tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post3852969929387091048..comments2023-11-09T14:15:40.111+02:00Comments on Fatima and Ahmed's Son: I've Been Had!Ridwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-45948042767537590472008-04-28T19:59:00.000+02:002008-04-28T19:59:00.000+02:00Yeah it is "odd" my brother but most folks of colo...Yeah it is "odd" my brother but most folks of color here will hardly be shaking their heads.<BR/><BR/>There is a very bitter section of the white community that will not accept the changes that came about after the transition from apartheid in 1994.<BR/><BR/>We live separated lives like it was still the apartheid days. You will hardly come across large sections of integrated associations or communities.<BR/><BR/>Like the apartheid days, people mix in the economy and that is where it stays.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about this today while I was working out.<BR/><BR/>Even in the gym racialized groups of people hardly interact. <BR/><BR/>What is different for us now is that we can enter places without worrying about apartheid laws.<BR/><BR/>Still, this is not a country where whites and folks of color mix easily.<BR/><BR/>And today is Freedom Day, a public holiday to celebrate the transition from apartheid.<BR/><BR/>Apartheid may be gone, but the legacy it created is firmly in place.<BR/><BR/>Part of that legacy is people like "Ryder" who are nothing short of desperate.<BR/><BR/>If there is some 'hope' in this blog incident it is that "Ryder" lives outside of South Africa according to his IP address.<BR/><BR/>But I recognize that it is a damn shame that another country must suffer his racist mentality too.<BR/><BR/>But even as I say this I can hear fair and committed folks here say, "good riddance" ...<BR/><BR/>I can understand that brother.<BR/><BR/>Folks who live here should be committed to making South Africa more than the racism that still characterizes us.<BR/><BR/>And by folks I mean all of us. <BR/><BR/>But you should know that folks of color are still waiting patiently for the majority of whites to join in building a more fair country.<BR/><BR/>Peace Dade,<BR/>RidwanRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-35898261405288400862008-04-28T19:54:00.000+02:002008-04-28T19:54:00.000+02:00Yeah it is "odd" my brother but most folks of colo...Yeah it is "odd" my brother but most folks of color here will hardly be shaking their heads.<BR/><BR/>There is a very bitter section of the white community that will not accept the changes that came about after the transition from apartheid in 1994.<BR/><BR/>We live separated lives like it was still the apartheid days. You will hardly come across large sections of integrated associations or communities.<BR/><BR/>Like the apartheid days, people mix in the economy and that is where it stays.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about this today while I was working out.<BR/><BR/>Even in the gym group of people hardly interact. <BR/><BR/>What is different for us is that we can enter places without worrying about apartheid laws.<BR/><BR/>Still, this is not a country where whites and folks of color mix easily.<BR/><BR/>And today is Freedom Day, a public holiday to celebrate the transition from apartheid.<BR/><BR/>Apartheid may be gone, but the legacy it created is firmly in place.<BR/><BR/>Part of that legacy is people like "Ryder" who are nothing short of desperate.<BR/><BR/>If their is some hope in this blog incident it is that "Ryder" is living abroad according to his IP address.<BR/><BR/>Damn shame that another country must suffer his mentality too.<BR/><BR/>But even as I say this I can hear fair and committed folks here say, "good riddance" ...<BR/><BR/>I can understand that brother.<BR/><BR/>Folks who live here should be committed to making South Africa more than the racism that still characterizes us.<BR/><BR/>And by folks I mean all of us.<BR/><BR/>Peace Dade,<BR/>RidwanRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-31057670408455858752008-04-28T03:01:00.000+02:002008-04-28T03:01:00.000+02:00Very interesting, Ridwan. How odd that this "Ryde...Very interesting, Ridwan. How odd that this "Ryder" would go to so much effort. And, what did s/he hope to accomplish?<BR/><BR/>Keep blogging, Ridwan, my friend. You're obviously getting through to people, if someone went to all this effort to try to contradict you.<BR/><BR/>Keep the faith!<BR/><BR/>DadeDade Cariagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-84106565626660617252008-04-27T17:25:00.000+02:002008-04-27T17:25:00.000+02:00Tom thank you for saying this here. Your words br...Tom thank you for saying this here. Your words bring the insight and wisdom to move beyond the racist nonsense that this episode dredged up.<BR/><BR/>I trust you are well brother.<BR/><BR/>Peace and struggle,<BR/>RidwanRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-4227512587812467492008-04-27T16:43:00.000+02:002008-04-27T16:43:00.000+02:00Though I can't speak for white people by any stret...<I>Though I can't speak for white people by any stretch, I expect that there are quite a few of them who are embarassed by the pathetic likes of "Ryder".</I><BR/><BR/>Ridwan, <BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm embarrassed and disgusted by this person and his deception.<BR/><BR/>One of the pathological things about this whole whiteness business is exactly that pattern: we've traded on everyone's common humanity, we expect everybody else to show compassion for us. And they do. Then we turn around and abuse it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com