Umkhonto Ka Zuma, Not iSizwe!

MyThoughts on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:06 am 



LMAO at (Sorry Tamkhulu). Can we just appreciate art. . . ANC people must all relax their spears next to the River of Blood kapa ke Blood River?! At least they made his “spear” very long and thick. Like that of a true African man. BoMakhumalo ba ja m’nate yaz, no wonder she can’t leave that circus they call a marriage.

Sarita on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:50 am 



Kwaaaaaaaa,Magoa mara!Cnt wait for his term to end,ntate-mogolo o,o hlabisa dihlong. He has embarassed us, is enough now.

coolcaz on Fri, 18th May 2012 6:21 am 



Give that man a beLls

Luyah on Fri, 18th May 2012 6:31 am 



Honestly speaking its disrespectful, there was no need for the artist to draw Zuma with his penis hanging out, the guy is 70 years for crying out loud, what happened to respecting ur elders!!

Miss T on Fri, 18th May 2012 7:36 am 



If anyone has a link where I can view da whole portrait, plz share.

Fab Tee on Fri, 18th May 2012 7:52 am 



please pretty please share the link nyani tu I am so lost its not even funny!lol

switpie on Fri, 18th May 2012 7:57 am 



http://inside-politics.org/2012/05/17/the-painting-of-president-zuma/zuma/

Miss T on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:16 am 



Thanx @Switpie. Hawu I would also be offended, dat smallanyana thing??!!

coolcaz on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:16 am 



U can google Zuma painting and then go go images. There it is

Maka-Khanya on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:29 am 



Hay suka he brought it to himself.yhu eyam irespect uyaybamba aydayvele serious.I lost my respect for him lanker!

manny on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:31 am 



this is so unnecessary- and disrespectful
majority of us on this blog are black-and looking at and cheering at imiphambili yabantu abadala is not how we were raised
…….

Fezzy on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:45 am 



What is the point of that picture though? Why do u paint a potrait of ur president with his mkhotho hanging out?

thandalicious on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:58 am 



Its pure disrespect. Why would you draw a penis hanging out whilst the person is dressed? So he was merely sending a message nje that he has no respect whatsoever for our President. Nxa!

busidiko on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:59 am 



This painting is plain offensive & pornographic. Noba uyintoni nah uJZ this is just plain wrong. Bebengasoze bayenze lento kuDeKlerk.

Mathaz on Fri, 18th May 2012 8:59 am 



I does not matter whether he makes questionable choices or not, the point of the matter is that this is OUR president, whether we like him or not, he should be afforded that respect. I know they will claim freedom of expression but if it infringes on the rights of others then it is wrong.

Zuma is not liked by many, most of us criticize him but going as far as depicting him like that is disrespect and should be punishable by law.

Mapakisha on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:03 am 



Makgowa aa phapha hle, tjo!!

Fluffie on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:04 am 



I agree with the guys saying that it’s wrong and disrespectful! No matter what; he’s an elder and OUR President!

Vele hat was the painter willing to achieve by this offensive picture? SMDH!

manny on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:06 am 



he should be jailed thats what should be done
we are sharing our democracy nabo and use the very same freedom of speecc against us

promisez on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:24 am 



He just openely called our president a Dick!
soo unncessaary for our eyes!

But Id also appreciate it if our president left the office, just for the sake of peace and better leadership (maybe, yes/no)

sweetie on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:26 am 



i think its disgusting and disrespectful,

makasoso on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:28 am 



this is so disrespectful & so very unnessary. that painter is a bloody agent, he’s tjatjarag

kimmo on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:31 am 



you know zuma o na le dilo tsa gae that we not proud with and le yena i bet he is not, mara he is still our president for heaven sake he has to be respected, le yona this shower story can it get buried already, kana he is human too hai
this just annoys me yong,
cant he sue this people, maybe some will learn a lesson

Fab Tee on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:37 am 



tjo!

Biskiti on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:37 am 



Besides the painting, yhooo BS your humorous take on the matter is rather refreshing….hahahaha!

Zuma must just make space for someone decent hle. He truly brought it upon himself…lol.

Biskiti on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:41 am 



Kimmo, respect is earned dali, not just because you are a president. DO you think all Zimbabwean respect Mugabe? I doubt it. Fear maybe, but not respect.

kimmo on Fri, 18th May 2012 9:49 am 



i know biskiti but some jokes are just not funny, am not really a fan ya zuma myself, but then some of this things are not necessary

samlicious on Fri, 18th May 2012 10:05 am 



Iam glad to know that I wasn’t the only one offended by this painting. For some reason it felt so personal to me, I really hate what this artist did. It doesn’t matter what he has done or number of wife’s he has BUT this is disgusting.

