Lilitha Ivy FINDS REFUGE IN DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION

Lilitha ‘Ivy’ Mali was born in King William's Town, raised in Komani until she turned 9 and that's when her family moved to Cape Town. She was moved back to Komani when she was doing Grade 7 and moved to East London to start her high school years, where she's still residing. She says that the moving back and forth was a traumatic childhood for her, as experiencing new people almost every year was mentally exhausting. That led to her developing social anxiety. She ended up finding close to no interest in engaging people, especially in a public setting. She describes herself as a very hyperactive person, with a bubbly person.

 

Despite the hyper-activeness, Ivy is introverted and has found a unique space to share her bubbly personality with the world without directly interacting people. She is the star behind the camera that glitters and a piece of art that is a force of a sexy appeal. Teyena Taylor, who she admires a lot is a calibre of content creation she thrive in. She says that Teyena has impacted most people's lives without showing the world so much of her personal life, which she strives to be. She also admires Anok Yai and Aduatek. “Funny enough, I was one of those kids who never knew what they wanted to do  with their lives, and I've always loved taking pictures but was always told I'll never make an honest living out of it. So the content creation field  has always been interesting for me and it's something I'm willing to pursue or take even further once I feel comfortable enough to step out of my comfort zone,” she wrote. She added that the only thing that would ever separate her from digital content creation is losing her way with God because prayer has been her candlelight inside a tunnel. 

 

Although she says that she has never considered herself sexy than creating content that speaks to her art form of expression to the world, her followers have found her content sexy. She says that she is humbled by the love she has received, mostly from strangers who love her work. Unfortunately enough, her work had lured men who thought she might be thirst trapping, hence she had been sexualised by most of her male followers. She says she was pissed off at first by the males' reception to her art until she understood that she can't control how people interpret what she puts out. She has since decided to ignore the nasty comments from men. She is doing her matric this year and her future is just about to be the light.

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