SACO Poster

[Lycanthrope]

Looks like a rather poor attempt at satire to me.

I say poor because, while believable in its irony, it's unfortunately in very, very poor taste.

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

It is a fake...

Pretty sure it will be announced officially soon.

 

[CR34M3]

When I go to the DA youth website linked to above by ghoti I get

"Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here."

URL failure -- just delete the "DA" at the very end.

 

[w1z4rd]

Too fake, I'm surprised ghoti would fall for right wing FUD. The other give away is that SASCO are at odds with Malema.

I am reporting on what the DA Youth are saying. I expect them to have people on the ground who know about these things.

When I go to the DA youth website linked to above by ghoti I get

"Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here."

Try that:
http://www.dayouth.org.za/da-youth-reports-sasco-to-the-human-rights-commission/

 

[w1z4rd]

It is a fake...

Are you guessing this or have a source?

 

[Lycanthrope]

I am reporting on what the DA Youth are saying. I expect them to have people on the ground who know about these things.

They're a political group and, as such, are very inclined to jump to extreme leaps of the imagination before thoroughly investigating. Cognitive bias, really--prepared to believe anything about the opposition.

 

[w1z4rd]

They're a political group and, as such, are very inclined to jump to extreme leaps of the imagination before thoroughly investigating. Cognitive bias, really--prepared to believe anything about the opposition.

Possibly, but with the limited information I have, I cant make the same conclusion as you have. I think Ill wait to see what happens.

 

[Sherbang]

Wasn't there an incident some time back where pamphlets were being distributed supposedly by the DA but they turned out to be fake? I'm sure this is a similar thing.

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

Are you guessing this or have a source?

A UCT DASO representative is my source.

From his FB status:

Regarding my previous status, it appears the SASCO Poster at CPUT is a fake. Immensely reassuring to hear, many thanks to colleges for clearing that up.

 

[w1z4rd]

A UCT DASO representative is my source.

From his FB status:

That seems like a pretty solid source. Not sure why they have not taken down the page on their website then. You would think they would post it on their youth page though....

http://www.facebook.com/democraticallianceyouth?fref=ts

 

[Cool E]

its Fake. DA youth just want some publicity.

 

[Fudzy]

its Fake. DA youth just want some publicity.

Either way, I think they should still investigate who actually made the poster.

 

[Sinbad]

Either way, I think they should still investigate who actually made the poster.

100% agreed.

 

[w1z4rd]

Either way, I think they should still investigate who actually made the poster.

100% agreed.

Super +1. Do they have no camera's on that place? Which group do you think would be behind this poster?

 

[Pooky]

That was so obviously not by SASCO, no idea why the DA didn't investigate first before reacting so strongly.

 

[Sinbad]

That was so obviously not by SASCO, no idea why the DA didn't investigate first before reacting so strongly.

It should still be reported to the HRC. Regardless of who did it. It's divisive hate speech and the perpetrators should be dealt with.

 

[R13...]

That was so obviously not by SASCO, no idea why the DA didn't investigate first before reacting so strongly.

It's the DA youth who reacted apparently. Being youth I guess we must forgive them the stupidity.

 

[Lycanthrope]

It should still be reported to the HRC. Regardless of who did it. It's divisive hate speech and the perpetrators should be dealt with.

You understand what satire is, I assume?

Perhaps the "hate-speech" bit is lost on me but while this can be thought of as incitement or even dangerous (considering how easily some folk are provoked) I wouldn't go so far as to call this "hate-speech."

It's no different to some of the articles you see on Hayibo.

In fact, I think it serves a bloody good job of bringing awareness to how insecure, easily provoked and quick to believe anything written on a piece of paper we are.

 

[w1z4rd]

You understand what satire is, I assume?

Perhaps the "hate-speech" bit is lost on me but while this can be thought of as incitement or even dangerous (considering how easily some folk are provoked) I wouldn't go so far as to call this "hate-speech."

It's no different to some of the articles you see on Hayibo.

In fact, I think it serves a bloody good job of bringing awareness to how insecure, easily provoked and quick to believe anything written on a piece of paper we are.

To me this type of stuff falls in the same type of category that Poe's Law fits into. Its happened so many times and if you read the ANCYL FB page that I linked to earlier. Its sometimes hard to tell the real from the fake.

 

[Sinbad]

You understand what satire is, I assume?

Perhaps the "hate-speech" bit is lost on me but while this can be thought of as incitement or even dangerous (considering how easily some folk are provoked) I wouldn't go so far as to call this "hate-speech."

It's no different to some of the articles you see on Hayibo.

In fact, I think it serves a bloody good job of bringing awareness to how insecure, easily provoked and quick to believe anything written on a piece of paper we are.

Yes I understand what satire is. It is, however different to hayibo in that it was not published on a satire web site, but rather plastered all over a university campus, purporting to be a product of one of the active organisations on said campus.

It contains offensive terms - if similar terms were used to describe black people it would be decried as hate speech immediately. Witness the furore when someone is called a baboon.... but cockroach is ok?