Good morning guys and a happy Friday. Lelo what happened to anything goes?

Newkid on Fri, 18th May 2012 10:08 am 



Except for him being president he is still an elder – where is the respect bathong

sweetie on Fri, 18th May 2012 10:25 am 



@lolo, hi dear, mission accomplished gal.. u know wat im talking about

Buhlebonga on Fri, 18th May 2012 10:28 am 



There’s freedom of speech and artistic creativity; and then there’s being downright rude and disgusting! Brett Murray fits the latter.
Freedom comes with responsibilities and downtrodding on another person’s dignity is wrong.

kamzababy on Fri, 18th May 2012 10:46 am 



sboniswa.mzimela – May 18, 2012 at 10:08 Report comment We also want the madam’s one- Full naked!!! infact one of my buddies is doing it and we would take it to media houses also (this one is so embarrasing than Zuma’s one)
CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@JohneighGALAXY™ on Fri, 18th May 2012 11:00 am 



Ok ama-Bloggers I hear You all. Here’s a twist to things.

Had the painter of the artwork been Afrikan, how would Your response be???

The problem here is that the painter is Caucasian. A White Man depicting a Black president as a Lenin flasher (a flasher is an individual who gets a high from exposing his genitals in an indecent manner publicly).

I don’t think Our response whould have been SO emotional and passionate as it is now had the painter been of African descent.

How does the Madame fit into this whole saga??? Was it the Madame who commissioned the artwork??? Some people are giving this thing way too much credit.

LadyMillion on Fri, 18th May 2012 11:03 am 



Brett Murray is high on something…who sits and thinks of such and even goes and spend their time actually painting it.does he not have anything better to do…Agent!!

Fiat500 on Fri, 18th May 2012 11:12 am 



This picture demonstrates what the game of politics is about. Mangaung is not only the domain of politicians. Ordinary citizens are making their voices heared, whether we like it or not. I was personally outraged and felt just outright violated.. and maybe that’s exactly how the artists wanted us to feel – not to forget who the real person wanting a second term of office really is.. I like American politics for one reason… trash will be dragged out about a presidential candidate and when it is found the candidate is left with no alernative but to step down – rona we want to be dragged out screaming, forcing unknown artists to bring out their weapons of mass destruction in a form of brushes…

samlicious on Fri, 18th May 2012 11:15 am 



@JohneighGALAXY I think only two people if not more mentioned something about white people being disrespectful. As for the rest of the comments it was all about the President being a senior citizen and also a no1 citizen of this country. My issue is still him being respected as a person and as umntu ongutata not about the race of the artist. White or not, into eyenzileyo kukusa!

Mapakisha on Fri, 18th May 2012 11:26 am 



Oh so this person is saying the President of South Africa mr Jacob Zuma is a flasher – a flasher being an individual who gets a HIGH FROM EXPOSING HIS GENITALS in an indecent manner publicly.

Tjo, makgowa a spita hle!!

nomthwalo on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:13 pm 



How would you feel if that was your father/brother/boyfriend’s up there. This is wrong.

Ukudla kwabantu loku abakuvezela izwe.

Rethabile on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:17 pm 



tltltltltl!! i like the humour in this article….

lorrelai on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:29 pm 



I’m sorry but I’m LMAO on this —-> “In Madiba’s time we never even knew tata had a spear (Sorry Tamkhulu)”.

Now i’ll never read or say ‘spear’ njee normally without thinking of “this” spear.

kamzababy on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:36 pm 



Joneigh, go read news 24 comments and u will see how this turned out to be about race!!!!

soul sista on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:42 pm 



Hayi, I really find it to be distasteful.

Pana on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:54 pm 



i’m not a Zuma fan maar i think that straight out disrespectful. he may behave like a teen but he doesn’t deserve that disrespect tu.
and Zuma is uncut so that’s definately a no no – the size, it’s not a darkie size, goes to show that a whitie drew that

lwandie on Fri, 18th May 2012 12:59 pm 



Fear/Respect okusalayo yikuthi no one would ever do that to Mugabe because he has set very clear lines on what is and not acceptable during his term of office(Nandos can tell the story better or even more recently the Kiwi journalist who thought he could by pass immigration to capture some career defining images in Zim)…

…whether you like a president,agree or disagree with his polices fact is there is a certain decorum of respect that should be given…if Nzuma makes a solid example of this artist the rest of the bunch with their “bright ideas” will think twice.

