Steve Hofmeyr: 'I want the K-word back'
The entertainer has often come under fire over his controversial views about race, politics, and crime in South Africa.
In a video that has recently resurfaced and has sparked backlash on social media, Steve Hofmeyr speaks his mind on freedom of speech.
When he uploaded the video on his Facebook account, AfriForum had been denied an appeal by the Constitutional Court to declare the struggle song Kill The Boer hate speech. EFF leader Julius Malema has often sung the song to mixed reactions from the public.
Steve Hofmeyr raged in the video of his 'freedoms' being taken away, including a racial slur.
He said: 'I want blackface back. The right to paint my face any colour I want. I want the K-word back, as well as every word that I had to remove from my vocabulary. I want cultural appropriation back….I want insults back…
He added: 'I want songs and flags back – is there such a place for us in the future? I hope so'.
On social media, South Africans had plenty to say…
Some, like author Khaya Dlanga, were shocked. He posted on X: 'Steve Hofmeyr is upset that he can't use the K word without being criminally charged'.
Others like @bitcoinboetza believed Steve's comments were also 'freedom of speech', like the song Kill The Boer.
Like US President Donald Trump and Pretoria-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk, Steve Hofmeyr has been outspoken about South Africa's 'white genocide' against farmers.
He's also publicly condemned Julius Malema for singing Kill The Boer and has supported Afrikaners who have sought 'refugee' status in the US.
Steve posted on X: 'SA minorities have refugee status thanks to Malema's death-speech and Ramaphosa's race-hustle'.
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