Sigh. We at Stupid Things generally rely on The Economist to be a source of clever things.
But in this piece the magazine went badly wrong. And its not the first time. It rehashed some racist assumptions conveyed in an earlier piece.
Racism killed the Rainbow Nation
Here’s one of the clever things. Originally published in Daily Maverick
By Paul Berkowitz
It is Friday night at one of my aunts. We are overeating as Jews do on Friday night. I am settling in to being bored for at least the next hour. The conversation drifts around the table for a few minutes until one of my uncles brings his particular brand of wit and insight to the proceedings.
“I’ve just bought a new gun. Think I’ll use it to shoot some kaffirs.” And then he giggles nervously.
Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
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Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
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