{"id":111202,"date":"2023-10-16T16:17:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/edem-condemns-bullying-of-artistes-during-occupyjulorbihouse-protests\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:17:03","slug":"edem-condemns-bullying-of-artistes-during-occupyjulorbihouse-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/edem-condemns-bullying-of-artistes-during-occupyjulorbihouse-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Edem condemns &#8216;bullying&#8217; of artistes during #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rapper, Edem has condemned some social media users for \u201cbullying\u201d celebrities into attending and tweeting about the OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was after some celebrities who made posts unrelated to the demonstration at the height of the event were called out for being disconnected from reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others were urged to make themselves available at the demonstration grounds to support the cause and demand better from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Edem believes that people must not be forced to join a cause especially when they have their own ideologies and can decide for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat&#8217;s a certain level of psychological bullying of somebody who is an individual\u2026If you believe that you have to bully an artist to go for a demonstration, do you also believe that an artist should bully you for you to attend their concert?\u201d he quizzed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10000000_287564064089216_5144261942445328106_n-mp3cut.net_.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause when it is time for their concert and they tell you, you tell them that \u2018I don&#8217;t have money for it\u2019 and so you cannot bully an artist. I&#8217;m sure that the ones who also went, some of them had backlash that they went for PR and so the truth is that you cannot live up to people&#8217;s expectations,\u201d Edem noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that people should not be seen at demonstration grounds because they have been forced to appear but because they have demands and are personally connected to the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamedem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamedem<\/a> had to say regarding his absence at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OccupyJulorbiHouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OccupyJulorbiHouse<\/a> protest. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DaybreakHitz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DaybreakHitz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UW5MuvlXtV\">pic.twitter.com\/UW5MuvlXtV<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Hitz 103.9 FM (@Hitz1039FM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hitz1039FM\/status\/1713893830032826558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration was organised by Democracy Hub and attended by a number of Ghanaians demanding better governance and management of the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protests lasted three days and celebrities like EL, Stonewboy, Kwaw Kese, M.anifest, Efia Odo, Worlasi, Pure Akhan, Cina Soul, Kelvin Boy and many others attended.<\/p>\n\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper, Edem has condemned some social media users for \u201cbullying\u201d celebrities into attending and tweeting about the OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration. This was after some celebrities who made posts unrelated to the demonstration at the height of the event were called out for being disconnected from reality. 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