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South African Woman Calls Black People Monkeys, Triggers Protest. by Nobody: 10:20am On Jan 05, 2016 |
Comments by a white South African woman
calling black people "monkeys" have sparked
widespread outrage.
On Facebook, Penny Sparrow used the word to describe
New Year's revellers on Durban's beach because of the mess
she said they made.
She was condemned by many on social media and the
hashtag #RacismMustFall was trending on Twitter.
The South African Human Rights Commission is now
investigating the comments, the News24 website
reports.
Ms Sparrow took down the original post and replaced it
with an apology saying that "everyone makes
mistakes".
She tried to clarify her remarks in an interview with News24
saying: "I made the mistake of comparing them [black
people] with monkeys. Monkeys are cute and they're
naughty, but they [black people] don't see it that way, but I
do because I love animals."
Leading politicians have also got involved in the row.
It emerged that Ms Sparrow is a member of the opposition
Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader Mmusi Maimane
tweeted that the "comments are racist. They are an insult
to me and to our party."
The DA said in a statement that it has laid criminal
charges against her "for infringing the dignity of all South
Africans and for dehumanising black South Africans".
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula tweeted that Ms
Sparrow was "an unrepentant racist".
Spokesperson for the South African Human Rights
Commission Isaac Mangena said that its own investigation
could lead to legal steps, News24 reports.
"It is very concerning to the Commission that 22 years into
democracy there are still comments and actions that incite
and promote racism.
"These utterances have gone viral and angered many. They
open the wounds of millions who were formerly oppressed
by the apartheid government."
Apartheid, which legally enforced a racial hierarchy
privileging white South Africans, ended in 1994 with the
election of the country's first democratic government. Cc: Lalasticlala |
Re: South African Woman Calls Black People Monkeys, Triggers Protest. by darnley16(m): 10:22am On Jan 05, 2016 |
SA vs Foreigners SA vs SA NA ONLY UNA DEY? |
Re: South African Woman Calls Black People Monkeys, Triggers Protest. by Hundreddegrees(m): 10:23am On Jan 05, 2016 |
She's a monkey also if africans are monkeys FTC!!! |
Re: South African Woman Calls Black People Monkeys, Triggers Protest. by Monalisa185(f): 10:25am On Jan 05, 2016 |
Re: South African Woman Calls Black People Monkeys, Triggers Protest. by Nobody: 11:03am On Jan 05, 2016 |
South Africans are monkey |
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