Tems, an Academy Award nominee, caused a stir at the Oscars on Sunday night with her choice of attire.
Tems, who was nominated for Best Original Song for her contribution as a songwriter on ‘Lift Me Up,’ one of the songs on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ wore a white gown with an obstructive head piece.
The dress sparked a debate, with some social media users criticizing Tems for being inconsiderate because the dress would have obstructed the view of others, while others defended Tems.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times:
@_itzgb Oscar should give those who sat directly behind Tems free tickets to next year’s event
@ninisvibe_ The people talking about Tems cloth are the ones that were not invited, the ones who don’t even know where the Oscar is being held and the ones who in fact didn’t sit close to her. Y’all are in one category bdw. So pleaseeee
@TheMahleek You’re seeing Tems and you still want to see someone else at the front, you think she was kidding when she said “you don’t need no other bodyyy”
Tems criticized for view-blocking outfit at Oscars 2023. pic.twitter.com/MEssLancIS
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@boluxxxx Tems dress was beautiful. Tems is drop dead gorgeous. Tems is my star girl and all that. Tems blocking people’s views with her dress was inconsiderate. People pointing that out is not racism as long as they aren’t using derogatory language. Humans need to be more honest.
@Sxmto_ If Tems dress block you, you suppose go carry ladder or something. Don’t disturb my queen plis.
@TheIgboWolf I don’t see anything wrong with Tems dress, that dress represents represents an existential imbroglio that engenders interminable tussles for supremacy, while inexorably exacerbating societal schisms and the tenuous equilibrium between erstwhile homogenous cultural identities.…
@itsbigBase i have a theory that the dress tems wore at the oscars was intentional she knows what she did and it’s working just perfectly, she got the attention of everybody… now everyone’s talking!
@YulEdochie Before you criticize @temsbaby for her Oscar dress, attend the Oscars first. Just like Will Smith’s slap did last year, Tems stole the show this year. Congratulations girl. We’re proud of you. Nigeria is proud of you.
@daniellegold_ I just want to point out this dress worn by Tems is made by an independent designer under the label Lever Couture! I’ve seen so many talking about this design tonight, but no one is crediting the designer
@itzbasito The amount of criticism Tems has received already for her choice of dress to Oscar award ceremony is unbelievable, yes she should’ve worn something better but it looks like people have been waiting for her to slip up especially whites cos it sure looks like it’s more than that.
@Nkemchor_ Tems’ dress to the Oscars was great but should have been only for the red carpet. The designer should have made it detachable. Can’t imagine being the lady seating behind tems who strained her neck more than half the time trying to see the host.