So now non-racialism is racist too
The DASO campaign featuring an inter-racial couple has been described as racist by some Twitterati, as well as by a few Facebookers. But that reading makes little sense, and seems little more than an example of confirmation bias.
Does it matter if you’re black or white? #CensusSA2011
If you think being South African is more important than being black or white – or if you think that being black or white is of no importance – consider rejecting the racial classifications endorsed in the 2011 census in South Africa.
Racial nationalism and white guilt
Whether or not white guilt is generally merited as a consequence of apartheid, any of us should certainly feel guilt if we cease dialogue, and instead resort to violence against those we disagree with.
Eastwood does Oprah
Invictus: in what appears to be a concerted effort to win a couple of Oscars, Eastwood lays on the cheese to such an extent that at one point the Doctor remarked “this is more than cheesy – it’s an entire fondue!”.
A sad index of life in South Africa (for some)
But in this context, it seemed little more than an index of mistrust – the mistrust that many of the people Thelma encounters still today feel towards people in her socio-economic class and – to not beat around the bush – people of her race.
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