The video of the “slave auction” has been shared widely online.
The situation is deeply unfortunate, but at least Westerford has handled it with urgency and grace.
A grade 7 teacher at a Cape school has been sent for sensitivity training after assigning a “fun” exercise on slavery.
A toy manufacturing company has come under fire for what critics say is a figurine depicting a slave on a pirate ship.
In an attempt to educate ‘Serious Games developed a super tasteless slave tetris to test your captain abilities. Someone has done poorly.
Slavery. Legally practiced for 11,000 years, abolished by the English in 1833 – the practice seems,on the surface at least, to be a thing of the past. But now, the publishing of the Global Slavery Index has revealed the existence of up to 30 million ‘modern slaves’ in 162 countries.
Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, has been quoted as saying that he believes slave descendants make better athletes and that the controversial topic should not be avoided, but rather discussed openly.
In an attempt to create hype around an upcoming range of sneakers, Adidas posted a picture of their new “JS Roundhouse Mids” trainers on their Facebook page. But, as they soon learned, they were the only ones who thought accessorising a pair of shoes with slave shackles was a good idea.