Why are people twisting Tyla’s words?
I almost feel like I’m crazy. As someone who saw everything unfold in real time, I just can’t help but feel bad for them both. From the second that interview hit the internet, people were clowning Tyla for just standing there and people were antagonizing Rihanna. They were saying she was mad at Tyla for flirting with ASAP. Droves of people were asking Tyla why she just stood there awkwardly and parroted that Rihanna must not like her. I can understand why Tyla made her video (to clear the narrative) and also recognize that the safer outcome may have been silence. But I feel anyone that actually follows her should know she meant well but there’s been so much projection of malice where it’s not there into her words, and the blogs misconstruing it was the nail in the coffin. I’ve never seen so much misinformation, xenophobia and racism (especially towards her South Asian heritage??? What’s with that). And obviously her fans, even if it’s in defense of her, have also taken it too far by coming for Rihanna’s body. It’s just an all around unfortunate situation that highlights how toxic media culture is nowadays and how it’s the fans that make the drama.