Many people in Capetown, South African feel that no matter how much success they achieve as long as they are black they will always be second class. A Twitter battle broke out between singer Lindwidwe Suttle and Helen Zille, the white leader of the party that governs the city. The argument was because blacks in South African claim to still feel below whites after fighting to end apartheid. The New York Times reports:
CAPE TOWN — For countless foreign visitors, Cape Town is an indelible symbol of the beauty and promise of post-apartheid South Africa. Beyond its gorgeous scenery and great wines, its very logo — an outline of majestic Table Mountain superimposed over a rainbow — emphasizes its historic mix of races and cultures, and its most famous resident, Desmond Tutu, is revered as a symbol of tolerance, inclusiveness and forgiveness.
But for many black South Africans, this city represents something very different: the last bastion of white rule.
“No matter how famous/rich u r, ur still a 2nd class citizen if ur Black in Cape Town,” Lindiwe Suttle, a singer and performance artist, wrote in a Twitter challenge to Helen Zille, the white leader of the party that governs this city.
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