Black SAns ,or any other person outside trans-Atlantic slave trade history, have no moral, political and legal authority to dictate on how victims of this history and its consequences should respond to its violence. For should we do that,is a further violation of victims #Habib
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As much as there is a general common pain suffered under colonialism for those who were taken forcefully across Atlantic and those on the motherland, our experiences differ in nuances. As such we need to respect each other on how we respond to this historical facts.
Being Black SAn, the “ N-word” doesn’t evoke same emotions , within historical context, as those who suffered directly. In the same way that “k-word” wouldn’t -for African Americans or British. So,geography, historical context and who says ‘it ‘matter.
A phenomenon of wanting to dictate on how victims should respond to violent history is best amplified by Helen Zille’s politics and white SANs in general. Interesting it would seem she inspired some amongst us,such that we insert ourselves in our bros and Sist in the diaspora
Habib as an Indian SAn, has for sure suffered under apartheid and colonialism.But that suffering was within the fact that he was an Indian-not African.For example;K-word’ didn’t apply to him!He has no moral and political authority to expropriate Africans struggle experiences.
Habib doesn’t have to be intentional to be racist.Not even Biko’s definition of “blackness” can save him.His legacy ,as VC at Wits , doesn’t demonstrate anything close to what Biko stood for. History of Indian indentured labour in SA is what he can put claim to without competing
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