the battle started after @d_ weexy said the Doja Cat's real name, Amala Zandile Dlamini, summons spirits.
Say Doja Cat's real name out loud and you'd summon spirits.
— Varnel Hill (@d_weezy) November 4, 2019
Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini
Twitter user @uLelato then sparked the new twar when she posted "Black Americans are making fun of Doja Cat’s real name (Zandile Dlamini) like they don’t name their babies Laquisha. I-"
Black Americans are making fun of Doja Cat’s real name (Zandile Dlamini) like they don’t name their babies Laquisha. I-
— Lerato N. 💛 #70kForLerato (@uLelato) November 4, 2019
Followed by: "Bruh at least our names mean something. What the hell is Lakeisha & Demetrius?"
Bruh at least our names mean something. What the hell is Lakeisha & Demetrius?
— Lerato N. (@uLelato) November 4, 2019
Black American Twitter went in attack mode and @Beymonce posted a picture of a shake-and-go wig with the caption "“At least our names mean something”".
“At least our names mean something” https://t.co/j3j5YCn4Zi pic.twitter.com/snVGwSKHc1
— Monnieeeeee from LINKEDunnnn (@Beymonce) November 5, 2019
South African Twitter didn't take kindly to the attack and started dragging @Beymonce and Black American Twitter as a whole.
undefinedSouth African black Twitter I'm proud of you guys, you really showed American Twitter aka Slave trade Twitter flames today. pic.twitter.com/YpHP5jXhh2
— Fanny-ZN 🇿🇦 (@fanny_miz) November 5, 2019
American Twitter shaming our beautiful and meaningful African names, whuu shem and when Trump and Police nyisa them they suddenly belong to Wakanda? FYI, that is T'chaka's nation!!!
— #AmINext? (@Katli23751905) November 6, 2019
Can we all attack American Twitter together as a World Cup winning country, something they clearly know nothing about, because if we let it slide they’ll think siyaba saba.
— Whole.🇿🇦 (@SirOlwayson) November 5, 2019
American Twitter hate to see that we've matched them in ignorance
— Kiro (@KindaKoolKiro) November 6, 2019
yall wanna speak about names.. pic.twitter.com/ScZnVkEZZg
— inta (@innernett) November 5, 2019
Ndamase dealt the final blow when she quote tweeted @Beymonce with a picture of her wearing a full lace wig with the caption "Come again?"
Come again? https://t.co/93TEnE9GHe pic.twitter.com/5IAz174Oki
— Mihlali (@mihlalii_n) November 5, 2019
And it seems that Tweeps agreed that she ended this round of the diaspora wars.
Mihlali said pic.twitter.com/EapnSHrZ4I
— Wandile T, Dhlamini. (@drgoodskin____) November 5, 2019
She HASNT even showed them THE BODY yet 🔥🔥😩😩😩 pic.twitter.com/O41RPfak2G
— Princess M (@pri_mazz) November 5, 2019
A Xhosa Queen carrying the whole country on her back.... Banyise mntase! Ubenzi isiyezi umntu bengathi uphethwe yinyogo kanti bubuhle bakho... pic.twitter.com/en66HNT82O
— Xhosakazi👑👑👑 (@Xhosakazi1) November 5, 2019
lmao pic.twitter.com/JtjbeAgdyE
— Mama Piano (@LebohangMosia_) November 6, 2019