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originally posted by: Sahabi
a reply to: AlienBorg
In an apples-to-apples comparison of “Shoot the Boer” to your hypothetical and juxtaposed ”Kill the Zulu”, I would proceed as follows:
1. What is the background, inspiration, and/or historical context of the original creation of the song?
- “Shoot the Boer” is a historic struggle song of self-determination, enfranchisement, and the abolishment of apartheid.
- What is the background of your hypothetical ”Kill the Zulu”?
2. What is the reason that someone is singing the song today?
- “Shoot the Boer” is being sung by Julius Malema and indigenous South Africans today with the cultural understanding that it is a non-violent unifying song against the political corruption, wealth disparity, and racial inequality that still exists in South Africa today.
- Why is your hypothetical ”Kill the Zulu” song being sung today?
3. Is the song sung with the intention of producing violence?
- Julius Malema, the High Court of South Africa, and prestigious South Africans affirm that singing the song today is culturally symbolic and not to be taken literal.
- What of your hypothetical ”Kill the Zulu”