Zodwa Wabantu ignites HIV stigma talk after recent post on Instagram
Zodwa Wabantu has done it yet again...
If there is one thing that Zodwa Wabantu can do, it is to create social media commentary whether positive or negative.
Her latest Instagram post is one that is ending the stigma associated with taking ARV (antiretroviral) drugs. In a recent post shared by Zodwa, the entertainer shared with her 1.6-million followers a photo of her bedside table.
On her bedside table was a glass of water and what seems like an ARV tablet.
Zodwa captioned the image with a cryptic caption: 'What Time Do You Drink Your Michael Jackson. You Scared of a Pill or Usaba Abantu Bazothini. Owabantu.'
Her post almost immediately started a debate online with regards to whether the pills pictured in her post were ARVs or if, in fact, they were PrEP tablets which are said to be for HIV-negative people to take to prevent infection.
The picture came after Zodwa shared a clip from her hugely popular reality show, 'Zodwa Wabantu: Uncensored'.
In the clip, Zodwa is seen dropping a purse full of ARV pills.
Irrespective of whether or not Zodwa is HIV positive, her efforts are encouraging people to not be shamed about taking ARVs.
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