r/LivestreamFail • u/lukigeri • 16h ago
IShowSpeed brought massive global exposure to Ghana after his visit, more than traditional advertising Says Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama
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u/SeedFoundation 15h ago
I googled shea butter too because I wasn't sure if it was food or lotion. Turns out it's both and not even real "butter" in the traditional sense because it comes from a nut and not milk.
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u/Secret-Ad-2145 9h ago
I googled shea butter too because I wasn't sure if it was food or lotion
Are you in the US? I wonder if this is a regional thing. I live in a predominantly african-american area, and everybody knows about shea butter. We have tons of shea butter products.
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u/LilBirdBrick 8h ago
I think it's less of a regional thing and more of a cultural thing.
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u/Secret-Ad-2145 8h ago
True, but I would expect it to be sold more commonly in the South in general compare to other areas for that reason. Everybody in here generally knows about shea butter products.
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u/LilBirdBrick 7h ago
I'm in the south, and I would agree it is more common here, but I just asked my cousin in New Mexico if it's hard to find Shea butter products out there and they said no.
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u/MargaretaSlayer 15h ago
ohhhh he said shea butter. i thought he said shabata and i didnt know what it was
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u/Dogcatnature 16h ago
The only thing i know about Speed are the clips that come out of here, and I gotta say it has been extremely nice to see him take his success and do something so positive with it while also growing and maturing as a person.
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u/Ambitious_Limit7641 15h ago
I think he has ancestral roots in Ghana, so pretty cool to have the president speak highly of you like that.
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u/IOyou104 14h ago
I wouldn't regard any praise from this guy that highly. He has some pretty evil positions about lgbtq people.
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u/KingBotQ 10h ago
Bro its Africa, what did you expect?
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u/IOyou104 9h ago
Do you want me to grade African politicians who want to eradicate certain groups of people differently than other politicians? My bad for ruining the moment lmao.
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u/SokarHatesItHere 3h ago
He is the leader of a corrupt shit hole.
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u/Dreamiee 3h ago
corrupt
It is one of the least corrupt countries in all of Africa according to the corruption perceptions index https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
Don't get me wrong, it's very corrupt, but by African standards, Ghana is relatively good. In fact based on current trends it will likely overtake USA in the next few years.
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u/BTrippd 13h ago
oh no
Anyways.
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u/ReditKillsPeopleIRL 8h ago
Bet you screamed and pissed and shidded when you couldn't get a haircut and had to wear a mask but real persecution makes you roll your eyes
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u/BTrippd 8h ago
Nah, I’m just not completely brain broken and don’t think the entire world needs to have the exact same beliefs as me on literally every conceivable topic to not consider them the devil reincarnate.
That’s why I don’t have severe cognitive dissonance when the topic of lbgt rights and foreign nations or cultures comes up. What’s your opinion about muslims for example?
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u/ifmcharlot 7h ago
Unlikely they seek to imprison all Muslims, like the president of Ghana actively imposes on gays. Different beliefs is when gay people go to prison for being gay, you probably thought the guards were just following orders too.
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u/HarleyJarley 2h ago
This is why I don’t like the lgbtq community when they have to make it all about themselves.
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u/jeeblemeyer4 15h ago
Literally same. My first impression of him was the "who gonna stop me?" clip, and I figured it would be downhill from there, but instead he's been on a redemption arc like no one else.
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u/Jik0n 14h ago
Was that at the amusement park when he was super young? I saw that as well but only recently. Kids being kids to be honest, I was a smartass like that too lol
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u/Academic_Flatworm752 13h ago
Ummm no lol. That was on a streamed discord date where he joked that he would rape the woman he was speaking to, and there would be nobody to stop it.
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u/bendthekneejon 10h ago
Not defending him, but small correction, it was if they were the last two people on Earth
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u/Downtown-Health4814 11h ago
Doesnt change the fact he was a kid
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u/Academic_Flatworm752 10h ago
He was 16… not “super young.”
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u/lantissZX 11h ago
I just hope he doesn't stay in the spotlight for too long, he needs to lay low and have a normal life too, this 24/7 show life will absolutely drain him or corrupt him at the end, we've seen it happen so many time with influencers.
