South Africa Bans Hurtful Lanuage

[Amy Speed]

While I agree those words are hurtful and racially charged and should not be
spoken, it appears South Africa does not believe in free speech.

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>ABUSIVE and hurtful language, including the use of the words
>kaffir, boer and coolie, will be banned by law under sweeping new
>anti-discrimination legislation to be submitted to the South
>African Parliament this week.
>
>Unfair discrimination is defined as any act or omission, either
>intended or unintended, which has the effect of causing an unjust
>disadvantage to a person or group of people. The Promotion of
>Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill has been
>approved by Cabinet and must be on the statute books by February.
>
>...
>
>Criminal racism embraces racial incitement, dissemination of
>ideas suggesting inferiority or superiority of any group of people,
>racially exclusive practices, and racial tokenism. The use of
>specific words - kaffir, boer, coolie, Hottentot, bobbejan (useless
>person), kaffirmeid (black maid), "and any of their variations"
>are also punishable by law.