EFFORTPOST Mini Drama in r/southafrica 8 months ago when OP asks South Africans (especially Huwhitoids) why they refer to National Heritage Day, as National Braai Day

CONTEXT

https://africantravelcanvas.com/news/national-heritage-day-in-south-africa-what-is-heritage-day-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/

During Apartheid, the whites, and especially the Afrikaners, reigned supreme. Both in power, but aslo in cultural influence. Only Afrikaans and English were recognized formal languages for the state, and blacks whom wanted to become educated had to do so in Afr and Eng - the white men's language.

Additionally, holidays, events and national celebrations were all geared towards what Afrikaners and Bonglishmen in the Western Cape found to be important to them, but not the dozen black ethnicities in RSA. Thus after 1994, and the Nelson Mandela's election, the new Democratic government decided they had enough of mere mayoshit holidays and declared that there should be a National Heritage Day, which celebartes the large cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity which constituted the new country of RSA.

In 1996, the Mandela Admin came together and argued which day of the year should specifically be the big important day. I'm told by my father whom was my age at this point in time, that it was a weird collosal drama in the ANC at the time, and a relatively scandalous. This was before the corruption would set in as we know in modern RSA, so the scandal of the choosing of which date of the year would become National Heritage Day, is almost cute and quaint, compared to much more devastating and serious issue in RSA today 27 years later, where we cant even keep the fricking lights on with laodshedding.

https://southafrica-info.com/people/south-africa-population/

The drama was this: Zulus in RSA is by far the most populous, and also the most influencial voting bloc in the country, amongst all of the black groups in RSA. They had particular influence in the ANC, and many of the key members of the Mandela cabinet were zulus, thus the choosing of the specific date of Narional Heritage day in 24 September, was controversial. It wasn't fairly decided, but whatever small stuff.

The real drama came later when the reason for 24 September was announced, as it was the date that marks ‘Shaka Day’, when Zulus celebrate the infamous Shaka warlord. I trust I don't have to explain who Shaka is, is its likely one of the only 2 people that Burgers can name besides Mandela, prior to the arrival of Musk. Shaka had bucketloads of charisma and united a shitload of tiny tribes into a large warengine. If the British/Dutch had not arrived in South Africa during the same time period of Shaka's and the Zulu's rise to prominence, then it's 100% agreed by RSA historians, that the entire South Africa would have been named Zululand.

They absolutely teared through all other Black tribes, and even wiped out many black tribes, whom we can't even name today, because they kept no records, and the dutch arrived after the conquest was done, so there's nothing to record of these nameless peoples, except their stonewalls, stone igloos and long lost skeletons. But unfortunately for the Zulus, they had the bad luck of not having researched their Tech Tree in Age of Empire, and could not hold their match against the devastatingly lobsided edge gunpower weaponry gave the Bongs. Not even Shaka's leadership and tactics would ultimately help.

Like Ghenghis Khan for the Mongols, Shaka is a legendary figure and is immortalized by the Zulus. Shaka Day commemorates the legendary king, who united the zulus into one great powerful people and nation.

But of course the other non-zulu black peeps, especially the Xhosa are not equally enthused, and consider Shaka and the Zulus during the height of their power to have caused great suffering and genocide amongst the tribes which they conquered or wiped out. The timeframe in which the Zulus had their conquest of Eastern RSA, is known by many as the "Crushening", or "Mfecane". A zulu and xhosa word. Sothos, whom lived and lives in the middle portion of RSA, calls the series of events the "Difaqane"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mfecane

The Crushening or Skattering, is known as the obliteration and crushing of tribes, and refers to a period from the 1810s to the 1840s, when the zulus were at the height of their conquest. There is no way to estimate how many non-zulus were killed, and the numbers have been controversial ever since. Way too many peeps have something to gain by scewing numbers in their favour, and additionally there was no capacity to record in hindsight. Estimates were mainly made by the usual population density when euros came across different tribes as they slowly moved inland towards the provinces of what is today known as Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Some historians venture to estimate as many as 1 million to 2 million non-zulus were killed in the Crushening. Which are pretty stark numbers pre-ww2. Of course this is debated, and many believe much of non-zulus were instead of being genocided, forcefully integrated. Some tribes joined willingly, adopting the Zulu culture, uniforms, and language. Others were viciously forcefully intergated by killing all the men and taking only the women and children of the tribe to supplement the next generation of soldiers. I have no way of confirming this, but urban legend says that Zulus would force young men to walk past their famous Impi Shields or Assegai short spears, and those taller than these weapons were immediately culled. The reason being small young boys can still be indoctrinated and converted into your tribal culture, whereas too old boys/young men bear resentment. I believe Ghengis Khan's armies did the same with Wagon Wheels.

Regardless of the actual reality, a large depopulation and dispersal of all the tribes from eastern RSA ocurred from 1810 to 1840, and most of them were basically slowly fleeing as word of the zulu conquest would reach tribes not as militarily inclined. Dramatards need to understand that Africa and RSA are very large, the entire Germany could fit into Mpumalanga & Kwazulu-Natal. These were men who travelled on foot, they didn't have the european advantage of horses.

So these were truly massive regions conquered in a short time.

Back to 1996 in modernity, a lot of intergenerational trauma and resentment still brooded between Zulus and the non-zulu tribes, especially between the Xhosa who was the largest surviving groups, to have been vanqueshed all the way back in the 19th century by the zulus. Just like the Balkan Serbs resented living under the influence of the Ottoman Empire for centuries, so too did the non Zulus have resentment against them from their former enemies. If Apartheid and the euro man's colonization of Southern Africa didn't dominate so in modern RSA discourse, then there would have been balkanlike resentment between Zulus and their non-zulu peers. Of course nothing unites foes like an even bigger douchebag, so Aprtheid had kept the frustration between black south africans to a minimum.

