Jay du Plessis, who is also known simply as Jay (Pics: Facebook) Afrikaans singer Jay du Plessis, who is known for his stint in the boyband Eden, has defended his use of an unacceptable gay slur on Twitter. Last week, the SAMA-nominated du Plessis, who has more than 83,000 followers, shared a tweet that ridiculed a series of images of male models wearing “edgy” and gender non-confirmed fashion. “Disturbing to say the least.
At least I’m raising my 4 boys Afrikaans,” commented an offended Du Plessis in response to the post. “They are more manly as children than these ‘men’,” adding “Woke = broke.” Social media users questioned what he meant by “manly” and ridiculed his statement while posting images of du Plessis in his twinky boyband