lwandie on Fri, 18th May 2012 1:01 pm 



@ soulsista big wave xxx

soul sista on Fri, 18th May 2012 1:08 pm 



Hi, Hi @lwandie!!
Old age is preventing me from being a regular “commentor” but hey… I still have love for you.

lwandie on Fri, 18th May 2012 1:49 pm 



Lol @soulsista pheww at least I’m not the only one suffering from frail bones ,too many young ones now that are quicker on the keyboard,good to see a familiar oldie goldie x

Lela on Fri, 18th May 2012 2:19 pm 



How do u know he is uncut Pana? Zulus do circumcise u know,they just dnt go to the mountain.

@JohneighGALAXY™ on Fri, 18th May 2012 2:30 pm 



@Lela: Rewind to the rape trial a few years back. The Lady he did the dance with mentioned something about Him being uncut. hence the need for Him to take a shower after the dance was done. Zuma ain’t circumsised. Ushaya nge automatic copperhead.

The painting is Protest Art at its extreme.

Smang-mang Warona on Fri, 18th May 2012 2:50 pm 



At least the spear is big in the painting so its not entirely offensive.. lol!

shybear on Fri, 18th May 2012 3:34 pm 



i feel sori for JZ yazi, im sure(in BS s voice) he also cant wait to get out of office,
the potrait is nt titled jacob zuma so the artist might get away,

Bushnana on Fri, 18th May 2012 3:51 pm 



Plain disrespectful and racist. I wish all black people would teach city press a lesson and not buy the paper on Sunday.

Lela on Fri, 18th May 2012 3:51 pm 



LOL JG i didnt know, eeewww!

Babyluv on Fri, 18th May 2012 6:09 pm 



Lol, kwaaa if u dnt hve self respect u dnt deserve respect. He gt wt he deserved, bloody moegoe

Tinky-winky on Fri, 18th May 2012 6:13 pm 



Can we get a portrait of Helen Zille with an exposed V.jj on a stripper pole or better yet her going down on a black dick and see how that will unfold….this pic is racist **in JuJu’s voice** and disrespectful! Finish n Klaar

Babyluv on Sat, 19th May 2012 7:06 am 



Cn i jst point out tht ths portrait is nt the 1st 1 of JZ showing hs Mshini wam, lol. Therz anatha 1 by Ayanda nton nton, y didnt they freak ova tht 1. N wt duz ths hve 2 do wit Helen “Nontsapho” Zille is she the artist wu paintd tht pic.

sk1 on Sat, 19th May 2012 9:56 am 



ddd

sk1 on Sat, 19th May 2012 10:06 am 



wats happening 2ma comments

sk1 on Sat, 19th May 2012 10:14 am 



mcxm

sk1 on Sat, 19th May 2012 10:15 am 



Hi
Freedom of expression/art ma foot , wat about Zuma’s rights or dignity 4heavens sake hes the pres of the country , yes art is subjective howeva thr shud be boundaries in expressing yoself

sk1 on Sat, 19th May 2012 10:15 am 



, this is disrespectful /distasteful and inappropriate to any human bein let alone the Head of the State total insult ..nxh

Babyluv on Sun, 20th May 2012 8:11 am 



Lolment. jst saw Zapiro’s cartoon, its Murray painting bt with a twist, instead of a “spear” its a showerhead

isis on Sun, 20th May 2012 10:09 pm 



looool!!! Respect comes from within not from without. Kwaaaa! It wudnt be my dad unless my dad is JZ! Lol

amaZin on Mon, 21st May 2012 8:40 am 



I also agree on this being rude and distastefull…People who are cheering this on are clearly people who were brought up to disrespect their elders.in no way should freedom of expression be taken to such lengths with an elder never mind the president.

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Jandl Reevo Reeves?2012/05/23 07:36:01 PM

