Recently I read a post written by a very intelligent
lady, talking about the filth that happens in Observatory, Cape Town. It was
beautifully written and very insightful.
I scrolled down on the comments below and found everybody
concurred with what she had written. Some people were inspired and want to
collaborate, others said it was the truth and someone said: “the evil is common
and universal”.
I too praise the writer for painting a vivid picture of
Observatory or commonly known as ‘Obz’.
This wonderful name reminds me of the movie “Oz the great and powerful,” a
beautiful movie and a captivating story (at least that’s what I think).
Her post was honest, but I think it was a little biased.
Her view is that of the man behind the pointing finger, she has not concerned
herself with the person who’s at the
receiving end of the pointing finger.
I think she was a little illiberal about the educated young man who
left Gugulethu to drink coffee in the “white Cafes”. Sometimes one wants to escape the stresses of everyday life, to indulge in the things that the 'new South Africans' can indulge in. She was unenlightened towards the mother's over protective instinct, who thinks her mixed race child is
of a superior race. Maybe the mother acts in this way because she understands that her child will be subject to scrutiny and judgement by people like the young lady who wrote the 'filth of obz'.
This is the new South Africa, we need to find common ground as people. don't get me wrong I totally understand that it's easier said than done, and politically I may be coming off as unpatriotic to the black man's struggle, but truth be-told we see what we want to see.
We can put on our blinkers and ignore what's really happening around us, or we can appreciate that everything is not all black and white. if you look into the cracks you'll find stories.
While other people see a place filled with filth, I see a
melting pot, a young nation forming it’s own identity to
distinguish itself from the ever changing world we live in.
This is just my inexperienced rebuttal, just a different side
to what she has presented. Have a look see: https://www.facebook.com/notes/wanelisa-xaba/obz-the-heart-of-liberalism/391445220999638
