SOUNDTRACK: hiatus
[READ: March 1, 2022] The Devil Made Me Do It
As South Africa entered the new millennium, things were progressing very slowly (and sometimes regressing). And Zapiro was watching.
Homophobia was spreading throughout African nations. There’s a banner that says Queens against Mugabe. Zapiro ties it together nicely with a picture of Queen Elizabeth with a paper that says “Mugabe lambasts U.K.”
And an anti-rape ad (starring Charlize Theron) was banned because there was public outcry. Which leads to a later strip in which children learn the rape message: it’s not bad to rape someone in your own family (A lenient sentence was given to a man who raped his daughter); rape is less offensive than an anti-rape ad that offends men; you can get away with rape if you are famous and hire a hotshot legal team.
Apartheid fallout was still happening.
There’s a an amusing picture of Apartheid Hell and the devil is showing all of the people there a video called No person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, gender ethnic or social origin, culture, sexual orientation….” Although clearly the powerful men aren’t all getting punished as we see Craig Williamson, a constant figure in these battles, telling the Amnesty Committee to sit, lie down and fetch his amnesty. (more…)
