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Radio Host Rima Njeim Criticized For Caviar Tweet
It’s no secret that Lebanese people are in a tough place at the moment especially with a large percentage of the population not being able to make ends meet for their basic household needs. That is why when radio and TV host Rima Njeim tweeted an image of caviar locked in anti-theft seals at a supermarket, Lebanese Twitter was quick to jump at the opportunity to tell her how tone-deaf she sounded.
Njeim was shining light on the fact that as “luxurious” items become more and more expensive, they become more prone to theft and was categorizing this as something the political ruling class has done to us. Safe to say, Lebanese tweeps did not feel the same. Here were some of the reactions:
This person went for the jugular.
Commenting on other “necessities”:
Some people had hilarious quips:
While others reminded us that we won’t be able to afford a man’ouche soon:
The dichotomy:
In return, Njeim decided to respond to the criticism with a voice message explaining that she meant to discuss how the situation has come to resorting to anti-theft seals in order to stop people from stealing, and that instead of targeting her, people ought to be targeting the ones in charge of our demise instead.
We can see the big picture but maybe using caviar, a luxury product, as an example wasn’t the right way to go with this. Good idea, bad implementation. What do you think?
Njeim was shining light on the fact that as “luxurious” items become more and more expensive, they become more prone to theft and was categorizing this as something the political ruling class has done to us. Safe to say, Lebanese tweeps did not feel the same. Here were some of the reactions:
This person went for the jugular.
— Ma_jj_da (@M_gi_da2222) January 7, 2021
Commenting on other “necessities”:
https://t.co/Fl5JuAdGsJ pic.twitter.com/BHCYtu4MH7
— carine shadowban khachan (@Carine_Khachan) January 7, 2021
— Yussif (shadowban) (@Yussif_Hodroj) January 7, 2021
Some people had hilarious quips:
help ion even know what this is https://t.co/toA8ZKdHoY
— leen | no politics 2021 (@HayeteKhara) January 7, 2021
While others reminded us that we won’t be able to afford a man’ouche soon:
https://t.co/p3kmRKbw8u pic.twitter.com/xHkoRqp7pE
— Ahed Madi (@77ahed) January 7, 2021
The dichotomy:
Nes aam tebke a caviar w nes ma ma3a teshtere khebez. Lebanon in a nutshell. https://t.co/82gqUrBz44
— BAU HATE ACC (@lostlebanesept2) January 7, 2021
In return, Njeim decided to respond to the criticism with a voice message explaining that she meant to discuss how the situation has come to resorting to anti-theft seals in order to stop people from stealing, and that instead of targeting her, people ought to be targeting the ones in charge of our demise instead.
— Rima Njeim (@RimaNJEIM) January 7, 2021
We can see the big picture but maybe using caviar, a luxury product, as an example wasn’t the right way to go with this. Good idea, bad implementation. What do you think?
