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36 sats \ 4 replies \ @south_korea_ln 31 Mar \ parent \ on: South Africa's Court Denies Bid To Have 'Kill The Boer' Declared Hate Speech Politics_And_Law
Not defending the song, for sure. It is in very bad taste.
But the way this is being politicized in the US at this point feels a bit exaggerated.
The songs I sang included calls for rape, murder, etc. No one singing them was actually thinking of raping or murdering anyone. In our minds, it was just some folklore. I'm not sure I'd still sing them now.
All this to say I can imagine a world where that song does not equate an actual call for violence in the mind of the people singing it. I do not know the story; I only know what I read from your link and the link I shared, so this may be a completely different context.
“When Trump spoke about farmers being murdered in 2018, AfriForum was keen to dissociate itself from the idea that there was a white genocide,” said Simpson. “They are very aware that they are being accused of all sorts of disinformation, so they have to paint within the lines. Trump and Musk, however, have no such limitations.”
For Musk and Trump, though, the equation is simpler, suggested Grootes. “South Africa is the embodiment of DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion],” he said. “Of course, Trump hates us.”
Just adding this last quote for additional context. The true story is probably that for some people, the song is a call for violence, while for others, it isn't. No way for me to know the proportion.
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255 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 31 Mar
I see your point. We all come from different cultures. In the US I think there were lynching songs in the south. I agree that it's a propaganda tool. I still question whether it would be written off as an exaggeration if the minority in question was not white. I also wonder how the perception might be different without Elon involvement.
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 31 Mar
I still question whether it would be written off as an exaggeration if the minority in question was not white.
Fair question.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 31 Mar
There is a double standard. It would be hate speech if it was kill the blacks vs kill the boer
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 31 Mar
The songs I sang included calls for rape, murder, etc. No one singing them was actually thinking of raping or murdering anyone. In our minds, it was just some folklore. I'm not sure I'd still sing them now.
Seriously? I honestly can't think of anything similar in the US. What kinds of songs were these?
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