King Goodwill, paragon of equality and fairness. Not.

Zulu Monarch, King Goodwill Zwelethini took to the podium at yesterday’s 133rd commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana, and addressed some of the key challenges facing South Africa, including how same sex relationships have no basis in traditional African cultures and are “wrong” and “rotten”.

Big words for a man who parades around all day in a leather thong and feather head dress.

Resplendent in his traditional get up, Zwelethini had these pearls for his audience:

Traditionally, there were no people who engaged in same sex-relationships. There was nothing like that and if you do it, you must know that you are rotten. I don’t care how you feel about it. If you do it, you must know that it is wrong and you are rotten. Same sex is not acceptable.

Also in the audience was our beloved President, Jacob Zuma, you know, the guy charged with defending the constitution and all minorities and cultures in our country? Dressed in the skins of several large beasts of burden, he took on King Goodwill’s bigotry in a typically roundabout fashion, saying:

Today, we are faced with different challenges. Challenges of reconciliation and of building a nation that does not discriminate against other people because of their colour or sexual orientation.

Bam! You really got him, JZ.

[Source: TIMES Live]