Whitey Ford
01-24-2019, 11:26 PM
7de Laan responds to interracial kiss backlash (https://www.enca.com/life/7de-laan-responds-interracial-kiss-backlash)
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JOHANNESBURG - 7de Laan creators are calling for an end to hate speech.
An interracial kiss between actress Carina Nel (Alexa) and Nicholas Nkuna (Fikani) sparked racist comments from some fans who thought it was inappropriate.
In a statement released on Twitter, the Afrikaans soapie creators said they would not tolerate any hate speech or racism from anyone, including the public or the media.
The show believes it is important to reflect what is happening in the country and that includes love that knows no gender or race.
"It is our responsibility to show that art emulates life and in so doing 7de Laan shows the normality of the fact that love knows no age, gender or race."
Soap storm as South African show broadcasts first inter-racial kiss (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/24/interracial-kiss-angers-south-african-viewers-one-countrys-popular/)
Ugly social media exchanges followed the Afrikaans soap's January 15 episode, with one Facebook post reading: "I don’t want to teach my kids these thing. Drugs, alcohol abuse, hostages, suicidal thoughts, and now, the cherry on the cake, mixing race. I am not racist, but white with white and black with black."
While the scene has exposed the lingering problem of racism, many have celebrated the breaking of a long-time taboo on South African television.
"I am jumping," one delighted viewer posted. "Make them aware that interracial relationships is perfectly fine."
5940
JOHANNESBURG - 7de Laan creators are calling for an end to hate speech.
An interracial kiss between actress Carina Nel (Alexa) and Nicholas Nkuna (Fikani) sparked racist comments from some fans who thought it was inappropriate.
In a statement released on Twitter, the Afrikaans soapie creators said they would not tolerate any hate speech or racism from anyone, including the public or the media.
The show believes it is important to reflect what is happening in the country and that includes love that knows no gender or race.
"It is our responsibility to show that art emulates life and in so doing 7de Laan shows the normality of the fact that love knows no age, gender or race."
Soap storm as South African show broadcasts first inter-racial kiss (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/24/interracial-kiss-angers-south-african-viewers-one-countrys-popular/)
Ugly social media exchanges followed the Afrikaans soap's January 15 episode, with one Facebook post reading: "I don’t want to teach my kids these thing. Drugs, alcohol abuse, hostages, suicidal thoughts, and now, the cherry on the cake, mixing race. I am not racist, but white with white and black with black."
While the scene has exposed the lingering problem of racism, many have celebrated the breaking of a long-time taboo on South African television.
"I am jumping," one delighted viewer posted. "Make them aware that interracial relationships is perfectly fine."