The racism related news articles thread

[supersunbird]

Just because something is OK in the US should it follow automatically that it should be OK in SA?

Blackface is not OK in the US, are you saying it is OK?

 

[ToxicBunny]

So, it shouldn't be hard to find those quotes.
EDIT: I find that people call me racist simply because they are not comfortable with my view, not necessarily that have made racist utterances.

It isn't...

Quick search

DA at its core is white. Memories of what happened the last time white people were in power are still fresh in my mind.

The top DA executive is full of white men. That is something that is well know. Mmusi was fast tracked into that position for one reason: garner black votes.

It is not fear, but mistrust. I have heard few experiences with whites people that suggested that some are still entrenched I their old ways and do not see a black person as an equal.

If I were white I probably would. Black people never caused as much harm to the white community as white people did. So the dynamics are different. No one can vote their former oppressors back to power.

All of those posts paint you specifically as a racist. You judge a person/political party based on their skin colour before anything else its seems.

 

[Grant]

My accusations can be justified in this instance. KFC jokes were made with regards to my skin colour. When I challenged those joke it because a feeding frenzy with practically anyone taking jabs at me. Those accusations were not directed at “white people” as you suggested, but at those that make jokes at the expense of black people.

i think you need to grow a thicker skin.
there are many jokes applied to specific groups:
black people & fried chicken (usa) and the localised kfc version
white people cant dance (and a multitude of other inabilities)
the english - terrible cuisine & bad teeth
the scotts - a bunch of drunks
the aussies & new zealanders with their sheep
arabs and their goats
the bravery of the italians
the chinese
the jews
afrikaaners living in orania
etc etc, the list is endless

could i perhaps help you remove the stick up your bum that appears the cause of extreme agitation ?

 

[supersunbird]

i think you need to grow a thicker skin.
there are many jokes applied to specific groups:
black people & fried chicken (usa) and the localised kfc version
white people cant dance (and a multitude of other inabilities)
the english - terrible cuisine & bad teeth
the scotts - a bunch of drunks
the aussies & new zealanders with their sheep
arabs and their goats
the bravery of the italians
the chinese
the jews
afrikaaners living in orania
etc etc, the list is endless

could i perhaps help you remove the stick up your bum that appears the cause of extreme agitation ?

And the poor Irish...

 

[Kilgore_Trout_Redux]

i think you need to grow a thicker skin...

True to form of annoying the hell out of everyone - there really is no place for an insult like that (Racial stereotypes regarding fried poultry.) in the News And Current Affairs section of the site. It is really counter-productive.

Having said that ngwe does allow her prejudices to frame far too many of her opinions. If she was capable of redirecting some of that hatred for white people into some much needed self reflection she would probably realize how counter-productive her attitudes are in building a non-racist society that can flourish, grow and provide better opportunities for people of all races.

Anyway, let's see how long this post lasts before it is nuked.

 

[Grant]

True to form of annoying the hell out of everyone - there really is no place for an insult like that in the News And Current Affairs section of the site. It is really counter-productive.

how is telling someone to grow a thicker skin an insult ?

 

[Kilgore_Trout_Redux]

how is telling someone to grow a thicker skin an insult ?

Apologies - I should have made myself clearer. I'm talking making jokes about black folks eating KFC should be avoided while having discussions on racism.

Telling someone to grow a thicker skin is itself not an insult.

I will edit my post to make myself clearer.

 

[Grant]

Apologies - I should have made myself clearer. I'm talking making jokes about black folks eating KFC should be avoided while having discussions on racism.

Telling someone to grow a thicker skin is itself not an insult.

I will edit my post to make myself clearer.

probably leave it as is, given you have clarified your meaning - editing the old one will probably lead to even more confusion here

 

[MickeyD]

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Mod note: this thread is NOT about one person. Please discuss current news articles posted here. Future non-article related posts will disappear.

