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SCARRED by Apartheid SA - after effects in 2009

A REAL FaceBook CONVERSATION that reveals the emotions in South Africa in 2009
With thanks to my FB friend Anny P and her friends

Anny P
99.99% of South African whites R Racists &Bitter, Black people must STOP Sucking up!!!

Lucille
that sounds bitter

Lucille
how many south African whites did you get to know in your lifetime?

Lucille
make some white south African friends - it will blow your mind!

Anny P
Lucille dats nt important ryt nw and ma dear im nt Bitter but have a SCAR dat wl nt dissapear in 2yrs 2 please any1. Iv whitd fwends but dnt suck up nd apologetic 4 ma lyf.@Choma 99.999%

Lucille
may be Julius could use a witou as a friend, introduce me

Anny P
Nakedi did i say 100%? Mybe dey grin wit u nd u blind 2 thnk they smiling. We ol knw its true!

Lucille
do you really believe that apartheid did not leave white South Africans scarred? ALL races were impacted negatively by the indoctrination. We are ALL in recovery.

Anny P
They painted dis country lyk a desert full of Black stupid animals hence Caster's treatment. Nw da whole worldthnk we dnt deserve nthng gud. I listen 2 702 daily and whyts fynd fault in evrythng blacks do. We neva gud in deir eyes.

Sizwe
Racism will nt go anywhr aslong as we still hav Tribalism myb we shud fix our own house as black ppl coz da only tym black ppl r united is whn dy fytn a white man nd black people r even worst racists coz dey think theirz is justified RACISM...i knw abt da same number of black non-Shangaan people hu hate Tsonga speakn ppl i BET u also knw a couple... Read more

Anny P
Nakedi we tried 2 meet them halfway but dey nt prepared, we thugs,rapists,prostitutes the list goes on.@ Lucille scared?? Hahahaha joke!@Choma masepa a makgoa on 702.@Ish nt racist HURTING SCARRED. Or u white stuck in a black skin?@kG Piet wl neva change he wnts 2 fit in. How many blacks did his dad,gran,uncle kill?

Lucille
I know you dont suffer from Bantu education Anny and therefore can read scarred.

Anny P
Hai KG SA whites support the abuse ya Caster

Sizwe
Dats y our progress as blacks is so slow we shud b tokn innovation nw nt wht piet or kobus did 2me hw does dat IMPROVE OUR STANDARD OF LIVING...

Kgomotso
but that is not the message senior ' suppose to uphold the whole country together- no matter what colour' political (the goverment) citizens are utterring??
How u suppose to uphold peace and intensify 'the together' we can do more slogan if ur utterances as my suppose to be elected leader defy the very same notion n motto??

Kgomotso
thats why we end up debating and airing these kinds of status's instead of taking about kuku :-) sorry couldnt help it - just needed to break the tension in ur house anny...
Hihihihihi(evil laugh)

Kgomotso
ene u'piet uyanthanda uyazi Sizwe
We dont see colour in my household,,, the love has made us colourblind

Lucille
in support of Caster Semenya
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=138817440971&ref=ts
BTW when you calculating just rememba there are less of us to go around

Lucille
African's let Caster down by ill-management/mismanaging the situation/apathy.
Just for the record a jozi born like me, lived and worked in SA for a life time paid taxes VAT and what what is an AFRICAN

Sizwe
I study at da UNIVERSTEIT VAN PRETORIA i stayd 4 3yearz in a Res dat hz a qouta of 70%AFRIKANEER nd 30% OTHERS...a white Prof denied me 1 % so i cud ryt a Sup bt gave da next white person behind me 4% so he cud ryt a sup bt doze r jus da type of SATANIC ELEMENTS dat we dnt need nd our Res is nw 50\50 nd we cud neva hav dne it wifout other BOERE ppl... Read more

Mubaiwa
thanks 4 the statistics,how many BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS are XENOPHOBIC?

