Let reality sink in for a second.

(This piece was suppose to be short and about the quote below, but I couldn't stop writting)

I was just emailed this piece written (last quote) by a white South African. Well its really nothing shocking to me.

Infact I have respect for white people who are openly racist, just like how I said to a friend of mine not so long ago, i said to him "As much as P W Botha did black people bad, i respect him for being openly racist and being unapologetic about his hate for black until his death" he had to do what he did to do for his people. I remember one of his interview in the early 2000s when he said "I will not ask forgiveness for fighting the Marxist revolutionary onslaught."if I remember properly this was at a media briefing with then President, Nelson Mandela.

But anyway looking at this quote below. I actually laughed when I read this.

"White people were made in the
image of God.. Therefore we
must treat them as such!! They are our
savior!! We need them to save us from
our wretched selves!! Stop criticizing
them! We need them to help us be
better. Where would we be without them
and their caring, loving kindness?? The
care for us out of the kindness of their
hearts!! That women was right. We would
have nothing without them and just be
stagnate in our backwards ways. Africa
was a mess before the whites came!!
Thank you white people for making Africa
and blacks "better".... THANK YOU!"

Despite all this, South Africa is the next level in terms of trade, technology, peace and love. We will achieve greater height and do greater things.  It really hurts me to hear the youth say "We losing hope", this is YOUR country demmet, your childrens childrens wil roam these streets that you are losing hope for. 

How dare you lose hope for on your own country? Is these the patriotism you were taught? What are your cries? Corruption? Well lets look at reality for a min, Corruption will never stop. Violence? Let us look at reality here, you cannot not say you want to blame the govt because they broke into your house. I mean really now? Must every house and every corner have a police standing in a corner? Impossible!!

We are a beautiful country, yes we have corrupt government officials but hey the media has somehow exxegerated EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING. See how they report the story when a white person is killed, they pose questions like "Is South Africa safe", "Are we safe" but when a black person is killed, its just another story on page 4. But they cash in on the white, they even do follow up stories.

We can't really blame and hate white people for being unapologetic about what they have.
We were never afforded the same privileges so we gonna have to deal. And "clever blacks" are quick to say to other black people "why can't you stand up and do for self" - well its easy for them to speak like thus when they parents were fortunate enough to afford them a good education, not everyone had that, look around you, let reality sink for one second, be Mr Gumede in that shack who was displaced by apartheid and had no means to get an education for him and his children. What do you suggest he does? Come up with a business plan and start a business? Be Beauty at that corner street selling apples and bananas, do you think she likes it there, she has no education, her parents never had education, she is a victim of circumstance and so are million others. Clever blacks have a way of "undermining" those who were not affordered the same opportunities as them as being lazy who want everything for free and  to be fed by the govt. Its easy to speak like this if u've never been poor. Its easy to say "stop looking for handouts and go find a job" but let reality sink in. We're about millions of people here and you have the audacity to tell me that we must not blame apartheid? How dare you? Let reality sink for a second, do you think that in 18 years of democracy South Africa should be clean of poverty? Let reality sink for a second.

Change you'll never see if you hidden behind highwalls of Sandton and screan there is no change in the country, the media is a business, for them to show you all the negative side of OUR country to us and the world is good business for them. Take a look at CNN when they show Africa, they never show you Zambezi or any beautiful side of Africa unless its a hotel occupied by Madonna. Let reality sink in for a second.

Now to " Reverse Racism." There is no such thing as reverse racusm, white people tend to redefine "Discrimination" as "Racism". Their main argument is that because both blacks and white can discriminate against each other, that "Reverse Racism" is possible. But the truth of the matter is that black people: 1) have far less opportunity to discriminate against whites than whites haveto discriminate against blacks, overall; and 2) black people lack a system of institutionalized support that protect them when they discriminate against whites.

White people who complain about "Reverse Racism" are actually complaining about being denied their privileges, rather than being denied their rights. They feel entitled to be hired and not to be discriminated against,ceven though the norm is white people discriminating against blacks. If, in a rare instance, a black employer discriminates against a white job applicant, that's not "reverse" anything -- it's simple discrimination. It's to be condemned on principle, but it's not evidence of some systematic program by which whites are being deprived of their rights.

You Racist!

Recently South Africans have once again been subjected to the "Apartheid discussion" which is once again brought up by an opposition party, namely the DA "Stop blaming Apartheid" which goes to show that white South Africans still don't get it, in order to focus on the future we need to correct the wrongs of the past. Yes people argue and say "but its 18 years of democracy already can we not move on?" Yes we are moving on but the injustices of the past still haunt South African even though the white population is a minority but great power still remains in their hands.

The very same white people say "What happened in Germany was horrific, we must never forget the Holocast" - "Never forget Sept 11" "Lest We Forget" they preach, now the very same people have the audacity to tell us the we need to forget Apartheid, its in the past, we need to move on. How dare they say that. How dare they say we must forget a system that killed our people, that deprived us of a good education, that kept the doors to money and wealth closed for us. How dare!! How dare they say that B.E.E is reverse racism. How dare.

