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By Theolin Tembo 
2h ago
Cape Town – The University of Cape Town (UCT) Student Representative Council (SRC) has condemned derogatory comments made by students using the k-word.
A university student cited a tweet in which many people were participating in the latest Ramaphosa Challenge, which began after President Ramaphosa addressed the country about the crossing to the level 3 lockdown on Monday.
In the tweet, the student said: “The things that occupy the minds of the k **** r”.
The tweet caused outrage and had the k-word on Twitter on Tuesday. Since then, the account has been deactivated.
In a statement released Wednesday, UCT SRC condemned the comments and said the student exhibited the highest level of anti-blackness.
In these tweets, the student displayed the highest level of anti-black by referring to black citizens using the derogatory K word and then hurling insults that stereotyped black class, education and parenting.
Defenders of this statement want us to believe that this is not a problem because the student is biracial. However, this is a misunderstanding of the nature of anti-blackness in our society and specifically, the gravity, depth and history of that specific word in the South African context. “
The SRC added: “The logic of anti-blackness will always validate these nonsensical statements and will always use such stereotypes to paint blacks as the irrational and unworthy nonhumans the system sees us. How long should the black community experience such violence without impunity? “
🗣 STATEMENT: SRC condemns disruptive comments from students. pic.twitter.com/wtOofxgPG2
– UCT SRC (@UCT_SRC) December 30, 2020
The SRC said it is committed to holding the student accountable and reporting them to the Office of Inclusivity and Change (01C). The student is also part of the leadership in one of the university residences.
“The SRC has a duty to hold all student leaders accountable and we will approach the Student Government Court to ensure this.
“People must be held accountable for the violence they inflict on members of our university and our country. This is the beginning of an intersectional crusade to resolve all the contradictions of race, gender, sexuality and class in our student government structures and in the university in general, ”the statement said.
“We are an SRC of action and this is just one moment that will set the tone for the future. We encourage university stakeholders to continue to expose all forms of violence they may experience. ”
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