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<h1>Unathi says sorry for vulgar language</h1>
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August 28 2015 at 07:28am <br>
By Lerato Mbangeni
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<span class="">File photo: Idols SA judge and radio host Unathi Msengana has apologised for her Twitter tirade.</span>
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<p>Johannesburg - The Unathi Msengana saga has
hopefully come to an end, with the Idols SA judge apologising for the
vulgar words she sent to a 19-year-old. </p>
<p>This is after the Metro FM presenter was on Wednesday suspended by the SABC for her Twitter tirade. </p>
<p>In a statement on Thursday, Msengana said: “Two days
ago, on radio, I expressed an opinion on the language policy at
Stellenbosch University. My opinion became the subject of a Twitter
debate.” </p>
<p>Msengana had spoken on her Metro FM morning show about
the Luister documentary that depicts how black students feel isolated at
the university because of its language policy. The documentary also
shows the racist environment black students face. </p>
<p>Msengana allegedly said black students at the university
must have known when they enrolled there that Afrikaans was the primary
language of the university. She found herself trending on Twitter, and
the hashtag #Unathibelike was created </p>
<p> to show how flawed her logic was. </p>
<p>“Unfortunately, some of the
subsequent commentary criticised me in ways that I felt badly violated
my personal life and beliefs,” she said on Thursday. </p>
<p>The main spat was between her and Wits student Palomino Jama. </p>
<p>Jama had contributed to the UnathiBeLike hashtag by
tweeting: “Wife gets beaten by husband. Unathi: Why didn’t you become a
lesbian? You married him knowing men can be abusive.” </p>
<p>The next morning, Jama woke up to a number of private
messages from Msengana’s Twitter account, saying: “Do you think
insulting me, my marriage and my sexuality is going to change your
situation? You’re a f***ing idiot if so… you’re f***ing delusional if
you think you can get personal. F*** your stupid mind. No amount is
going to change our realities. You psycho b***h. F*** you twice over.” </p>
<p>Msengana said she should not have used offensive language. </p>
<p>“I therefore wish to publicly apologise for my choice in language,” her statement read. </p>
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