Online Celebrity Has Affair With Father Christmas
Ok class, can you tell me which part of that headline is false? a) Online Celbrity, b) Father Christmas, or c) All of the above. If your answer was c) All of the above, you get an A. None of the above actually exist (sorry to any kids reading this), especially not online celebrities, not in South Africa anyway. But just like all the shops/brands around Christmas time – ready to sell, sell, sell, under the guise of good tidings and holiday cheer, there are people who seem to be perfectly fine with perpetuating the idea of South African online celebs (I’m not even going to get into the other kind today). And even worse, there are people that believe the hype. Their own, and that of others.
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