An 18 year old Goodman Lepota recently said "Race is not an issue for me, apartheid does not mean anything to me. I think there are far more important things to worry about than what apartheid did. If we focus on the notion that "whites are bad and we as black people need to be protected from them", we will never move on as a country."

We have what we call "born frees" who most have not been subjected to racial discrimination and that most of them are attending former model C and private school, now because they speak "so well" certain whites find it easier to engage with them and so these young black born frees do not understand what the fuss is about when it comes to race matters, now most of these South Africans are experiencing a low sense of belonging and continue to associate strongly with white people. Now the "coconuts" are quick to say no lets forget about what happened in the past and move on, now as previously stated we can not move forwad without correcting the injustices of the past.

Racism in South Africa is still a huge problem and somehow white South Africans simply believe that we can just sweep the past under the carpet and forget about the past which lives today.

We therefore cannot just simply move on   without a correct diagnosis of the problem.
Which is racism.
Racism exists in work places, shopping centres food outlets. You go to places like Secunda, you feel threatened as you walk through the streets because white have this way of just looking at you in a funny way. If you are black and visiting Secunda, there's 90% chance that you will not find a B&B that will allow you in, Secunda B&B's are fully booked when you black.
Cape Town has been a major topic when it comes to racism because it just so happens that it is the capital of racism in the country. When Lindiwe Suttle tweeted about
having experienced racism in Cape Town, the tweet "No matter how famous/rich u r, ur still a 2nd class citizen if ur Black in Cape Town, @helenzille when'sthe change u spoke about happening?" -- Zille’s immediate response was to say, “What complete nonsense”. Zille later suggested that those who allege racism in Cape Town are part of an ANC cabal, bitter that the DA is in charge in Western Cape. Zille could have done better by expressing her disgust at racism but her responce clearly showed that she is protecting her own. Cape Town, is like an apartheid museum.

It sometimes bothers me to think that some white South Africans do not appreciate that transition from apartheid to democracy, it could have simply went the other way round. The ANC could have insisted on widespread
expropriation of property and land without compensation: an entirely justifiable position given the historic dispossession of black people because economically, we are still on the outside. The economy is very much ‘white’.  The Freedom Charter unambiguously states that “the mineral wealth beneath the soil, the Banks and the monopoly industry shall be transferred to the ownership of the people as a whole.” But an uneasy compromise was reached. Which sidelined black people.

Not so long ago a white lady said "The reason the white race is so offensive towards the African race is due to the ANC's unfairness towards our race - if respect is given respect will be shown!" I couldn't believe it, I was speechless. Because this lady clearly shows no gratitude whatsoever that South Africa chose to "forgive" but not forget. MANY white people in South African still harbour the most viscous of racism, and remember these words "a mind of a racist never changes"

In the Northern Cape, there is a small Town called Orania that’s occupied entirely by whites only.

In the Western Cape, there is another small Town called Swellendam which still maintains some Apartheid policies. In Swellendam whites have their own cemetery and non-whites are not allowed to be buried there. But that all changed in 2010 when a black child was forcibly buried there.

Racial oppression was not just a system of domination; it served certain vested interests. The racially skewed access to all economic assets, the domination of the professions and executive positions in business by white males; all were intended outcomes. The
privileged position whites enjoy in South Africa today is not the result of greater diligence. It is the effect of explicitly discriminatory policies.

Not so long ago Jessica Leandra tweeted: "Just, well took on an arrogant and disrespectful kaffir inside Spar. Should have punched him, should have." She later claimed that she was not racist, could have fooled me.

This is South Africa, it will always come down to colour, meaning one will pull the "Race card" whenever necessary because we are dealing with undercover racists who somehow show their through colours when you object to a certain remark or when you challenge them. Most white people hate it when a black person challenges them. So yes people need to stop saying we can't pull a race card because if you in a white establisehment and you are treated unfairly, its because you black. I've been a victim of racism far too many times, and you think to yourself "wow there are people who still think like this in S.A?"
Most born frees do not understand this thing of pulling a race card because they are so sucked into these peoples lifestyle they never can tell between a racist statement and a non racial comment. They smile with them and say "You speak so well Zama" "You not like others hey Mbali". These have to be one of the most racist statements and white people just simply don't see anything wrong with it. What do they mean when the say "you speak well"? "You don't sound black"?

Take some time to read read the News24 commentry section where the worst racists ever in the country gather, every headline is seen in a racist manner. And still find our black youth who dare defend these racist. "Two wrongs don't make a right" Well in a real world, sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. You carry on and go speak well them. Its you right

In South Africa racism remains a key challenge to our democracy. We cannot undo the legacy of a unique system such as apartheid overnight. It is our responsibility to continuously strive towards reconciliation, transformation and nationhood as South Africans.

