Steve Hofmeyr defends K-word video: 'I need my words, flag back'
Steve Hofmeyr has defended a viral video of him saying that he wants the K-word and the old South African flag to return. This, amid his outrage that the struggle song Kill The Boer continues to be sung.
The Afrikaans singer has often courted controversy over his views on racism, which he believes is directed at white South African farmers.
Last week, a video of Steve Hofmeyr ranting about wanting to use the K-word went viral. On social media, many South Africans were shocked at the singer's desire to use openly racist symbols.
On the X platform, one user claimed that Steve's comparison of the racial slur and the struggle song had no merit.
@dramadelinquent posted: 'You know Steve Hofmeyr wanting to use the K word and the Apartheid rag because you're mad that the EFF sings songs about killing people, makes you no different to them'.
The Afrikaans entertainer responded to the post: 'Yes. I'm an artist. I need my words back, as well as my songs, flags, history, monuments, and taboo expressions.'
He continued: 'I'm a free speech absolutist (save for incitement to violence). Poets need to live where others don't care to look, said Ben Okri. I can't do that on prescribed notions'.
Over the weekend, author Khaya Dlanga posted a video of Steve Hofmeyr ranting about his lack of freedom of speech.
The video was initially uploaded on his Facebook account in March, when AfriForum had been denied an appeal by the Constitutional Court to declare the struggle song Kill The Boer hate speech. EFF leader Julius Malema continues to sung the song, despite 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.'
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