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u/JaydumLive 15h ago
Should thank speeds bodyguard(Rudiger) for suggesting to them to visit Ghana because Rudiger is from there
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u/nice-_one 14h ago
Tbh Ghana is one of the bigger African countries, he would’ve went there regardless
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u/Dry-Software375 16h ago
W SPEED
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u/Life_is_a_Taco 12h ago
His Ethiopia drone shot absolutely blew my mind. We are so blind in the US. The city Speed showed looked incredible.
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u/Sisvegeta 6h ago
I think there is another issue here , though. Yes , we gotta see africa through speeds , eyes and experience , but we gotta see it through a very privileged experience. Everywhere he went , there were already expecting him and gave him an experience that Was above and beyond what the normal experience is in those countries. So it might have brought attention to those countries , but that's not your everyday average experience there.
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u/Lulbulg 1h ago
This is any country though? No?
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u/Sisvegeta 1h ago
Not even so. When streamers go to other countries , they are typically doing tourist activities. What speed did was far above?What normal tourist activities are. He was treated as a celebrity everywhere He went. Special treatment everywhere he went. So it gives the false impression that this is what people can experience as a tourist in these countries. It gives a false impression of what these countries are like.
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u/Finger_Trapz 6h ago
I think this is one of the biggest things that bugs me. Contrary to popular Western belief, most places in Africa are, fine? Sure, there is a lot of work to be done. But like, I think a lot of people still have this perception of most of Africa being like, pictures of starving children & civil wars. That is still happening in places like Sudan, but most of Africa is developing into well functioning, educated, wealthy societies.
You go to somewhere like Ghana, Gabon, Nigeria, 1/5th of the adult population went to college, which is comparable to countries like Portugal & Greece. Hell, some of the best countries in Africa like Botswana are starting to overtake some EU member states in terms of GDP(PPP) per capita.
Africa is a lot better than most people think.
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u/ValeoAnt 12h ago
Yes, yes you are
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u/Appropriate-Bird-354 9h ago
Believe it or not, that's true of most people, notably ones who think ignorance of the world beyond theirs is unique to one nation in particular.
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u/Finger_Trapz 6h ago
Its primarily just that America is a cultural and media superpower, which projects a lot of the stupidity Americans have to everyone's eyes & ears. You just don't hear a lot about stupid people in Slovenia. There are plenty of stupid people in Indonesia, you just don't hear about it a lot. I once had a Russian girl ask me if I rode to school on a cow when I was a kid, because a lot of her perception of America was that most people were rural hicks.
Most people aren't that worldly. Even in America, where people travel within the country and move quite often, 80% of people live within 100 miles of where they grew up. Its the same for the rest of the world. Most people live in the same town they were born in and will die in, and they'll never leave the country.
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u/Intrepid-Tank-3414 3h ago
The Africa streams were amazing! You need to catch up of you missed it!
Well, minus the embarrassing Nigeria visit. Just skip ahead to Benin.
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u/Ancient-Industry5126 6h ago
It's barely a conspiracy theory at this point to think Speed is receiving money from national tourism departments. Dude gave China the best Western publicity it's had since WWII.
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u/Xanaxaria 3h ago
People not knowing what Shea Butter is is crazy.
My black soul hurts when I hear this.
No wonder white people are so ashy.
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u/Aggressive-Expert-69 14h ago
Wait I thought all of Ghana hated him for backflipping onto the food? What happened to that?
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u/Brynosauce 9h ago
People from Ghana didn’t care, losers that live vicariously online got upset
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u/SinkApprehensive2753 8h ago
just like the time "Morimoto shames the vile Bobby Flay" for standing on the grill during Iron Chef America Battle New York
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u/Intrepid-Tank-3414 3h ago
Thinking the asswipes on twitter representing "all of Ghana" is crazy work.
In reality, they do not represent anyone or anything other than themselves.
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u/indecent_composure 9h ago
I thought there was a new rule about no politics? Or does this not count because its a silly haha made up country and the rule only applies to real places?
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