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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

South African Girls Spark Outrage with Photo of them in Blackface




Two students from the University of Pretoria (UP) sparked a massive debate on social media sites after this picture of them dressed in stereotypical domestic worker costumes with their faces painted black appeared on Facebook. Even though the photo was later deleted from Facebook, it swiftly disseminated on Twitter, reigniting a fierce social media conversation on racism in South Africa. Do you see anything wrong with the photo? The university has however said disciplinary action will be taken against the students involved in the incident for harming the school’s reputation 

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