Shopify Shuts Down Kanye West’s Yeezy Site After Latest “I’m A Nazi” Rant
Visitors to yeezy.com were greeted with an all-white screen and the words, “Something went wrong. What happened?” Indeed, what went wrong with Kanye?
Racist YouTube Video Of DA MP Renaldo Gouws Surfaces
A new video has now allegedly surfaced, supposedly from a deleted YouTube account, that pictures the MP taking the racial abuse a step further.
“Went To Hebrew School” – Watch Elon Musk Try To Convince Everyone He’s Not Anti-Semitic And Has Jewish Roots [Video]
Several months following his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) visited the location of the Nazi death camp and then reflected on his own “Jewish roots”.
Starting Today, These WhatsApp Messages Could Get You Locked Up
Despite being signed into law back in June, most of the Cybercrimes Act will come into force from today.
These WhatsApp Messages Constitute Hate Speech In SA
If anyone is found to have committed a hate speech offence, they can be fined and jailed for up to three years in the case of a first conviction.
Read This Before Accusing Someone Of Hate Speech In SA
The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared the controversial definition of ‘hate speech’ unconstitutional. It now has a new definition, so get up to speed.
It’s Official – Displaying The Old SA Flag In Public Is Hate Speech
A South African court has ruled that publicly displaying the Apartheid-era flag now constitutes hate speech.
Cape Town Tattoo Shop Owner Called Out For “F*ggot” Rant
People are calling for a boycott of the tattoo shop Sins of Style, after the owner used homophobic hate speech to verbally attack a photographer.
UPDATE: K-Words And Eventual Death – Footage Shows Middleburg Racial Killing [Video]
Residents of Middleburg, who are still reeling from the infamous coffin assault case, now have another brutal racist attack to deal with.
If You Want To Get Someone Expelled From Tuks, Simply Tag Them In A Hate Speech Tweet
Social media and university students will always be a volatile mix, although the students of Tuks best exercise serious caution after this latest statement.
Boris Johnson Says Trump Is ‘Clearly Out Of His Mind’ On Camera [Video]
Although Boris Johnson is a fellow New Yorker, he isn’t amped about Trump’s lack of humanity for his fellow Muslim citizens.
‘God Hates Fags’ – Westboro Baptist Church Picketed Beau Biden’s Funeral [Video]
If you’re a believer in the power of karma then you will no doubt be waiting for the day that the cretins over at Westboro Baptist Church get their comeuppance. Here’s their latest stunt.
The SA Swearword Index – ‘Magosha’ Will Earn You R50k – But Still Not As Valuable As The K-Bomb
Some people really need to think before they talk – it seems running your mouth off like an idiot will set you back financially.
Xenophobia: “The King Has Spoken. His Wishes Must Be Fulfilled!”
We’ve seen the pictures but what happens inside an angry mob waiting to follow their king’s orders and attack foreigners? Some very brave reporters found out.
Xenophobia Hate Speech: Charges Laid Against Zulu King
It’s good and well sending out tweets with the hashtag #saynotoxenophobia, but will that really bring King Goodwill Zwelithini to task? This might do the job.
This Is What The ‘Hate Speech’ Pamphlets Circulated Around North West University Said
South Africa, as a young democracy still recovering from scars of deep oppression and segregation, has done some incredible things and made some amazing transformations. Unfortunately, there are patches where progress is a bit slower than in others…
Online Racism Could Land You In Jail: SA Law Firm
Fellow South Africans, the word is in! Don’t think that people being jailed for hate speech online is something that only happens overseas. According to a South African legal expert, we too can be prosecuted for “cyber smearing,” which can mean fines or even jail should you be caught. More on minding your netiquette, after the jump!
France To Make Visiting “Hate” Websites Illegal
French President, Nicolas Sarkozy announced late last week that his government will make visiting websites that advocate terrorism or hate a crime, punishable by fines or even prison. Au revoir, internet freedom?
Hate Speech Hearing On The Cards For Juju
Despite the fact that Julius Malema has now decided to be a beef farmer, the Afrikanerbond definitely wants him to come before the South African Commission of Human Rights on three allegations of hate speech, which the group has lodged against him since March 2010.
French Weekly Gets Firebombed For Satirizing Muhammad, Does It Again
Charlie Hebdo, French satirical weekly, was firebombed a week ago, after the publication put a caricature of the prophet Muhammad on the cover of an issue criticising the rise of Sharia law in the Middle East post-Arab Spring. And their newest issue has a caricature of the prophet making out with Hebdo’s editor.
Watch The Hate Speech, Interns
Here’s a quick Facebook 101 tutorial. It’s not smart to include hate speech in your conversation with other FB users. Especially if you are, say, a budding journalist. Mail & Guardian intern Ngoako Matsha, who apparently has some pretty strong anti-Semitic views, learned that the hard way this week.
Malema Vs AfriForum/TAU: Counting The Cost
It was at 02h33 just this morning when Dead American Writers cut through my sleep. I reached out to grab my ringing cellphone, my senses still dulled and drugged by the heavy slumber I had been so rudely pulled out of. Who the hell would call me at that hour? Was it my colleagues, about to breathlessly announce that we need a story chop-chop? Were the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse upon us? Had Nelson Mandela finally passed on?