Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface?
| dc.contributor.author | Haupt, Adam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-21T09:56:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-21T09:56:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-11T10:18:51Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Is Die Antwoord blackface? In a word, yes. During an interview in the US, Waddy Jones reportedly said, ‘‘God made a mistake with me. I’m actually black, trapped in a white body.’’87 Jones’ claim is consistent with his lyrics on ‘‘Never le Nkemise’’ (off their recent album, Ten$ion): ‘‘Ninja, die wit kaffir/Ja, julle naaiers/Skrik wakker’’ [Ninja, the white kaffir/Yes, you fuckers/Wake up].88 ‘‘Kaffir’’ is a racially pejorative Afrikaans term for a black person and its use in everyday discourse has generally not become as acceptable as the term ‘‘nigga,’’ which has featured in the lyrics and interviews of gangsta rappers, like the late Tupac Shakur, or in ‘‘hood films,’’ such as Juice (starring Shakur), Menace II Society, or Boyz N the Hood. 89 Of course, the term ‘‘nigga’’ itself is a contested term and has been the focus of scholarly work, for example, Asim’s The N Word, 90 as well as documentaries such as Larkins’ The N Word91 and Lazin’s Tupac Resurrection. 92 Whilst, it is entirely possible that Jones is being ironic in the interview and his performances, it is worth noting that he reproduces racially problematic language that signals white, racist projections of blackness. | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17533171.2012.715486 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Haupt, A. (2012). Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface?. <i>Safundi : journal of South African and American studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24602 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Haupt, Adam "Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface?." <i>Safundi : journal of South African and American studies</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24602 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Haupt, A. (2012). Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface?. Safundi, 13(3-4), 417-423. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Haupt, Adam AB - Is Die Antwoord blackface? In a word, yes. During an interview in the US, Waddy Jones reportedly said, ‘‘God made a mistake with me. I’m actually black, trapped in a white body.’’87 Jones’ claim is consistent with his lyrics on ‘‘Never le Nkemise’’ (off their recent album, Ten$ion): ‘‘Ninja, die wit kaffir/Ja, julle naaiers/Skrik wakker’’ [Ninja, the white kaffir/Yes, you fuckers/Wake up].88 ‘‘Kaffir’’ is a racially pejorative Afrikaans term for a black person and its use in everyday discourse has generally not become as acceptable as the term ‘‘nigga,’’ which has featured in the lyrics and interviews of gangsta rappers, like the late Tupac Shakur, or in ‘‘hood films,’’ such as Juice (starring Shakur), Menace II Society, or Boyz N the Hood. 89 Of course, the term ‘‘nigga’’ itself is a contested term and has been the focus of scholarly work, for example, Asim’s The N Word, 90 as well as documentaries such as Larkins’ The N Word91 and Lazin’s Tupac Resurrection. 92 Whilst, it is entirely possible that Jones is being ironic in the interview and his performances, it is worth noting that he reproduces racially problematic language that signals white, racist projections of blackness. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Safundi : journal of South African and American studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface? TI - Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24602 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24602 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Haupt A. Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface?. Safundi : journal of South African and American studies. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24602. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | afr | |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Film and Media Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Safundi : journal of South African and American studies | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsaf20/current | |
| dc.title | Part IV: Is Die Antwoord Blackface? | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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