Ghanaian-American filmmaker Leila Djansi has condemned what she called “fake tears” and “haters parading as fans” in the wake of actress Beverly Afaglo’s death.
In a Facebook post, Djansi recalled posting about Afaglo’s house fire to rally support for the actress.
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Instead of help, she said the post drew insults, abuse, and derision from some Ghanaians who mocked Afaglo’s pain.
Djansi criticized the public mourning that followed, questioning why people who refused to help Afaglo heal were now posting RIP messages.
“Some Ghanaian mocked her pain and said the most unkind things. I intentionally refused to take down that post because I wanted to remember what was revealed,” she stated.
She described a culture where people “wait for your collapse so they can feel taller standing beside your ruins.”
She accused some online commenters of schadenfreude, saying they measure their own success by another person’s failure and are quick to heap scorn on people who once helped them.
Djansi tied the behavior to deep-seated bitterness, arguing that anger has clouded compassion and left people unable to build anything lasting.
She further cautioned haters about God’s divine justice, Facebook saying: “I’ll say God is watching you, but He doesn’t care. He stands by, watching evil thrive. But one day, the earth will have you too.”
She added that Afaglo’s death might be “an opportunity to change.”
The post has sparked mixed reactions online, with some users agreeing with her take on toxic social media culture and others calling her comments too sweeping.
