Call for action KKK/blackface at Swakopmund Karnival
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Clydiinho
11 years ago
did any one see the hitler hand sign..these people have been mocking us for years and wer only opening our eyes now..but better late ten never
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Anna-Etuhole Nicodemus
11 years ago
This is a disgrace. Even if it's a cultural fest or KARNAVEL as the Germans prefer to call it, fact remains it's digging up very painful history. Do not scratch where it does not itch - it might bleed.
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Danella Smith
11 years ago
We are living in 2015! not 1915!
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Martin Nyachoto
11 years ago
Stop this now!
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Maria Newaya-Neshuku
11 years ago
This is unacceptable! Not in our free mother-land.
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Nneka Kayode
11 years ago
This is 2015, an independent country still young with the history of yesterday tainted by this same shocking truth...being celebrated? Being referred to as bad journalism? This is far beyond an apology, one can see what they really think and feel decades and decades after. Where are you world, will you stand silent again? Where are you?
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Michael Conteh
11 years ago
Its high time these miscreants and recalcitrants be taught a lesson. They should not trouble trouble when trouble has not troubled them... Boldly idiots!
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Ushi Karuaihe
11 years ago
These people need to take responsibility for their actions and should be an example to other racially intolerant idiots to not do the same thing.
Something has to be done so that this terrorism is annihilated!!!
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Ros Limbo
11 years ago
I'm saddened by the fact that racial memorabilia/attire is tolerated in an independent Namibia
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Daniel Nowoteb
11 years ago
I dont understand why this is a big deal, many times other cultures have dressed as either chinese, mexican or french at festivals, even in our country you will find people of different ethnic groups dressed as a traditional herero or damara, even going as far to dress as we did pre independence but once a white person dresses a black person it suddenly becomes a big deal.. How do we expect Racism to end in this world if we bicker about the small things we consider racist?
Perhaps I don’t understand exactly what happened at the festival, did they re enact slavery? did they burn crosses like actual racist people did back then or did they call someone The N word? not to sound like a sympasiser but if people lose their minds about everything white people do that has something to do with black people then i am afraid we are not gonna move forward in any way as a country.. I am a pre independence kid and i know how scary it was back then.. but we have since embraced independence and the brotherhood that came with the said independence, or are we a nation of we will (partially) forgive but never forget?
Just my thoughts
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Ayn Garises
11 years ago
My heart is broken and I am totally numb... Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, " says the Lord, thoughts of peace not evil, to give you a future and a hope".
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Grant van der Merwe
11 years ago
Unacceptable!!!!!!
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Marth Namhadi
11 years ago
the whites of swakopmund thinks that swakop is a town in germany.... they are damn racist
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Shocking that youth in Namibia in 2015 think it is ok to dress up like that.
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willy
11 years ago
DISCUSTING
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Florensia N. Brinkmann
11 years ago
None...
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Robert Shipanga
11 years ago
One namibia one nation!!
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Sindo Ndoroma
11 years ago
So sad that such people still exist in today's world !!! #notoracisim
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Prince Kamaazengi Marenga I
11 years ago
I signed the petition but seriously what "necks"..... will it break. These things call for physical action....what are we doing next??
did any one see the hitler hand sign..these people have been mocking us for years and wer only opening our eyes now..but better late ten never
This is a disgrace. Even if it's a cultural fest or KARNAVEL as the Germans prefer to call it, fact remains it's digging up very painful history. Do not scratch where it does not itch - it might bleed.
We are living in 2015! not 1915!
Stop this now!
This is unacceptable! Not in our free mother-land.
This is 2015, an independent country still young with the history of yesterday tainted by this same shocking truth...being celebrated? Being referred to as bad journalism? This is far beyond an apology, one can see what they really think and feel decades and decades after. Where are you world, will you stand silent again? Where are you?
Its high time these miscreants and recalcitrants be taught a lesson. They should not trouble trouble when trouble has not troubled them... Boldly idiots!
These people need to take responsibility for their actions and should be an example to other racially intolerant idiots to not do the same thing. Something has to be done so that this terrorism is annihilated!!!
I'm saddened by the fact that racial memorabilia/attire is tolerated in an independent Namibia
I dont understand why this is a big deal, many times other cultures have dressed as either chinese, mexican or french at festivals, even in our country you will find people of different ethnic groups dressed as a traditional herero or damara, even going as far to dress as we did pre independence but once a white person dresses a black person it suddenly becomes a big deal.. How do we expect Racism to end in this world if we bicker about the small things we consider racist? Perhaps I don’t understand exactly what happened at the festival, did they re enact slavery? did they burn crosses like actual racist people did back then or did they call someone The N word? not to sound like a sympasiser but if people lose their minds about everything white people do that has something to do with black people then i am afraid we are not gonna move forward in any way as a country.. I am a pre independence kid and i know how scary it was back then.. but we have since embraced independence and the brotherhood that came with the said independence, or are we a nation of we will (partially) forgive but never forget? Just my thoughts
My heart is broken and I am totally numb... Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, " says the Lord, thoughts of peace not evil, to give you a future and a hope".
Unacceptable!!!!!!
the whites of swakopmund thinks that swakop is a town in germany.... they are damn racist
Shocking that youth in Namibia in 2015 think it is ok to dress up like that.
DISCUSTING
None...
One namibia one nation!!
So sad that such people still exist in today's world !!! #notoracisim
I signed the petition but seriously what "necks"..... will it break. These things call for physical action....what are we doing next??
Action now