MICHAEL MORRIS: SA lexicon reflects ANC’s perpetuation of racial nationalist ideology
Contrary to politicians’ polarising pronouncements, citizens agree all groups should have full opportunities, Institute of Race Relations report shows
01 July 2019 - 05:06
Out of habit, perhaps, when we talk about SA society as a whole we often resort to additional nouns to make ourselves clear.
We’ll talk of “suburb” and “township”, say, or “black” and “white”, to be sure of conveying a fuller picture, or avoiding the risk of excluding anyone. Few will talk of “South Africans” and be confident of being understood to mean everybody who lives here...
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