Ashley Ogle Sparks Racism Accusations on ‘Big Brother Mzansi’, SA Reacts: “She Should Be Punished”

Ashley Ogle Sparks Racism Accusations on ‘Big Brother Mzansi’, SA Reacts: “She Should Be Punished”

  • Big Brother Mzansi Season 5 housemate Ashley Ogle faced backlash after a video of her addressing fellow housemates went viral, with fans accusing her of racism
  • While some labelled Ashley's comments racist, others defended her, noting housemates also used terms like coloured and mlungu
  • Social media users debated whether Ashley's remarks were racist or misunderstood, with some calling for context and education on the matter

Big Brother Mzansi Season 5 housemate Ashley Ogle has been criticised by fans for allegedly being racist. A video of the star addressing fellow housemates has gone viral on social media.

Ashley Ogle trending
Ashley Ogle is trending over her alleged racist remarks. Image: @ashleyogle98
Source: Instagram

Ashley accused of being a racist

Social media is on fire over Ashley Ogle's remarks on Big Brother Mzansi. Ashley has been a trending topic on social media since Big Brother Mzansi Season 5 premiered. From fans sharing mixed reactions about her to her recent fight with fan favourite Mshini.

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A video of the controversial housemate speaking about her fellow housemates did not sit well with fans, who accused her of being a racist. Watch the video below:

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Fans react to Ashley's viral video

Social media users seem divided by the video. Some accused Ashley of being a racist, while others defended her. Many noted that she was not wrong in calling her housemates blacks because they also called her coloured.

@whytesnowy said:

"For a second, he forgot he is also a "black person" according to her. She only sees their color and that is a characteristic of racism."

@AnaldZwane wrote:

"But are they not black people? Stop taking it out of context, us black people understand a lot of vernacular language and we understood what Mshini was saying. Yini Inkinga?"

@MsHlayisani24 added:

"Ok, educate me because I don't think she's wrong 🤔!"

@FMiyelani noted:

"What’s wrong with that? Isn’t that they refer her as coloured? Isn’t that they refer Tyrone as “mlungu”. Stop it. Which nosense are you talking about? Are they not black people?"

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Ashley is trending online
Ashley Ogle's remarks have sparked racism allegations. Image: @ashleyogle98/ Instagram
Source: Instagram

Fans rave over Big Brother Mzansi's Mshini's beauty

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that social media users have revealed that Mshini is one of the most beautiful housemates this year.

Many said the reality TV star looked exactly like Zintle from last season.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.