IShowSpeed's Visit to Ghana: Woman Slams 'Greedy' People for Hijacking Tour
- A young woman has shared her impression of IShowSpeed's livestream during his visit to Ghana
- She called out some officials who supposedly hijacked the event and made it about themselves
- Netizens took to social media to react to her observation about the American streamer's event
A Persian tourist exploring the country has shared her impression of YouTuber IShowSpeed's livestream of his visit to Ghana.
She said the event could have had a greater impact if a few people had not tried to take over the livestream and make it about themselves.
Source: UGC
Anaietaa, who describes herself as a Persian exploring Ghana, described the attempt as 'greedy' and 'irrelevant' to the purpose of the American content creator livestreaming.
She stated that the nature of these types of events was intense, dynamic, and rapid, with prolonged formalised ceremonies likely to be seen as boring and uneventful.
She noted that some public officials had good intentions to use the opportunity to present the country to the three million viewers of the livestream as a tourism destination.
However, Anaietaa felt that their approach and setting were wrong because of the fast-paced nature of livestreams.
"There were so many people with talent who wanted to showcase it. The sad part was that the greed of a few people overshadowed the rest of the talent out there."
"Not much time was given to the ordinary people who were ready to show their talents, whereas some people you knew, who were trying to make it about themselves, had all the time."
"You could tell by the way they introduced themselves and the titles they used. You knew the guy was not interested in your name."
TikToker calls out 'greedy' during IShowSpeed livestream
Explaining further, she applauded the traditional leaders of Akropong for holding a naming ceremony to give the popular livestreamer a Ghanaian traditional name, following his ancestral ties to Ghana.
She noted, however, that the ceremony was too long, pointing out a state official whom she claimed was taking advantage of the situation by having his family take pictures with the streamer at the event.
“You know, for a fast-paced livestream, this was not the right setup for that. And there was an MP who was forcing his children to come and take pictures with IShowSpeed, which I found sad to watch.”
In the end, she had some good things to say about the entire event and applauded the organisers and the few people who got the chance to show their talents.
"Well done to Ghanaians, I think that it was a beautiful livestream, overall"
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Reactions to 'hijacking' of IShowSpeed livestream
Scores of people have reacted to the comments made by the young woman concerning the unnecessary attempt by a few people to mar the beauty of IShowSpeed's livestream event in Ghana. YEN.com.gh has compiled a few of these reactions on social media.
Loftus Garage Gh commented:
"Ghana has a serious classicism problem. You find the same faces everywhere, every day and every time."
Fotuner noted:
"The naming ceremony event was a complete waste of time."
NtakraHene Tonii opined:
"It was cringing to watch when the MPs and other big people were pushing their kids to come on live streaming."
Mercy noted:
"I had secondhand embarrassment at some point, especially at the Kwame Nkrumah memorial. They do not read the room."
Source: Facebook
IShowSpeed opens up about his Ghanaian roots
YEN.com.gh also reported that Darren Watkins Jr, also known as IShowSpeed, opened up his Ghanaian roots after visiting the country.
According to the popular American YouTuber and livestreamer, he could trace his roots back to the West African nation through his mother.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
