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[B]Ferial Haffajee[/B]Verified account @[B]ferialhaffajee[/B] 13m13 minutes ago
Interesting. The Human Rights Commission has set up a new hate speech, right to dignity ratio. Says your relative degree of past oppression determines your present right to dignity - so if Indians were less oppressed, they have lower rights to dignity today. O fok! Shanelle.
I don't see any massive outcry from black people, which means it's being condoned.
The bile being spewed on her post is alarming as well.
From the Constitutional Court we must take our societal and historical context into account when we try to determine whether something amounts to racism," she said.
I thought this was clickbait. Then watched the twitter video.
My fok indeed. Wow.
SameI don't see how this can come as a shock in the slightest. Been evident for years.
I don't see how this can come as a shock in the slightest. Been evident for years.
Societal and historical context is important when it comes to racism in South Africa, Dr Shanelle Van Der Berg
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Robust political speech is central to Freedom of Expression, Dr Shanelle Van Der Berg
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Freedom of expression must be protected so that marginalised groups can voice their frustration over persistent social injustices
Actually you could..I have to love their latest Tweets, they are truly marketing this stance, and I like how they use the Constitution to back their position.
https://twitter.com/SAHRCommission
Just to add, these individuals,
Bongani Masuku
Jon Qwelane
Velaphi Khumalo
was asked to apologise, how did it compare to rulings made against white people?
To quote some Tweets:
Flawed, in this given context then Steve may also have his robust political speech, and while we want to travel back into the history why don't we take all groups into account? Yes, white people are being marginalised.
Zuma was right, he understood our Democracy. Viva black nationalism.
I will probably end up in the Equality Court now. Damn.
Keep on looking but it won't help. And if a handful manage to realise their mistake, it is usually to late. #LiveWithItLooking at the responses to her tweets, it seems all black people are in favour of this ruling. I'm looking for the dissenting black voice of reason, not finding it thus far.
Ironic how black people rightly fought wars against discrimination based on skin colour when it was against them, but are seemingly happy to institute it against others? Scary times.
#StupidPicturesTellNOStoryKeep on looking but it won't help. And if a handful manage to realise their mistake, it is usually to late. #LiveWithIt![]()
Pointless without context.#StupidPicturesTellNOStory