Racism requires redress

UNFORTUNATELY bullying, aggressive behaviour and cruelty was again brought into the spotlight when video footage was circulated on social media of a heated argument between a white man and a black woman at Spur.

It was disgusting to see two adults behaving in the most inappropriate manner and hurling vulgarities at each other in front of their children, other children and patrons. Children are most likely to learn behaviour, values and swear words from people with whom they feel a connection to, such as parents.

Many people expressed their anger over the violent altercation and have called for critical conversations to end bullying, anger problems and racism. Regrettably, the apartheid era mentality remains deeply embedded and urgently requires redress. The dismantling of racism is in the best interest of all who live in South Africa.

We need to build social movements that can dismantle racism, xenophobia, power privileges, nepotism and hate speech. Mohamed Saeed