Sizwe
@langa u dnt need a white person 2bliv in u 2b innovative...hu blivd in dm whn dey wer being innovative nd discovering shit dat hz made ourlives easier...lyk my late friend told me IF U WANA HIDE A SECRET FRM A BLACKMAN PUT IT IN A BOOK!!! @Kgomotso lol i've made my peace wif white ppl i fuckd 4 of their women at res nd 1 of da most racist bustardz wntd 1 of dm nd i made sure dey hear her screaming a kaffirs name u shud hv seen their luks whn we cme out hahaha sweetest revenge eva

Sizwe
@paddy xenophobia is even far HW MANY R TRIBALISTS?HW MANY ZULUS HATE XHOSAS?HW MANY XHOSAS HATE TSWANAS...its probably mor dan da number of white ppl dat hate Blacks plus dey r a minority

Anny P
I neva heard of dat Gift? U knw wot white people used 2 durin apartheid? Make blacks fight each oda nd sit watch nd laugh. Listen 2 whites who dnt lyk Nigerians nd Zimbabweans nd mybe uv adopted da shit wifout a solid reason. Nw stop preaching KAK.

Anny P
@Lucille Tx 2 ANC I dnt suffer 4rm Bantu nd spelling mistake dnt make u smarter than me does it? Or mybe coz u typical white madame wil always fynd a mistake 4rm a black gal?dnt bring out da worst in me Lu!!

Vusumuzi
Lucile! Whats was wrong in the way South Africa managed Caster?!
An African, somebody of african ORIGIN!

Sizwe
Which history did u do eva heard of period called Mfecane? Black been fytn way b4 white man set foot on dis continent

Anny P
Dey made it worse Gift!@Lucille get yo bloody facts straight or shut up, who dnt suport Caster?

Sizwe
Bantu education is beta dan dis kak education our maths literacy is 1 of da worst inda world even zimbabwe is way above us we cnt add or subtract 4 shit...

Anny P
Bantu is wat ol whites lyk Lucille want ol blacks 2 go back 2 da reason dey Angry cz it wnt hapen again. Lucille u col urself african nw wot oda SA language cn u speak xcept Boere language? Dnt bull me pls!

Langa
This caster saga started in march by white south African...they went as far sending e-mails to the iiaf to check her sexuality recently bcos they can't handle achievements from blacks..we have the proof

Anny P
@Langa nw Tell me they lyk us! Hahahaha bloody stupid Joke.

Winnie
@Lucille pls dnt make me laugh,lets face it u were never afected by aparteit at al,June 16 i bet u were chilng watchn on tv n 2 shw hw biter whities are,thy evn went as far as trainin their dogs 2 buk at blacks.lol me nt n wil nver suck.

Sizwe
Whn SLAVE-MASTERZ inda USA wer probz wif their slaves dey called a man by da name of WILLEAM LINCH coz hz SLAVES wer nt givn hm probz he said 2 dem :"KEEP DEM PHYSICALY STRONG BUT ENSLAVE DEM MENTALY..." same thing dey did hear hu does hard labour?hu does da thinking? So we shud empower ourselves mentaly we already physicaly fit nd myb jus myb if we STOPD reading dat xcuse of a NEWSPAPER calld DAILY SUN we myt go somewhr coz it jus spreadz FEAR nd IGNORANCE

Winnie
Sizwe i hear u,i glad u mention daily sun,white owned n black frtnting.final word being publishd finals by whte editor.ebanna batho ba bantena.@maPants dnt knw gore omothola kae Lucille bt my friend stop makng friends in a shebeen ok.

Dintle
Chil guys, digang makgwafo,marumo fatshe..

Zolani
Anny, I could not agree with you more, especially about Blacks sucking up to Whites as if they cannot make it on their own without them. @Sizwe animals fight for territory and so are human beings dont confuse issues here,you are derailing, what has black people fighting each other got to do with the issue raised by Anny?

Sizwe
I've been told i'm savage by tswana speakn ppl coz i'm very Zulu am in their territory? In ur world dez no tribalism? Or is beta or mor xceptable dan racism?

Sizwe
Oh ya nd xhosa ppl bt i didn conclude dat xhosas nd tswanas hate zulus jus bcos of doze satanic elements jus like wht ppl nt all of dm agreed wif inequality...HELEN SUZMAN stood up in an aparteid parliment nd told dm wht dy wer doin ws kak...