 

[Ms Cogito]

If this article proves that Blacks are incapable to function with no Whites around ..............isn't it raycist?:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-segregated-schools-turn-kids-into-criminals/

 

[Grant]

If this article proves that Blacks are incapable to function with no Whites around ..............isn't it raycist?:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-segregated-schools-turn-kids-into-criminals/

pam, sugar . .
how exactly does that article prove blacks are incapable to function without whites around ?

 

[R13...]

If this article proves that Blacks are incapable to function with no Whites around ..............isn't it raycist?:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-segregated-schools-turn-kids-into-criminals/

Spam32 posting articles to supports its racist prejudices. It says minority not black and you ignore all the other factors indicated by the study. It clearly concludes that it is a combination of factors.

 

[MickeyD]

Mod note: Infraction issued.

 

[rwenzori]

imho this belongs here:
http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/guptas-are-just-a-red-herring-1984163

I thought I smelled something fishy.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Durban - A Soweto West DA senior official has lambasted the party and its seniors for "disrespecting blacks".

Speaking to News24, DA Soweto West branch secretary Billy Nyaku condemned his own party, saying blacks were not treated equally with whites within party structures.

Nyaku said his frustrations started when he discovered none of the members from the Soweto constituency would speak at a DA event held last week.

"Herman Mashaba had come to speak and we organised buses with people and encouraged them to support wearing DA T-shirts. We were the home constituency and they imported someone to come through and take over the programme. It was very frustrating because we put a lot of work into that.

"This is not the only issue. When we have events in Soweto none of the white members attend."

Nyaku further claimed that there was no freedom for black members of the party.

"People are afraid to speak out because they do not want to lose their jobs. We don’t have influential black leaders in the party. We cannot challenge decisions made by whites. I was not brought into this party to listen.

“I am on the ground and I want to assist my people through the party. But at the moment, we are not being heard. We are being led. I feel be we are being disrespected. Black leaders in the DA are just employees. We need to understand, we can learn a lot from black leaders. There are maybe 1% of blacks that are influential in the party."

Nyaku also said he felt DA leader Mmusi Maimane needed to step down from his position as the youth leader.

"There are no youth structures in this party. It does not work. He needs to step down and allow other strong young black leaders to have a space."

Responding to the claims, DA Gauteng provincial leader John Moodey said the claims were "baseless".

"He comes across as someone who is disgruntled, therefore has become very personal and is blowing this out of proportion. I question his statistics. As a black person myself, I am very comfortable in the party. Mmusi Maimane is not the youth leader. He is a national leader and the DA’s number one.

"There are steps to take within party structures if he feels there are issues."

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/blacks-disrespected-in-da-says-soweto-party-leader-20160215

Didn't really know where else to put this, but its definitely the funniest article I've read today. I love how John Moodey puts the idiot down...

 

[cupcake]

http://www.news24.com/Columnists/Ma...nversation-and-less-anger-20160216?isapp=true

 

[freddster]

Well, for a change Max makes sence, always thought of him as a liberal retard. This is someone who told us to move into black areas and integrate. Yet he still lives in a white area in Capetown

 

[bekdik]

'There is extreme hatred of whites' - UCT student

If true, besides being racist, it's really sad.

Cape Town - A University of Cape Town (UCT) student, who herself did not have place in a residence at the institution when she first arrived, says there is an extreme hatred of whites among those who are protesting the housing shortage.

The student, who did not want to be named, said she was one of the students who did not have accommodation when she arrived at UCT - but that the university had informed all students affected.

"The university let them know that there is no residence available for them [but] they didn't make other plans.

"Yet they came here and the university rented these lodges, one in Mowbray and one in Observatory, to accommodate them, which is really good. It's not like the shack they have put up here. It has a bed and a desk and warm water and three delicious meals every day," she said.

The student said she could not understand why the group was protesting.

The students started their protest earlier this week with the erection of a shack to highlight accommodation shortages.

 

[ngwe23]

No of white people killed=0
No of white people hurt=0
No white people with accommodation =plenty

Another cry baby looking for attention.

 

[dzeeman]

So I guess racism = people need to get hurt or = people need to be killed?