Social Media Cringes at Relebogile Mabotja’s Pantsula Video in Paris: “This Is So Weird”

Social Media Cringes at Relebogile Mabotja’s Pantsula Video in Paris: “This Is So Weird”

  • Relebogile Mabotja is having the time of her life in Paris, but it's a different story on social media
  • The award-winning presenter is facing backlash and being roasted from all angles after posting a video of herself doing a pantsula impersonation
  • South African social media users criticised Relebogile's now-viral video, saying it was cringeworthy
Relebogile Mabotja is enjoying her time in Paris
Social Media users cringed at Relebogile Mabotja’s latest video in Paris. Images: relebogile
Source: Instagram

Poor Relebogile Mabotja can't be silly in Paris without South Africans raining on her parade.

Relebogile Mabotja brings Mzansi to Paris

TV personality Relebogile Mabotja recently jetted off to Paris and has been keeping her South African followers in the loop on her adventures.

From exploring restaurants to visiting historic monuments, the Untied host's social media feed is jam-packed with snaps and footage from her outings, and it's clear that she's having the time of her life.

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In one of her recent videos, she decided to bring some Mzansi flavour to the city of love and high fashion by impersonating pantsulas.

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Relebogile Mabotja imitated pantsulas in Paris
Relebogile Mabotja did a pantsula impression in the streets of Paris. Image: relebogile
Source: Instagram

Pantsula is a classic South African dance style and cultural identity originating from the townships. The people who refer to themselves as pantsulas are known for their energetic footwork, walk, language and distinctive style.

Relebogile walked through the streets of Paris wearing a bucket hat and imitated the walk and hand gestures of old school pantsula dancers.

She captioned her video with a play on Jay-Z and Kanye West's song, and played Trompie's hit track Magasman featuring the late Lebo Mathosa, a classic Kwaito song that used to rule townships in the early 2000s. "Pantsula in Paris!" she captioned, referencing the fusion of cultures.

Here's what Mzansi said about Relebogile Mabotja's video

Many South Africans didn't find humour in Relebogile's video and instead said it was cringe. After she served a spicy clap back to a body-shaming troll, it's only a matter of time before she responds to the haters one by one.

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ReTlaRengMara asked:

"Why did you do this, my sister? It’s not even funny. It’s weird."

isibusiso_ wrote:

"I pray I never become this lame."

dude_harvey4 added:

"I hope you said you are from Nigeria. Mzansi can't handle so much embarrassment."

Patrice_ZA said:

"I always wonder why people act mad when they get overseas and start doing weird stuff."
Relebogile Mabotja was roasted online
South African social media users said Relebogile Mabotja’s pantsula video was cringeworthy. Image: relebogile
Source: Instagram

Tash__001 responded:

"It gets cringier with every watch!"

That_Nocks asked:

"Bathong Relebogile? Are you going through a midlife crisis?"

MsZoeGee added:

"And here is the main reason I barely follow people I admire. Next thing you see stuff like this."

LambLovesThyme commented:

"You know when you like someone based on what they show, and they suddenly start showing too much."

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In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Nomcebo Zikode losing another court battle.

The Jerusalema singer was slammed online for apparently being greedy, and many netizens urged her to leave the case before she loses all her hard-earned money paying for lawyers.

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MollyTLeshaban said:

"The girl will be sending her Capitec card on this app soon if she is not careful."

Proofreading by Roxanne Dos Ramos, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za

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