Friday, November 11, 2016



Must not suggest that Africans live in villages

Commentator made a probable guess in the absence of precise  information

FORMER Australian Test [cricket] captain Ian Chappell has come under fire for a comment that has offended South African viewers watching the first Test at the WACA.

Chappell was commenting on play for Channel 9 when South African rising star Kagiso Rabada skittled the Australian middle order and snared a five-wicket haul in his side’s 177 run win.

Chappell was full of praise for the talented 21-year-old and joined fellow commentator Ian Healy in labelling the quick [bowler] a future superstar of the game. He said he was stunned by Rabada’s raw talent and pace at such a young age.

Unfortunately, Chappell didn’t leave it at that.  When Healy asked him how Rabada could have developed such speed in his bowling, Chappell replied: “You’d have to ask all the batsman in his village”.

In reality, Rabada grew up in Johannesburg where he attended the prestigious St Stithians Boys College. His father is a neurosurgeon.

The comment did not go unnoticed on social media with Chappell’s comments labelled racist.

Among those to take exception was respected South African radio commentator Neil Manthorp who tweeted: ‘So Jo'burg doesn't qualify as a village? Staggering, isn't it? Surprised they didn't ask who was looking after his herd while he's here.”

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh dear, some people were offended.

Bird of Paradise said...

Oh here we go again some sniveling,whining little snowflake had their feeling hurt becuase some used the term Village Why dont these idiots at mature they have out grown their playpens

Anonymous said...

You are all minions of the third Antichrist. I will pray for your souls.

Spurwing Plover the fighting shorebird said...

Face it liberals are narutaly born whiners

Styphalian Bird the man eating Bird witha brass beak who shoots his feathers said...

maybe they should remember a line from THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT is IN THE VILLAGE THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT