South Africa Responds to Penny Sparrow’s Racist Comments
Sparrow sparked a social media onslaught and as of this morning, remains public enemy number one, after her post went viral prompting a very useless apology.
2016 is being branded the year for calling out racists after Johannesburg estate agent Penny Sparrow posted racist comments about black people on her Facebook profile, which has since been deleted.
Sparrow sparked a social media onslaught and as of this morning, remains public enemy number one, after her post went viral prompting a very useless apology.
Penny Sparrow kicked off 2016 with one racist Facebook post.
Although Sparrow, who should change her name to Penny Dreadful, would like to believe she was innocently complaining about the packed beaches during the festive season on Saturday 2 January, she was merely being a typical racist. Here is her original post.
It wasn’t long until people on Twitter and Facebook Weighed In
#TheYearSAshamesALLracists Sies #PennySparrow. pic.twitter.com/orA7AEqtj8
— Nickolaus Bauer (@NickolausBauer) January 4, 2016
But #PennySparrow you just started something hey?! That time, many of us monkey were planning to forgive the master this year… That’s over
— Leera Mthethwa (@Leerathediva) January 4, 2016
Please cut #PennySparrow some slack. It’s not her fault she has a double dose of smallness. It’s in both the names! pic.twitter.com/AssX7ombiv — ThatRoseGirl (@RoseSibisi) January 4, 2016
#PennySparrow comments are racist. They are an insult to me and to our party. We have too many of these in SA & we must criminalize these.
— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) January 4, 2016
When she realised she was caught out, she posted this laughable apology
When Penny Sparrow realised that her comments had gone viral and that there was no turning back, she posted an apology, completely missing the mark and sparking further backlash for her lack of acknowledgment that she is in fact a racist.
Jawitz Properties CEO, Hershel Jawitz chats to 702 about former employee Penny Sparrow’s racist comments.
Penny Sparrow chats to Metro FM
Metro FM decided to give Penny Sparrow a third chance to prove to South Africans that she is not in fact the worst person of the moment but she blew it. Firstly by calling the radio station “a black people’s radio”, then telling Phat Joe she couldn’t believe he was black because he speaks so well and proceeding to defend her comments once again saying they will blow over by the end of the week.
This is not the first time Penny Sparrow has shared her less-than-desirable racially motivated opinion of South Africa. Check out her post from 2014.
