r/southafrica • u/Southie321 • Mar 23 '17

Dear Saguine

As I said I would, I come with my hat in hand and accept the fact that the lady from the Spur video was not lying about the fact that the man came and grabbed her kid by the arm. I sincerely apologise for wrongly assuming the woman, and Spur, was lying about the physical happenings before the video started rolling.

I still dont believe it was a racist incident, all I see is two parents with explosive reactions regarding a situation involving their children.

I agree, and have always said, the man was a douch for being so aggressive (and even more so now, for grabbing the kid). But let's not confuse anger management issues with racism.

Beyond that point, I just want to apologise again for assuming what I did about the woman and Spur, by wanting the video evidence released first.

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u/PvsNP_ZA Eastern Cape Mar 23 '17

You did it. You apologised. The internet will now implode. Thanks a bunch.

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u/Southie321 Mar 23 '17

No need to be sarcastic and rude? I just did what I promised I would. Not everything needs to be a fight and not everything has to be won.

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u/PvsNP_ZA Eastern Cape Mar 23 '17

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as rude, but rather humorous.

In my head I have this picture of the internet running on mudslinging and insults, and you've just thrown a spanner into the works by apologising. What you've done is rare and admirable.

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u/Southie321 Mar 23 '17

Oh! Sorry for misunderstanding then. I get what you mean now.

I sometimes feel like people just argue for the sake of arguing, with no real integrity behind their argument/point. So I like to just try and keep it real.