All the memes: Twitter burns Bell Pottinger over apology
Sorry is 'not good enough', Bell Pottinger.
CAPE TOWN βTwitter has reacted to Bell Pottingerβs apology with hilarious memes and a bit of anger.
The UK public relations company issued an apology on Thursday and is accused of promoting racial hatred in South Africa.
The company worked with the controversial Gupta family to do its PR and leaked emails suggest it helped the MK Military Veterans Association and the African National Congress Youth League in their campaigns to discredit critics of the Guptas & President Jacob Zuma.
The company has dismissed the lead partner involved and suspended another partner and two employees, while they investigate.
Some South Africans have poked fun at the PR firm's apology in a series of memes.
#BellPottinger What did you say you did? pic.twitter.com/HhRMCblSNm
β viaCarlito (@ViaCarlito) July 7, 2017
Heard the one about #BellPottinger saying naughty partners misled the company? πππ pic.twitter.com/uJiJ1ce59M
β Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) July 6, 2017
#BellPottinger is now claiming that their senior management was "misled" about work on the Oakbay account. pic.twitter.com/9iZHKa4zoC
β Gugulethu Mhlungu (@GugsM) July 6, 2017
#BellPottinger was actually saying Gupta are ... πππ pic.twitter.com/GzE2Wq9eew
β Ur Brother's Keeper (@AbutiMM) April 12, 2017
Do not mess with South Africans. United we stand! United we conquer! @BellPottinger #BellPottinger pic.twitter.com/nQXdc4Hn34
β Issa KING π πΏπ¦ (@Gobusamang_25) July 6, 2017
#BellPottinger If you say something horrible about us we're just going to block you. π« pic.twitter.com/erljo1ZJzZ
β Bell-End Pottinger (@BellEndPottingr) July 7, 2017
But others are not impressed with their apology and have called on the PR firm to "pay back the money".
The Β£100 000 #BellPottinger got from the Guptas belongs to poor SAns. BP must return it to improve their lives #PayBackTheMoneyBellPottinger
β Phumzile Van Damme (@zilevandamme) July 6, 2017
#BellPottinger must answer to SA in SA. Let them open up their files. Cross border apologies dont work.
β All lives matter.. (@X_review) July 7, 2017
#BellPottinger really must think we are fools if they think that all will be forgiven after that 'apology'
β Milo Mak (@milomak) July 7, 2017
To #BellPottinger: "Sorry" not good enough. Damage is done to SA. You clearly did your homework. Now its #accountability time! #Ukufihla
β OUTA (@OUTASA) July 6, 2017
