"Always Playing Victim This One"

Tweeps react to Dineo revealing why her marriage ended

By  | Feb 13, 2022, 10:23 AM  | Dineo Ranaka  | Relationships

Dineo Ranaka
Dineo Ranaka recently revealed the reason why her marriage, of less than one year, ended. And while you would expect such a revelation to get her some sympathy and understanding, tweeps are surprisingly vicious in their reactions. 

The media personality recently took to her Instagram stories with a brief explanation of why her marriage ended. She suggested that the relationship had been toxic, and that her husband used to manipulate her a lot. She said she chose to leave because she could not handle that toxic environment. 

Entertainment blogger Musa Khawula reshared a screenshot of her story on Twitter. The reactions started flooding in almost immediately, and unfortunately, they were mostly negative towards Dineo. 
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Tweeps have suggested that one of her favourite things to do is play victim, even though they think she is the villain in at least half of her public sagas. They don’t understand how she can think she is always right in all her relationships, and that it is ridiculous for her to truly believe that everyone is after her. 
Others brought up her epic rant at her lover Sechaba, which happened a few months back and shook her public image. In the video, she yelled at the man and said she had only used him to heal from her divorce. So now they don’t understand how she can be complaining about emotional abuse in her marriage, when that is exactly what she did to her lover.
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Tweeps have advised that perhaps it is time for Dineo to take a deep look in the mirror and see that she is the villain. Others think that her family has protected and supported her too much, to the point of never calling her out when she is wrong, which is why she has become arrogant and difficult. 
This is not the first time that Mzansi thinks Dineo is toxic and dramatic. She was recently turned into the nation’s laughing stock after an episode of her family’s reality show, The Ranakas, after she made some controversial comments about African spirituality. 
In a bid to encourage fans to stop eating steak, she said that it was tantamount to eating ancestors. She discouraged the practice, suggesting that it messes with the practice of our traditional African spirituality. 

While many thought she brought up a good point about veneration of our African ancestors and honouring our traditions, they believe she went a bit too far with the cow comment. Her statement was thought to mean she worships cows, which got her dragged. 
What do you think? Is she the drama, or is she simply misunderstood? 


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