Talk:Cape Flats
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Beefart says: There seems to be an element of politikal korrektniz creeping in here. It is true that "people" were forced onto the Flats in the 50s and 60s but those who are unfamilaiar with the times may not realize that All of them belonged to racial groups that the Government of the time- and I repeat that phrase so that nobody will misunderstand me- deemed to be "non white". Why be squeamish about this now? We cannot change history. Apartheid was more than 20 years ago. There are bright young scholars of the new generation all around the world who did not grow up with it. Unless we "tell it like it was", they won't know. How do we deal with this one?
- Beefart, my previous edits were based on efforts to streamline the intro, and I've tried to redo the intro to reflect your concerns--I agree that the nature of the development of the area must not be de-racialized, for that is at the heart of its creation. Joewright 19:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Beefart replies: Excellent job....
Yep, tell it like it is. But about the the stories how non cape residents are/were being brought in by the ANC for the elections? Weren't the cape flats their main residence? As I understand it, these folks are now living in the squats along the n2 from the flats all the way up to the airport. Anyone got any more info on this?
[edit] Neutralised
I've done some minor changes that neutralise some of the more seemingly-biased sentences, but have left everything intact. Please comment if you have any further suggestions and/or criticisms.
Stuart Steedman 11:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
