Thanx Cde Gugu for clarifying this matter. Yours in Socialism
Matankana Mothapo On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Cde's > > On this matter I personally think that the people who are making a noise > are just trying to shift our minds from what Blade was actually trying to > rely. > > Fact: white people do not expect anything good from blacks. Should you > achieve than you must have cheated or committed fraud. > > Sad but true. > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > ------------------------------ > *From: * Gugu Ndima <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:00:18 +0200 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[YCLSA Discussion] Mazibuko’s rantings in parliame nt a sad > case of a lost Darkie > > *Mazibuko’s rantings in parliament a sad case of a lost Darkie * > > * > * > > I specifically remember watching the 20h00 news bulletin, when first > encountering the theatrical exchanges in parliament about a supposedly > derogatory word used in parliament. Initially I thought it was a joke as the > word Darkie is predominantly used in townships, urban areas even Sandton for > that matter. The word darkie is casually used by Africans to refer to a > black person to avoid the consistent usage of “umuntu omnyama” they mean the > same thing. I have not heard any white person rant about “ingamla” which > means a white person in township “lingo”; one could say they are antonyms. > > > Now the Minister of Higher Education, Cde. Blade Nzimande was simply > illustrating the negative perceptions which are still highly entrenched in > white communities about blacks and their failure to administrate government. > The word Darkie was not used to refer to blacks in the literal sense, but > it was demonstrating the derogatory attitude which is still received by > blacks in government from white opposition parties, placing doubt on > government whether it succeeds or it fails. The debate in this instance was > about the basic education department and the results which came out this > year for the class of 2010. > > > Such antagonism is expected of the DA given their inherent antagonistic > nature towards the current government. The DA of course in their lily white > castles can never fault or fail South Africa and hence we saw the “open air > toilets” debacle and still see slumps for black people located right across > posh lavish suburbs in Cape Town. Mazibuko is a bright young girl of > course and clearly with an equally bright future in SA Politics. She has > been privileged to get a decent education in UCT and her abilities and > traits have cushioned her in the ranks of the DA. > > > However what does she represent as a young black woman in the current > conjuncture and more importantly what role has she been given to play within > the DA. This begs the question of, what role do blacks play generally in the > DA. Do they simple affirm the racial tones of DA and prejudice against the > majority of our people in areas where the DA leads and administrates; or are > they a case of Irish coffee foam, white with sprinkles of black particles at > the top. Her ignorance on the term exposes the inability of blacks to > transform the DA. It exposes the inferiority complex which most blacks in > the DA suffer from due to the master –slave configuration mentality which > still exists in their ranks- vehemently so. > > > The word is used in Kwaito songs, Hip-hop, Local house tracks for that > matter, dialogue in drama series’ and soapies you only find probably on SABC > 1 and 2 which cater for the working class and the poor; a constituency the > DA alienates in the Western Cape! So therefore one can only conclude that > the well polished Lindiwe Mazibuko has minimised her exposure to such a > derogatory life and hence the word seems alien and foreign even derogatory > to her. > > > Should the rest of South Africans who see no problem with the word worry > that they see no evident insult? The Minister of Higher Education is a > leader of an organisation representing the working class and the poor and > such casual language or word comes naturally; this is the distinction > between laptop officials of political organisations who more often than not, > rely on statistics and surveys done on their behalf about the state of our > people and activists that really seem to be in touch with the ground. Maybe > we should invite Lindiwe Mazibuko to a rally or door-to-door campaign in > areas where the word darkies is still used. > > > This is the very same constituency being failed in the Western Cape by a > woman who has proven on a preponderance of probabilities that she has no > interest in uplifting the lives of people who have the same skin colour as > Lindiwe. Many have came out attacking Lindiwe, but we should really > sympathise and worry as to how many other black youngsters wither away in > the illusions of neo-liberal thought. How many other young black South > Africans have unconsciously blocked themselves out of communities where the > word is used- where such communities are still trapped in the pitfalls of > poverty and glance at their television screens, (that is if they have )to > admire young black women like Mazibuko who depict a picture of success to > many. Is this the New generation Darkie that society is producing, one that > wishes to forget that her fellow darkies exist in Langa, Gugulethu, Qunu, > Kwamashu, Ntuzuma, Soweto, Katlehong? A darkie which cringes at the word > Darkie itself? > > > This reminds me of a very derogatory term which was used to describe > darkies in the US which lived in the House of the Master, House > Nigger…..ever so loyal to the master at times, sacrificing the niggers on > the farm working outside just to look good to the Master! Are these the > Pitfalls of Darkie Consciousness……u tell me Lindiwe. > > > > Gugu Ndima > > YCLSA Spokesperson > > -- > Gugu Ndima > +27 76 783 1516 > > -- > You are subscribed. 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