{"id":90583,"date":"2023-08-10T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/the-backlash-i-received-from-ghanaians-only-encouraged-me-to-work-harder\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:56:28","slug":"the-backlash-i-received-from-ghanaians-only-encouraged-me-to-work-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/the-backlash-i-received-from-ghanaians-only-encouraged-me-to-work-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"The Backlash I Received From Ghanaians Only Encouraged Me To Work Harder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_30\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2><strong>According to Wendy Shay, the lack of affection in the start of her career didn\u2019t worry her because it motivated her to strive harder.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wendy Shay recently spoke about her journey and the difficulties she faced on TV3\u2019s New Day broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - gen_under_page_title - under_page_title --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><!-- Ezoic - gen_under_page_title - under_page_title --><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><\/p>\n<p>Wendy Shay, a Black woman, encountered racial prejudice while growing up in Germany. But when she went back to Ghana, her own country, she was shocked to experience the same treatment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - gen_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><!-- Ezoic - gen_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:&amp;#8220;Blame bullet for the lack of love from Ghanaians replacing you with Ebony after Ebony\u2019s demise&amp;#8221; \u2013 Ruthy tells Wendy Shay<\/p>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - gen_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><!-- Ezoic - gen_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>She said that she didn\u2019t let the bad vibes affect her, which she acknowledged was a result of the grief and shock following Ebony\u2019s passing and her subsequent signing with Ruff Town Records.<\/p>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - gen_mid_content - mid_content --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><!-- Ezoic - gen_mid_content - mid_content --><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_second_paragraph\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Habibi\u2019 hitmaker noted that these events rather played in her favour since every artiste yearned for attention and she was privileged at the time to be getting that, whether it was good or bad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p><em>Living in a country where I thought racism was a thing, I raised my eyebrows when I got the same treatment from people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - gen_long_content - long_content --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><!-- Ezoic - gen_long_content - long_content --><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p><em>\u201cBut also came at the right time for my career. 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