Anny P
Sizwe im tokin about whites here.@Winnie i dnt even knw which shebeen i me her.

Lucille
None of you know me, none of you lived my life, and dont you tell me to shut up. in 76 I did not live any where near a TV. I have been discriminated against all my life including NOW. you get your facts straight. Lets meet up so you can get to know a white South African.
Anny P if you can make a joke you must be able to take a joke!

Winnie
@sizwe u,r totaly mising a point here.n wabona u,r coment wil start make peopl 2 talk abt us zulu gabi,u knw wht i mean.@sizwe lets nt make peopl undmine us as zulus hey.

Sizwe
@anny... Do u knw a verse inda bible dat says:"REMOVE DA LOG IN UR EYE B4 U CN TELL UR BROTHER 2 REMOVE A SPECK FRM HIZ EYE"? so hw do u tell whites dy hate blacks whn us as blacks hate each other?

Sizwe
@winnie jus wnt ppl 2 start judging ppl by their characterz nd nt by da colour of their skin or ethnicity dez mor dan 2 trillion genetic variations so ppl r very diffrent

Anny P
Sizwe u stl young lets gv u 6 mo years.

Winnie
@Sizwe u,r stil gona get a job n the day u start u,r table isnt evn ready bt gues wht same day ms smith wil b start n her desk wil b ready n email activated.u,rs wil take 2 more weeks then tel me nw,hw do u explan that 1.bt its ok we wil pray 4 u.@Anny indeed we need guide our youngstars.

Sizwe
Lol is da ur reasonin? If so ayt...1st saw my parents whn i ws 11 coz dey wr in exile hv a reasn hate dm bt r aint mad at all white ppl

Sizwe
@winnie i reaptd a module nd added an extra year 2my studies whn i only needed 1% a white student behind me ws awarded 4% dat racist didn evn wait 4me 2 liv da room...bt i judged hr character nt her race

Anny P
Ok Sizwe tym 4 homework nd assignments ma lurv. Lets do it again 2mrw Tx 4 a chat!

Sizwe
Lol thnx 4da platform am glad didn miss 11yrz 4nuthn coz nw we cn debate issues wifout intimidation nd am glad Julius Malema uses it very well he say thingz black ppl r scared 2 say...!

Lucille
Afrikaans for all your information is a language of Afrika, yes you will find Afrikaans in your kazi speak - check it out

I get by just fine on the amount of Zulu and Sotho I understand.

I am an english speaking African - deal with it!
25 August 2009 at 17:42 •
Anny P
Wateva Lucille go hang yoself we wnt miss u!
25 August 2009 at 17:48

Lucille
your immature response does not change anything

99.99% of South Africans have not travelled outside of the country to get a mind set change from the narrow stuck states they are in

Anny P
Immature yep am not yo age but smarter nd happier wif bryt future dan u white madame!!

Lucille
My future is BRIGHT! whether you approve or not.
Did you see any white mothers complain to the TRC about how they had to pack their 16, 17 and 18 year old sons up so they had to serve the army and some lose their lives. The boys had 2 choices 3 years DB (JAIL) or 2 years army. They became army property for at least a decade of their lives whether they supported the views or not cos it was better than JAIL

Winnie
@Lucile bt lol hw do u expect 2 travel the world n c y mst we go 4 mind set.we fine n content in our skin@Anny lol u knw was good abt bein blck u never turn pink whn u,r angry n purple whn u,r dead@sizwe i was jus highlthn u that their blcks who stil go through tht.n if u suckin up u,l say thats minor bt its nt.@Lucille ons weet haartjie afrikans afrikn lingo,ja ons kan die taal praat en verstaan mar niks verander nie,whte peopl are sleg,haters n anger.
25 August 2009 at 18:14

Lucille
just read your own comments Winnie to see the language of a hater
25 August 2009 at 18:17 •

Winnie
@Lu its nt abt language its abt respect,y do whtes hav 2 undermn n discrimnte blacks.moenie worrie ek kan die taal moói praat,wht do u say hearin a whte man sayn blacks dont deserve runin water elecrcty,freedm 2 walk without u,r ID.hw do u justify that?

