American comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish had the internet in meltdown mode on Sunday after she posted a video of herself shopping at a stor
American comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish had the internet in meltdown mode on Sunday after she posted a video of herself shopping at a store in Zimbabwe.
The star is in Harare, where she gave her fans a tour of a shop she had walked into over the weekend.
Agreeing that the problem is the widespread depiction of Africa, @moxie31_ wrote on X: ‘To be fair America’s media is telling us that people live in huts in random villages & don’t have access to clean water. This is why black Americans are shocked when they visit countries on the continent… it’s America’s fault smh.’
“Look at the grocery store. They have a grocery store. It is beautiful,” she said, sharing her excitement at finding sugar cane.
She said the store was “humongous”.
“In Africa, baby. Believe it!”.
Social media users were quick to comment on the video,sharing their surpriseat Haddish;s reaction.
“Tiffany Haddish, the first woman to discover a grocery store in Africa,” joked one user, while another asked if the star thought there were no food stores on the continent.
“In 2024, Americans still think Africans eat from the trees and live in caves,” said another user on X.
One fan thanked their fave for coming to Zimbabwe but said “We really aren’t in the forest hanging on trees”.
“Thank you for coming to Zimbabwe. We like that you like our grocery store and all the products that shocked you are just basics here as well.
“We hope you are enjoying your freedom and lack of paparazzi as well.”
Tiffany Haddish is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Her breakthrough came in with a leading role in the comedy film Girls Trip (2017), which earned her several accolades and was included on The New Yorker’s list of the best film performances of the 21st century.
She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2018, and The Hollywood Reporter listed her among the 100 most powerful people in the entertainment in both 2018 and 2019.