Piece by: ASHLEY OTIENO

13 July 2023

• The comedian speaks on how listening to the haters and critics is a key aspect of growth as a content creator.

While speaking on an interview on Iko Nini podcast , comedian FlaqoRaz shared on how he has used criticism to grow his brand.

"As a content creator you should learn to balance love and life , mtu anapata dem anaeza jisahau but you should separate it from work."

There is a time the young man was trolled by Andrew Kibe on his relationship with content creator Keranta and unlike most people he didn't overreact.

"Nakumbuka iyo time Kibe alituingilia but I saw his point and yes at the back of my mind I had gotten it covered even when he spoke about it."

The two have been together for over three years and he says he never made it public because he knew he had to weigh the decisions.

"I had to weigh the outcome of making it public because we all know people's perspective to you as a content creator change and now they equate your content to your relationship."

The young man says he looked at all aspects and he was like his comedy characters and Keranta do not relate and they know nothing about each other so it was safe to go public.

Even in his comedy he also gets hate and criticism and he said that for him that as he grew and understood himself he knew how to address it better.

"Nikianza sikua nacheck comments section but then ikafika point nikarealize ata ndio mtu aseme kitu anasema ako na reason so nikaanza kuzifungua na kuziangalia."

The comedian says that in all those hateful comments, there is usually some little truth in it so he looks at them with a pure heart.

"Nikipata hate I usually dissect those comments and I consume those hate comments and don't just go through them with a sensitive side."

He acknowledges that there are comments that you can look at and are just aimless but if you want to grow you also have to receive both the hate with an open mind.