Lucille
Winnie it is not justifiable!
25 August 2009 at 18:31 •

Lucille
Winnie we must have heaps of self respect and then others will respect us
25 August 2009 at 18:32 •

Anny P
So who isnt respecting themselves Lu?
25 August 2009at 18:34

Lucille
you tell me Anny P
25 August 2009at 18:35 •

Lucille
Let me tell you about 76. my mother had the wrath of the neighbourhood on her because, she allowed black people to stay on the proprety so they could be close to work and because I used to play with their kids they neighbours cause havoc in our lives. I was raised to respect elders, no matter the colour of their skin.
25 August 2009at 18:40 •

Winnie
Da,r se hulle,genoeg.love u al gals,lets unite.
25 August 2009at 18:40

Lucille
in 76 I saw how drunken black men beat up beat up the women who were living in the burbs, working as domestics

Anny P
Is that ol u saw Lu?
25 August 2009 at 18:45

Lucille
In 76 I intervened when I saw white teenagers attacking the black people that I knew, simply cos they were listening to their transistor radio on the pavement in the sunshine. The black people tried to stop me. I said that is not right for youngster to treat you like that, That was the day I was taught about passive Resistance.

Anny P
Wow well done Lucille.
25 August 2009 at 18:47

Lucille
In 83 I was a new employee in a financial institution working with black south africans. Election time was coming up. My colleagues came to quiz me: "Lucille are you registered to vote?" No, what is the use, there is no one to vote for any how. "Lucille, you MUST vote, you are turning 18 soon and must register" No I am not voting I am not patriot to this Lucille do you know how many people woudl love to vote but cannot" But everyone can vote "No Lucille only white people can vote" That was the day I learned that not all South African can vote. In all my life I have only missed one elcection, that was in 1994 when I was in Austria.

Lucille
I was not patriotic to that old regime and frankly I do not share you patriotism to the current one

Tumi
but we can hopefully change there views by not stepping down to their levels then hopefully they will realise that we dont have the time and energy to fight with them all we ever wanted was our human rights and we got it now so we can live peacefully tgether!!
25 August 2009 at 18:57

Lucille
make a friend of a white south african - it will blow your mind
When I read Long walk to FREEDOM it gave me insight into the other side. I knew SA from the point of view of how I lived. But Nelson Mandela's book gave me a bigger picture.
We were ALL indoctrinated. We all fell into separation. We all lost our oneness within God. But it is in the past, we took our power back and are FREE. They so called coloureds and indians were also fed garbage about the other groups.

Anny P
Lucille i have white fwends but there's always sarcarsm nd insults thrown nd being told we jokin dnt be sensitive. Iv neighbours who r 4eva woried abt wat my huby do 4 a living 2 afford our lifestyle 2 da extend of askin guards? U knw y? Coz blacks r suposed 2 die at squata camps nt deir neighbours unles u slave 9/5 4 Mr Marais.
25 August 2009 at 19:31

Matlou
this topic is hot.. and lets face it guys.. everywhere in the world a black person is not wanted.. There are still white people out there whom hate Mandela but he has done gud.. Obama is the President of America.. who thought it can happen.. But do u think white American's luvs him.. NO.. Am in england now and it's bcoz of a black man. am able to ... Read more

Lucille
'78 Group Areas Act, Lucille's family home comes in jeopardy, the entire suburb is reallocated as an Indian Area. Did I make a claim in terms of the land act - No. I worked for many years until I could afford a small place of my own.
26 August 2009 35 minutes ago •

3way conversation about class ism in South Africa

A three way dialogue, my FB friend THABO, his friend Dumisani and I
With thanks to Thabo and Dumisani

THABO:The Caster saga just proves that most white people don't want to REPENT

LUCILLE:yeah Thabo, the comments do not only come from whites eh, be careful that you are not the cause of a stir up for no reason. I am fully aware of classism that exists in SA among blacks South Africans from differing heritage.

DUMISANI:Lucille with due respect, absolutely nothing is wrong with classism as it is enshrined in the constitution i.e freedom of association. however racism is demeaning and it undermines others , the sooner the issue of superiority coplex from whites is addressed, then we will be a true rainbow nation. pigmentation has got nothing to do with capability and ability.

