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Thread ID: 7276 | Posts: 12 | Started: 2003-06-11
2003-06-11 19:59 | User Profile
Hopefully, there will be a simmilar media circus when he is brutally murdered, burglarized and gets his penis and liver cut off for some get-rich-quick mbuti magic potion. --PS
White man in black township
By Mohamed Allie BBC, Cape Town
It is very rare for a white person in South Africa to move into a black township.
But in an effort to conquer his fears and mistrust of black people, a young white South African sound engineer was advised at a personal growth course to go and live in one.
So, after making a promise in front of 350 people, Bruce Muzik moved from his rented accommodation in an upmarket suburb of Cape Town to the Guguletu township.
One of Bruce's new friends, Patrick Molokets said at first he thought Bruce was crazy.
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39116000/jpg/_39116378_bruce203.jpg[/img] *Neighbour Maureen is protective of Bruce *
"That's my personal opinion - because people are being mugged here and people are being shot."
But having had the chance to spend some time with Bruce, who is assisting him with a few job applications, Patrick says he has developed lots of respect for his new friend whose action could play an important role in removing stereotypes.
"He's busy emancipating other people's minds and there's nothing wrong with the townships."
Welcome
While Patrick has got to know Bruce better, many of the residents were more sceptical about a white person moving into their area.
Bruce's neighbour, Maureen Sengiwe, says many people were talking about him: "They say: 'Maureen, tell us what is this guy really doing here?'"
But when I visited Bruce at his two-bedroomed home, it is evident that he has been accepted by the community - everyone who passes by either extends a friendly greeting or stops for a chat.
Bruce said that his first memory when he arrived some two months ago with his belongings was of being surrounded by 20-25 people "who came out of their houses to see what this white guy was doing in their community".
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39116000/jpg/_39116382_kids203.jpg[/img] *Local children come round to watch TV * But in the two months he has been in Guguletu, Bruce has blended in well with the community.
Culture
He already has a Xhosa name, Xolani, he has attended a few cultural gatherings and is learning to speak the local Xhosa language.
Having overcome his fear of black people, the biggest eye-opener for Bruce was the community spirit in Guguletu in comparison with the mainly white area he lived in before.
"It's so the opposite here," he says. "You share your food with them."
And living right next to a township bar, a shebeen, means Bruce is always surrounded by lots of people who have established a strong bond with him.
Neighbours like Maureen, who is also a shebeen owner, are assisting Muzik with his assimilation into township life and remain protective of him.
"One guy took him without my permission to a tavern, a big shebeen. I was so worried because it was getting late... so I took a car to go and get him."
Despite his efforts to experience how fellow South Africans less privileged than himself are living, there are still some sceptics who view Bruce's move as a publicity stunt. But he denies this.
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39116000/jpg/_39116380_garage203.jpg[/img] Bruce: "All I've done is move house"
"The facts are that all I've done is move house," he says.
Despite what he says, Bruce Muzik's decision to live in the township is no ordinary house move as he has given up the luxury of living in a beautiful setting beneath Table Mountain and also the comfort of many modern conveniences.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2960262.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2960262.stm[/url]
2003-06-11 21:23 | User Profile
"It's so the opposite here," he says. "You share your food with them.**" **
Or else.
2003-06-11 21:27 | User Profile
This news article and those pics look so much like they came right out of the satire site [url=http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/]http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/[/url] :lol: :afro:
2003-06-11 21:28 | User Profile
Originally posted by AntiYuppie@Jun 11 2003, 15:26 ** You share your food with them...or else you become the food. **
Hey, you can't blame them. They slaughtered their lifestock and burned down their crops in the hopes that this would cause their ancestral spirits to drive out evil whitey.
2003-06-11 22:46 | User Profile
When he's finally murdered, do you think that will make the news?
2003-06-11 23:49 | User Profile
*Originally posted by Roy Batty@Jun 11 2003, 16:46 * ** When he's finally murdered, do you think that will make the news? **
No.
2003-06-12 10:35 | User Profile
Guguletu township is where Amy Biehl was murdered. Will there be any repercussions for these folk if (when) Bruce is:
But in an effort to conquer his fears and mistrust of black people, a young white South African sound engineer was advised at a personal growth course to go and live in one.
2003-06-12 12:43 | User Profile
One of Bruce's new friends, Patrick Molokets said at first he thought Bruce was crazy.
But after he got to know him he decided he was just totally f***n nuts.
Ever hopeful, Bruce goes from shebeen to shebeen wearing his T shirt with "in case of rape - this side up" printed on the back.
2003-06-12 12:48 | User Profile
He will be dead and eaten soon, so I will not worry about this Idiot. :lol:
:gun: :gun: :gun:
2003-07-01 13:42 | User Profile
*Originally posted by PaleoconAvatar@Jun 11 2003, 15:27 * ** This news article and those pics look so much like they came right out of the satire site [url=http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/]http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/[/url] :lol: :afro: **
Ha Ha, that was funny
2003-07-03 05:34 | User Profile
There went the neighborhood.
I wonder when the mulato babies start coming?
2003-07-03 05:35 | User Profile
Is he really still alive? :afro: