Comments on: Notes from South Africa 2010: Xenophobia and Humanity

By: jacob

jacob — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:39:18 +0000

the guys in the pics is very handsome

By: massimo

massimo — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:57:13 +0000

I disagree Blatter at least since 2006, when he refused to attend the prize ceremony after Italy won the cup. Anyway, Fifa’slogan are not something really new: maybe you know the rhetoric phrases lik “fair play please” that surround european pitches during Champions league, or “say not to racism” in italian stadiums, while some supporters keep on screaming “buu” to Seedorf or Balotelli. And what about the constrast in Argentina 1978, between the shining slogans & flags in the stadiums and what happened in that society, meanwhile? What about the waste of money of other previous WC editions, like Italy 1990, whose new built-stadiums got old and not-usable in a few years?
Living conditions of many southafricans and immigrants were and still are a real problem, and in this moment I’m quite worried about what could happen after the cup will go. But no one of previous hosting nations had (or has) no problem, and I think no one of us can judge SA with superiority about what happened this time. Instead of this, I think we shouldn’t underline now “who to blame” rather than “who to thank”. In our ‘developped’ nations, during last years, many people have been sceptic about SA ability to organize WC: I suppose we have to get humbler, and support southafricans who have made good things during the tournament to do it again in their society, in the future.

With compliments about your blog.

By: Clemency

Clemency — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:02:58 +0000

In as much as I would love to percieve South Africa as shown in its world cup campaigns(billboards included)it is only what people wish it to be(but its not). Lurking underneath the perfect picture lies a deep intolerance foreigners.

By: nibir

nibir — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:16:07 +0000

this is absolutely right that the criminals are thrating all foreign people about kick out from south africa after world cup.

By: usa

usa — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:50:26 +0000

amazing article. should be published on cnn. addressing everything behind the scenes of the world cup in terms of tensions.

racial tensions in RSA are not something new to me. i studied aparthaid in the past, found it interesting how a fight for racial superiority took place as recent as in the last 30-40 years. but xenophobia i was not aware of. its important to address these issues, not necessarily to fix them but to make people aware. awarness is key i believe, through awarness people can see their wrongs and make them rights.

the hate for blatter is growing stronger. i just read his corruption allegations. they seem to be legitament. he fired one of his former proteges even tho he was just doing his job and reported skeptic financial transactions (or whatever it was). that to me sounds like what a dictator would do. firing someone because he can. sure he made allegations but without allegations how are we as a race supposed to “weed out” the greedy and corrupt.

again great article, focuses on football and the human race itself.

hope you reply so i know you read my comment haha thanks

By: Notes from South Africa 2010: Xenophobia and Humanity « Scissors Kick

Notes from South Africa 2010: Xenophobia and Humanity « Scissors Kick — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:50:16 +0000

[...] Notes from South Africa 2010: Xenophobia and Humanity “Everywhere you turn in South Africa, FIFA has papered walls and billboards with the slogan ‘Ke Nako. Celebrate Africa’s Humanity.’ At first glance it seems banal and harmless. But the more I see it, the more it bothers me. First, there is something discomforting in seeing the large trademark symbol inserted next to every use of the slogan. Can you really trademark ‘Africa’s Humanity?’ Isn’t that exactly the kind of neo-imperialism an African World Cup is supposed to counter?” (Pitch Invasion) [...]