In Cape Town, Many Black South Africans Feel Unwelcome

**joelus** · 23-03-2012 12:29 PM

From the New York Times yesterday:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/wo..._r=1&ref=world

And today, on the campus of the University of the Western Cape, a kind of voluntary segregation has re-emerged, with like sticking by like.

“There is not a lot of mixing,” said Nokwanda Khanyile, 21, a business student from Durban. “The coloreds stick to themselves. The whites, too.”

Like many young black people, Ms. Khanyile would not consider remaining in Cape Town to pursue a career in business.

“Cape Town is racist,” she said. “Everybody knows that.”

Seems the perception that Cape Town is racist is not restricted to Cape Town!
The article is with a slideshow of photographs showing this division

**xrapidx** · 23-03-2012 12:37 PM

Yip - definitely racist because of voluntary segregation - damn blacks don't want to join the other groups.

This about sums it up, hence the black "unhappiness", we don't have it, so it must be racist.

Cape Town is the only major metropolis in South Africa where black people are not the majority

**Nerfherder** · 23-03-2012 12:40 PM

More mixed race couples in CT than anywhere else in the country.

Its the attitude of people that come here that needs to change.

**Garson007** · 23-03-2012 12:41 PM

I actually find Cape Townians less racist than the rest of South Africa. :S

**xrapidx** · 23-03-2012 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Nerfherder

More mixed race couples in CT than anywhere else in the country.

Its the attitude of people that come here that needs to change.

Now that you mention it - I never saw that in Johannesburg.

**Ockie** · 23-03-2012 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by joelus

From the New York Times yesterday:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/wo..._r=1&ref=world

Seems the perception that Cape Town is racist is not restricted to Cape Town!
The article is with a slideshow of photographs showing this division

That is a pretty broad statement....calling a entire city racist. I am sorry...but so what if the colourd or white kids dont wanna play with you? Do you need them to validate you as a person? If you are a good person then its their loss. Besides...it is natural for birds of a feather to flock together...in general. Besides....we always hear about our culture this and our culture that from the ANC for example....so in many cases the culture might be so different that there is not much common ground to build a friendship etc on.

It is a free country....you cant force people to mingle and be friends.

And just to ad...when I was in college in Cape Town...our little group consisted of a white lesbian, a straight ginger...a bi white female, a straight black girld from Botswana and two confused coloured guys and we all were great friends.

**xrapidx** · 23-03-2012 12:46 PM

My ex was at that uni - and she often brought "mixed" race friends back to my flat... maybe she was the exception.

**Apache** · 23-03-2012 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by joelus

From the New York Times yesterday:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/wo..._r=1&ref=world

Seems the perception that Cape Town is racist is not restricted to Cape Town!
The article is with a slideshow of photographs showing this division

Are all race groups considered racist in Cape Town or is it just the whites?

**Garyvdh** · 23-03-2012 12:48 PM

In Luthuli House, Many White South Africans Feel Unwelcome!

**xrapidx** · 23-03-2012 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Apache

Are all race groups considered racist in Cape Town or is it just the whites?

As per government - only whites can be racist.

**gregmcc** · 23-03-2012 12:49 PM

I think Nokwanda is racist for not mixing with the other races!

**joelus** · 23-03-2012 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by xrapidx

Yip - definitely racist because of voluntary segregation - damn blacks don't want to join the other groups.

I just get tired of the head-in-the-sand attitude I find a lot here on myBB where people complain about race being brought into political discussions or current affairs, as if race is not an issue in this country anymore. People want to pretend no one is racist (except the ANC). Well, yes, people voluntarily stick to their own racial groups and are racist towards other groups. Especially towards black people. In Cape Town anyway.

Originally Posted by ocleroux

That is a pretty broad statement....calling a entire city racist. I am sorry...but so what if the colourd or white kids dont wanna play with you? Do you need them to validate you as a person? If you are a good person then its their loss. Besides...it is natural for birds of a feather to flock together...in general. Besides....we always hear about our culture this and our culture that from the ANC for example....so in many cases the culture might be so different that there is not much common ground to build a friendship etc on.

It is a free country....you cant force people to mingle and be friends.

I never said CT is racist, I said there is a perception that Cape Town is racist - perceptions aren't always accurate - and that this perception is not limited to people in CT but even the NYT is running a story on it.

Originally Posted by Garson007

I actually find Cape Townians less racist than the rest of South Africa. :S

Are you black?

Originally Posted by Nerfherder

More mixed race couples in CT than anywhere else in the country.

Its the attitude of people that come here that needs to change.

Really, you have research that shows that there are more mixed race couples in CT than anywhere else in the country? I'd like to see that - as far as I can tell JHB is the mixing pot of this country

Funny that you say it's the attitude of people that come here that needs to change, you just dismiss people who feel they have been discriminated against as if they are the problem. There is no racism is there?

**alf101** · 23-03-2012 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by ocleroux

That is a pretty broad statement....calling a entire city racist. I am sorry...but so what if the colourd or white kids dont wanna play with you? Do you need them to validate you as a person? If you are a good person then its their loss. Besides...it is natural for birds of a feather to flock together...in general. Besides....we always hear about our culture this and our culture that from the ANC for example....so in many cases the culture might be so different that there is not much common ground to build a friendship etc on.

It is a free country....you cant force people to mingle and be friends.

And just to ad...when I was in college in Cape Town...our little group consisted of a white lesbian, a straight ginger...a bi white female, a straight black girld from Botswana and two confused coloured guys and we all were great friends.

A ginger??

WTF???

**Korn1** · 23-03-2012 12:56 PM

What is the problem?we sort of had the same thing at school during break,didn't mean we were racist or anything.we all got on very well

**kilobits** · 23-03-2012 12:57 PM

Eish

The article concludes with a soundbite from an unknown stating an opinion to bolster the premise of the post.

“There is not a lot of mixing,” said Nokwanda Khanyile, 21, a business student from Durban. “The coloreds stick to themselves. The whites, too.”

Like many young black people, Ms. Khanyile would not consider remaining in Cape Town to pursue a career in business.

“Cape Town is racist,” she said. “Everybody knows that.”

Published overseas.Fact.Must believe.True.

I am sure the not white Somali traders will agree with her.

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