Opinion: Why we won’t debate bigots
In the lead up and aftermath of Minister Malusi Gigaba’s decision to prohibit homophobic pastor Steven Anderson and others to enter the country Triangle Project received considerable media attention. One of these invites included a chance to take part in a panel discussion with a notably homophobic preacher based in Cape Town, but not necessarily […]
Using a word like ‘faggot’ normalises hate. It’s not okay
Not only are Die Antwoord famously attention seeking, but their personas – on stage and online – are just that, caricatures of the real people standing behind them and not meriting a response. These characters seem to make others hesitant to criticise but it was exactly this hesitance that was drawn on by Triangle Project […]