Steve Hofmeyr has courted controversy with another racially divisive tweet. This time, the outspoken Afrikaans singer and activist has called on his kinsmen to “take back” what “belongs” to them.
STEVE HOFMEYR CALLS FOR AFRIKANER ACTION?
This week, Steve Hofmeyr seemingly issued a call to action to fellow Afrikaners.
He posted on his X account: “Slowly but surely, we are taking back that which never belonged to you. That which you f***ed in your orgy of entitlement. Our flags were never yours. Our songs, streets, and city names were never yours, our monuments were never yours.”
He continued, “You despised our culture, heritage, education, services, low unemployment, murder- and rape rates. You sold to the world your substandard as norm, with weaklings and criminals as leaders, but the rot has surfaced for all to see”.
Steve Hofmeyr’s tweet had mixed reactions from South Africans. While some agreed with his outspoken views, others accused him of encouraging racial division.
DEFENDING K-WORD VIDEO
In May, Steve Hofmeyr defended a viral video of him wanting to use the racial slur, the K-word.
The video was initially uploaded on his Facebook account months before, when AfriForum had been denied an appeal by the Constitutional Court to declare the struggle song Kill The Boer hate speech. EFF leader Julius Malema continues to sing the song, despite mixed reactions from the public.
Steve said, “I want blackface back. The right to paint my face any colour I want. I want the K-word back, as well as every word that I had to remove from my vocabulary. I want cultural appropriation back….I want insults back…
He added, “I want songs and flags back. Is there such a place for us in the future? I hope so.”
The Afrikaans entertainer later responded to the backlash of the post, tweeting: “Yes. I’m an artist. I need my words back, as well as my songs, flags, history, monuments, and taboo expressions.”
He continued: “I’m a free speech absolutist (save for incitement to violence). Poets need to live where others don’t care to look, said Ben Okri. I can’t do that on prescribed notions”.
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