Whites need to start accepting some harsh realities. Most importantly, whites need to realise that the country’s social inequalities.

Thank you ANC.

House Music is a Feeling

What is House Music?

How does one even begin to answer, what is house?! It would probably take forever trying to explain this.

Actually, that's not that case. It's simple, House is a feeling! Yep there you have it. House is a feeling!

 We can further elaborate on this but the most important thing to remember is that House is a Feeling.

I've recently read an article about the origins of House Music, in a City of Chicago in the USA and it finding a home is South Africa. Who knew that this garage Sound would evolve and travel the world so much and knock right inside homes and hearts of millions around the world...

I guess it's true that another man's silver is another man's Gold.

In Chicago, where House Music originated, House Music is more associated to dance, clubbing, nightlife or partying in general.

Where as in South Africa, where House really found a home, after being absorbed in the midst of Apartheid times and localised to genres like Bubble-Gum then later Kwaito.
House has a more deeper and sacred meaning here, it's more of a cultural thing, a symbol of love, hope and unity but most importantly it's where people of South Africa document their stories and share emotions with one another through sound.

Experts may argue this, but on a personal perspective "I fee House Music is the original Sound Of South Africa".
Trace back into our rich history, which is extremely diverse, then try and pick out that one sound that has fair traces of a large and identifiable following and still remains dominant to date, to prove this.

The whole point around this background analysis and what house means to us, is to make it visible that house has an emotional attachment to the people of South Africa.
Its a combination of the struggle of freedom and the victory of being free. The two most important phases of our history, there's a link to house music.

I remember, where my love for house music started, back in the early 2000s, my first track I fell in love with went like:
"So tell me how do you do
Finally I meet you
You don't know what I've been through,
waiting and wondering about you
I had a dream my trip would end at you,
and now I know paradise" -
a track by "Kings of Tomorrow - Finally" sang by Julie Mcnight...

I remember it like it was yesterday, was very young at the time hearing it, we had hired a taxi after school had closed for December holidays. That's the day I was hitched!!!

This Music has since kept growing and growing, in me ,up until this day...
Each song I've ever loved, has a memory of where I was and paints an imagine of how my life was at that time.
 Yeah, I can say House has helped me relive past memories of my life...

Again to dispute house music is sacred and holds a cultural status in SA would be negligent.
Let's just tap into religion a little. What do religious and cultural songs normally have in content? Don't they Preach and promise better days, good morals, love, peace, hope, unity, the love of God, serving your country and never contains profanity or hate speech?.

Doesn't house have all these elements?

Doesn't House serve the very same purpose as any other religious song?
Yes, it maintains its dance texture to honour the origins of the genre, but on an objective analysis one can agree House is as sincere and Godly has any other religious song.
Quick recap... have you ever heard a House Song degrading women or promoting violence? Or anything negative in general... Now think carefully, is there? Haha don't think so... "House is has Godly as any other religious song" I repeat!!!

As the influence of House Music grows creating a subdivision of refined groupings of House such as , Deep House, Tech House, Soulful etc.
More meaning is being given to House in South Africa, as it now combines different elements derived from other genres of music. E.g a person who loves Jazz can find a song that can match his/her taste within house, as there are house tracks that are created from Jazz and as much as they are house tracks but they consist largely of jazz elements giving it a Jazzy feel to it.

House is actually the one Genre that can flex to accommodate any other genre in the world. House can even tell a story and raises deep hidden emotion without even vocals, just using instruments alone...
Isn't that amazing?!

House is a feeling. It lives within each and everyone of us, it's just waiting for you to cross its path and rise from within you.
I've got a younger brother, who's now 17 years of age, has never been to a night club, doesn't attend parties, isn't on social media, only just recently he's got a blackberry which is his only tool that connects him to people outside from home.
But I can tell you that's he's one of the greatest Deep House collector I've ever came across. He's my idol and he knows more house than myself and any of my Dj friends I can think of.

How's what possible?
How does a genre oppressed in terms of Radio airplay in SA, make its was deep inside ekasi?
How does house make its way to a young boy from the township, who doesn't see any deep house on national TV, doesn't have money to surf the net for this, doesn't party and doesn't have a single loophole I can think of where the exposure may have came from...

Are you gonna dispute that house is a spiritual thing?
Are you gonna deny they the power of house music?

Falling in love with house is just like falling in love with a person. There's invisible forces of attraction that connects you to that person spiritually joining you under intense chemistry and creates an involuntary feeling of love.

Are you gonna deny that House is a feeling?

If House found its way into my soul from a very tender age , made its way to my 17 year old brother with no connection to the real world and all the other passionate souls across the world... There's no guarantee that this feeling of House music will never find you.

House Music is a Feeling... A feeling that lives in all of us...
"House Music will always Love you back"

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This article was written by L. Buthelezi (known as @DOGG_DBN in the entertainment scene). Bless.


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