DUMISANI:Clearly Carmen you are not catching my drift, my commentry was within a context as per Lucille We i.t.o classism v/s racism. i concur to your sentiments that as subjective my commentary it may be, there are harsh realities facing this nation that we have to acknoedge as realities without taking any exceptions whether they offend us or not, but no pun intended jst my analysis if not to say opinion!

LUCILLE:When one group lets say Zulu (because they can handle it) make demeaning remarks about Pedi - that is what I am remarking about in terms of classism. Dumisani direct me to the points in the constitution that you are referring to.

DUMISANI:Lucille, refer to the coutry`s bill of rights which is the constitution , pay special attention to section 18, 30 and 31.

LUCILLE:Dumisani, how does that indicate that insulting another groups/cultures ways is enshrined in the constitution?????

DUMISANI:Lucille maybe I should just withdraw for the sake of moving right along. Clearly u did not go through the constitution as requested, if you did then you don't understand what classism is. No one was offcourse was talking abt looking down on others or swearing
But association by belief be it race,social standing,religion or common interest
is embraced by the constitution and that is classicism same as when penis observe a custom which is contrary to zulus
is okay long as one does not look down on others. That's diversity right there. Catch my drift,have it easy its sunday today had a good golfing morning shooting @ 79

DUMISANI:Sorry Pedis not the latter

LUCILLE:Freudian slip ;)

LUCILLE:I did look at the sections of the Bill you referred me to. There is nothing in there about classism

DUMISANI:Classism is prejudice and/or discrimination on the basis of socioeconomic class. It includes individual attitudes and behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are set up to benefit the upper classes at the expense of the lower classes. Classism is grounded in a Marxian belief system that pits individuals with differing socioeconomic statuses, and other class related divisions, against each other. This system leads to antagonisms and prejudices between members of various classes. [Lucille does not see how that prejudice can be inshrined in the SA constitution]

SOUTH AFRICA! How does Sexism translate in to Racism

An open dialogue between myself and my FB friend THABO
With thanks to Thabo for opening the dialogue

THABO:The Caster Semenya saga just proves that most white people see blacks as inferior.Until such time we robustly discuss racism with no holds barred there will never be progress when implementating gender equality,affirmative action, anti-racism and bla...ck empowerment policies worldwide. we are living in a fake world. nxa, sies!!!

THABO:the DA has been quiet and yes the white run gender institutions have been quiet too,guess they are waiting for Julius Malema to say something then get all loud.

THABO:the human rights commission of south africa has been quiet too. yes i said it!!

LUCILLE:No dude, dunno how old you are but do you remember a sporting phenom called Martina Navratilova and what happened to her, what the world wide commentary was. Well she focused on her sport and today is a legend.
ps. in Africa we do not look after our athletes, that is our fault
pps what matters is how the black people in SA view THEMSELVES! Know that you are free and take your freedom up.
LUCILLE:Ask the athletes of ANY COLOUR what happened to them in China (Olympics) Rather ask what is the sports ministry doing, why they did not react months back before Caster ran that beauty of a race, they were aware and did not manage the situation. Exactly how does sexism translate into racism????????

THABO:its very easy to say that black people need to take their freedom up when the world does not constantly remind you that you dont fit a certain profile or qualify to be in certain events because of the colour of your skin. there is still economic freedom that still needs to be discussed thoroughly.

THABO:the fundamental issue here is racial inequality that still exists out there. the IAAF should have showed wisdom in this regard and the poor girl was clearly not protected,thus proving how biased and uncouth its leaders are. again i repeat... the issue i want us to discuss is racial inequality and the effects it has on human tolerance.
THABO:@ Lucille. sexism becomes racism when one specific black girl is humilialed in a global sporting event that clearly has so many females who fit the male profil, only one is subjected to gender testing.

LUCILLE:Thabo name the other female athletes with so called male profiles. I am in support of Caster. I love it when South Africans stand up as WINNERS. She has clearly worked hard at her sport over the years. I wonder if the net will go that far back for you to research the hell Martina Navratilova went through and no one played the race card there. Who are these oppressive whites you refer to?? I simply do not see it. So help me see what you see Thabo