2oceansvibe applauds Mail & Guardian, who are just a step behind News24, as they openly publish (without any censoring) the word “fuck.”

A proud day for traditional South African media!

I say “a step behind,” because News24 have already proven to be more than liberal in their application of the English language – recently publishing not only the word “fuck,” but also “cocksucker” and “cunt,” (article here).

Let’s take a look at where it all happened yesterday at M&G – during an article about Julia Malema:

Bottom right, my boyshay..
Read full article here

That story is, of course, completely different to this OTHER headline story about Julia Malema in the Mail & Guardian.

African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema pleaded ignorance in his rape hate-speech case on Monday, saying he was a “layman” merely quoting from a high court judgement.

“If you want to question what we said, you must question Judge [Willem] van der Merwe, because we were quoting him,” Malema said to his supporters after he was cross-examined in the Equality Court in Johannesburg.

Van der Merwe is the high court judge who acquitted President Jacob Zuma of rape in 2006.

Malema is facing complaints of hate speech and harassment for saying at an election rally in January that Zuma’s rape accuser “had a nice time”.

He told Chris Todd, lawyer for the complainant, the Sonke Gender Justice Network, that his controversial comment was based on Van der Merwe’s judgement.

But, because Malema had only a matric qualification, he could not quote the judgement verbatim.

“You must know that you are talking to a layman whose highest qualification is matric, who is trying to remember a judgement which was passed three years back,” said Malema.

[read more here]

It’s like a comedy. A very dark, dark comedy. I couldn’t write it any worse if I was high on chronic with a bottle of tequila and a case of Jack Black beer under the belt.

It honestly wouldn’t come out any more ridiculous as the crap that pours out of this man’s mouth.

Jesus Christ – Pavlov’s dogs learnt faster than this buffoon.

[thanks catherine]