I went on this looong boring screed so that you guys may understand the context in the 1996 choosing of RSA's new National Heritage Day was full of drama and sneed. The non Zulus both in the government and civil population weren't too keen on having their conqueror as the inspiration for the new cultural holiday! Can u guys imagine if a chinese guy would suddenly declare National Ghengis Khan day in Manchuria lol.

After lots of squabbles, 24 September, was deemed to be more than just Shaka day, and would the nation's commemoration of all indigenous groups' cultures in RSA, not just that of the Zulus. The documents and red tape wen throught, and ever since 1996 we had our Heritage Day.

Now a lot of black south africans still harboured incredible resentment against their afrikaner previous overlords, and felt easily snubbed whenever whites did even the most inconsequential actions which they felt reduced them. For many RSA blacks the Heritage day was a reverse snub against Boers/Bongs whom had culturally dominated them in the National Party years, and that whites had no true heritage or historical culture worth celebrating other than colonization. It was usually a very turbo black liberal who held these angsts. Most whites didn't give a shit, National Heritage day was just a free holiday in the calender. And while the ANC gov would make a big show african unity to celebrate specifically the value of black culture in 24 September, most whites would remain impassive for the next 10 years.

In 2005 a TV personality known as Jan Scannell, or "Jan Braai", would immortalize 24 September forever, as it was previously a non excitable holiday which even most blacks didn't give a shit about. Just to be clear for Americans, braai just means barbecue, which many americans like Texans are familiar with. Jan Scannel used his moniker "Jan Braai" as an entertainment gimmick. He would make an afrikaans show where he would travel all along the most exiting and beautiful regions of Southern African tourist spots, and braai at the most outrageous places, be it isolated deserts, high mountains, or just remote 4x4 routes. It was one of the most watched shows by anyone who spoke afrikaans, be it boer or coloured.

In 2005's National Heritage Day, Jan Braai would use a gimmick to unofficially call 24 September National Braai day, so that the one true cultural combination of south africa, could be distilled into this everloved RSA pastime. This popularity spread like wildfire, and although not everyone was onboard, a lot of afrikaans speakers would jokingly refer to National Heritage ay as braai day in their everyday speak.

When 2006 arrived, Jan Braai would repeat his gimmick, and several million boers and coloureds whom had followed in his steps would imitate him, and thus National Braai day became a meme and nation which reached all of the non-afrikaans speakers of the country.

You know the saying: empty cans make the most noise. When the National Braai Day even reached the ears the most loud turbo liberal black peeps, they exploded in rage and a lot of nothing was made about the insult in which afrikaners and boers had towards the National holiday which specifically existed to celebrate the often overlooked black culture. These liberal black peeps misunderstood the action of Jan Braai and the afrikaners who imitated him. They weren't doing braai day to insult of belittle black culture, there was no malice in their intentions, but from these peeps minds, it was as if white south afircans has so little respect toward blacks they just reduce them to a pastime activity.

https://mg.co.za/article/2018-09-21-00-how-our-heritage-is-reduced-to-ash/

Here's a few sneedfest articles written by shitlibs about how evil Braai Day is. It holds the same overblown hysteria as s saying they are being genocided.

Here's a more level headed and neutral article.

https://www.enca.com/south-africa/heritage-daynational-braai-day-debates-rages

But instead of being insulted, a lot of black south africans started to imitate their white peers, by joining braai day and liking the linking of south african heritage to braai groups brining diverse people together. By 2005 a black middle class was also forming and had established a market. Traditional afrikaans food like BIiltong, which they had adopted from the Hottentots way back the 18th century, was becoming incredibly popular to black peeps who could now afford it. Red meat is more expensive than chicken for example, but now blacks could indulge in this delicacy where they would previously be economically blocked off.

Point is by 2005 many blacks had long since already adopted boer food and habits, and it took very little to unite different races over a braai feast. Many liberal blacks had also had a positive view of Braai Day, and even cosidered it a uniting force for the rainbow nation.

By 2007, Braai day had become infamous, and white slapfight debates continued, some prominent South african figures praised Braai Day. Many foreigners wont know who Desmond Tutu is, but to Saffers he had been an everpresent figure for the fight against apartheid, and just as famous as Mandela. He won a Nobel peace prize and was incredibly well respected; his words carried great weight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6981326.stm

"We've shown the world a few things. Let's show them that ordinary activities like eating can unite people of different races, religions, sexes... short people, tall people, fat people, lean people," he added.

Point is many black peeps, even prominent ones had a much more positive view on the Braai Day sensation.

https://old.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/xnhu35/south_africans_who_call_heritage_day_braai_day_why/

So we all come back to this /r/suthafrica post 8 months ago. OP is one of those self-cucking black libtards who see evil in every action, and makes mountains out of molehills.

The question of the post: "Why do you obvious subhuman racists call our glorious Heritage Dag, Braai Day. You are reducing black culture!! This is holiday colonialization!!!!!!!!!!! Reeeee!" The typical smarmy arrogance of a turbo wokescold. This reddit post perfectly encapsulates that needlessly bitter attitude that many black peeps have towards innocuous shit which mayos do.

In this thread OP is being dunked on for being a douchebag.

A lot of Saffers just wanna

Of course there's always the sour fricks

https://old.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/xnhu35/south_africans_who_call_heritage_day_braai_day_why/ipxw7uv/

"White peeps have no culture! They feel awkward cuz when SA Blacks show our swag traditional outfits, they just jelly!"

Anyways that's all I have

Good Night!

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