I am a racist A South African artist called Brett Murray has been causing a huge stir since his painting of South Africa’s president titled The Spear was put up in a local gallery. The ANC have worked themselves up into a total frothy about the painting and their biggest issue with it – It’s racist. ??????? Disrespectful, maybe. Rude, maybe. But racist??? That little word that has become the political whip with which the ANC work the masses up into angry mobs and riots anytime something happens that they don’t like. And it’s becoming really really tiring. In South Africa, the word racist has lost it’s original meaning and now only get’s used to describe a white person doing something a black person doesn’t like. You never hear it used in any other context. You can’t say to a black CEO that he is racist because he won’t hire white people, no – he’s just making sure that only blacks get hired because of BEE. You can’t call a university racist because they won’t accept an application from a white student with straight A’s for 8 subjects – instead taking on a black student who barely passed matric. Nope, they’re not racist, they’re just correcting the wrongs of the past. But god forbid you do hire the white person or you do admit the white student, you’ll be branded racist by the government quicker that you can say “colour shouldn’t be the issue here” because how dare you choose a white person over a black person in a democratic South Africa. Most of the time when you are a white person and you call your fellow countrymen to be held accountable for their unacceptable words and actions such as corruption, nepotism, fraud, theft, you’ll be branded a racist. Today, I shouted at a taxi driver who pushed in-front of me nearly driving me into the curb with no regard for the fact that I have a child in the car – I must be a racist, because only racists care about road safety it would seem. I complained to the manager of my bank because the woman handling my account is so incompetent and hasn’t responded to one email or message I’ve left her for over 2 months! Nevermind that my account is about to be shut down because of FICA. I must be a racist then because only racists expect service from a bank and stupidly think an organisation is going to actually do the job they promise to do in all their marketing material. The other day my husband confronted a woman outside a shopping centre after she carelessly threw her fast food packet on the floor less than 10cm from a dustbin. Her response – “you’re just a racist”. Yes, you’re absolutely right, because only racists care about keeping their city clean and litter free. I fired a lady who worked for me once because I caught her rummaging through one of my cupboards and she had taken my passport and other belongings which I found in her bag. Her only response – “you’re a racist”. Yes, yes I am. Because only racists think that stealing is a criminal offense and is done by people with no morals or conscience. I swear being a white person in this country can be very bloody exasperating at times. The ANC has brainwashed the masses with this little word – racist – to the point that it’s actually completely lost its meaning and now get’s used totally out of context. Most days I just let it pass and I don’t go into effect of it. But today is not one of those days. Today I’m angry and today I’m sick and tired of it. I’m not shouting at you because you’re black, I’m shouting because you’re a maniac on the roads who is a danger to society. I’m not complaining to your manager because you’re black. I’m complaining because you’re an incompetent moron who is incapable of doing her job properly. I’m not firing you because you’re black. I’m firing you because you’re a thief. I’m not confronting you because your black, I’m shouting at you because you’re a messy pig who expects other people to clean up your mess. Please get over yourselves and move out the way of the remarkably amazing black people who DO take total responsibility and who actually want this country to work for ALL the people who live in it. If being a racist in this country means that I will stand up for my rights, fight for what is fair and true and hold everyone around me accountable for their words and actions, then I am a racist through and through. If being a racist means that I believe in freedom of speech and expression and that everyone’s point of view is relevant, no matter what colour, age or sex, then I will proudly announce to all who can hear that I am a racist. If being a racist means that I believe we should all be treated with the same rules and consequences and that no-one, especially not the President, is above the law and exempt from criminal prosecution when that law has been broken, then print me a t-shirt saying “I am a racist” and I will wear it in the streets. If being a racist means that I will not stand idly by while the few, corrupt pigs in the ANC rape this country for everything they can get with no regard for the poor and the homeless and the uneducated, then I’ll get I’m a racist tattooed on my back. Mr Zuma and the ANC – you need to get a different vocabulary. Instead of shouting at someone like Brett Murray about a painting being offensive, maybe you should be asking yourselves why he painted it in the first place. Instead of wanting to take Zapiro to court every time he depicts the president & his shower head in one of his cartoons, why don’t you stop to realise that there is truth in everything he draws and that your angry responses are really due to the fact that he keeps hitting a nerve that’s a little too close to home. Maybe, Mr Zuma, it’s time to take a long, hard look in the mirror. If you were honest with yourself you’d see that people actually have very little respect for you because some believe you have lied and cheated your way through your Presidency. According to reports you have been involved with more seedy, corrupt criminals than Horatio Cane and that you have abused funds for personal gain. Even the great Oliver Tambo’s daughter doesn’t think much of you based on what she had to say about the painiting: “He should inspire the reverence he craves. This portrait is what he inspired” You Mr Zuma and your ANC are a bunch of CANTS! CAN’T let go of the past CAN’T stop operating from a place of revenge and hate for what’s happened in the past CAN’T stop the out of control corruption that is rife throughout every government department CAN’T seem to get the education right in this country CAN’T say goodbye of Affirmative Action and BEE which is ruining businesses across this land But what do I know? I’m just a white girl talking about a black man. I must be a racist

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