Former Tahidi High actor Abel Mutua has attracted a fair share of criticism after posting a joke about acquiring a new iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The content creator on Sunday, September 21, 2025, posted a manipulated photo of himself showing him holding the new iPhone 17 Pro Max, but without one of his legs and an an arm.
In his post, the creative joked about how he is ready to sacrifice his limbs just to get his hands on the new expansive iPhone.
In the photo, Abel could be seen without and arm and a leg which had been replaced with a prosthetic one.
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“Work hard for the things you desire. Kwani hii iPhone 17 ilitengenezewa akina nani? PUT IN THE WORK GUYS!
📸 by @sirnewson,” he captioned.
Clearly, Mkurugenzi was pulling a joke as the photo itself had been edited by an AI tool but the same sparked mixed reactions among his fans.
While a section of his fans understood the joke and rolled with it, others picked issue with him, holding that he had pulled a very dar and expensive joke that could ruin his reputation.
Many of his critics held that his joke could pass as mockery for people without arms and those using prosthetic limbs.
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Below are comments from some of Abel Mutua’s fans;
Luyessi Mudasia posted;
“Overall analysis.
Marketing strategy: Just fair
Humour; Distasteful to PLWD’s ableism??
Sarcasm: Of the mark.
Conclusion;
It can perpetuat a negative view to diasbilities
Like other ableist ( spelling?)phrases that equate a disability with a negative outcome.
(e.g., blind to the truth or turn a deaf ear).. etc.. using a person’s body part as a measure of cost can reinforce negative ideas about physical differences.
Inaitwa ableism or something kaa hiyo.
How much bytha?😄”
Ochieng Fredrick said;
“This is disrespectful to walemavu.”
Stefan Stiles wrote;
“Acha ufala u desire amputation.”
Ka Last Born wrote;
“Wueh, kwani hamjui shetani venye hungoja vitu kama hizi aimplement🤔anyway reke hejio ni makwa.”
Edwin Mwangi wrote;
“It’s a mockery to those who are abled differently.”
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