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| South Africa's Jacob Zuma in dog ownership row |
| 2012-12-28 |
| The South African government has sought to clarify remarks by President Jacob Zuma that angered dog lovers. Mr Zuma was quoted as saying at a rally on Wednesday that having pet dogs was part of white - not African - culture. But presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said Mr Zuma was simply warning against loving animals more than humans beings. He said Mr Zuma's main message was the need to "decolonise the African mind" in South Africa, where white-minority rule ended in 1994. South Africa's Mercury newspaper reports that Mr Zuma told thousands of supporters at a rally in KwaZulu-Natal province that people who spent money on buying a dog, taking it to the vet and for walks belonged to white culture. There was also a new generation of young Africans who were trying to adopt the lifestyles of other race groups, Mr Zuma said. "Even if you apply any kind of lotion and straighten your hair you will never be white," Mr Zuma was quoted as saying. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 Release the Hounds! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-12-28 17:10 |
| #5 What is it with some people and dogs? |
| Posted by: Dopey Sinatra9196 2012-12-28 15:50 |
| #4 Angered dog lovers? Where does one begin with how wrong the whole deal is? And sorry charlie, I'll take a good dog over a human stranger eight days a week, paws down. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-12-28 10:44 |
| #3 Same Louis Farrakhan "Blue eyed devil" rant, just retro-packaging. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-28 08:00 |
| #2 That great "African mind" is what got you colonized in the first place. Just another racist pounding his chest in support of the idea that we are NOT individuals but tribal members. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-12-28 07:54 |
| #1 "Geen hond - geen kos" (no dogs - no food) I always say. I thought everyone knew that. It is important to note that a "majority" (over 90%) of South Africans voted for Shower Head. (Zuma's nik after he declared that he "took a shower to avoid contracting HIV" following an illicit encounter). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-28 05:01 |