Cape Town – Tweeps have reacted and praised the friendship between Christopher Logan and Thabiso Danca after a video clip of Logan accusing the owner of Hank’s Olde Irish / Love Thy Neighbour pub of blatant racism went viral on social media.
In the video, posted by PSAFLIVE on Twitter, Logan struggles to keep his cool, as he lashes out at the owner of the drinking establishment about an incident whereby the bouncer at the door allegedly prohibited Danca, a black man from entering the pub, and told him that he could not enter the establishment without being accompanied by a white person.
“You do not have a right to discriminate in this country, it is a crime. This is what happened, Thabiso came in here moments after Jordan came in, so your bouncer stopped him and said why are you going in? Who are you going in to?
“You cannot come in here unaccompanied by a white person. If you come in here, I know what you like, you steal and cause trouble, this is what the bosses have told me. It is a crime in this country, do you know where you exist? You exist in South Africa where we have a deeply painful history of this,” Logan said passionately, as he confronted the pub’s owner.
Watch the heated confrontation here:
WATCH: The racist owner of Hank’s Olde Irish/Love Thy Neighbour Robert Southworth turning black people away if they aren’t “accompanied by a white person” being confronted by a young white man in 110 Bree Street, Cape Town. pic.twitter.com/XsM4VNT9GI
— PSAFLIVE (@PSAFLIVE) December 4, 2022
Part 2: [Watch] Racist Robert Southworth blaming the bouncer he employed for his company policy. pic.twitter.com/bpEOMlKQhk
— PSAFLIVE (@PSAFLIVE) December 4, 2022
According to The Citizen, the pub released a statement in which they denied that staff members were instructed to disallow patrons entrance on the basis of race or gender discrimination and that a case of assault had been opened against the individuals making accusations in the video.
“We as owners have never discriminated, nor will we ever instruct our staff to discriminate on any basis whatsoever, on the basis of gender, sexual orientation or race,” the pub was reported as saying in a statement.
Social media users had this to say about the incident:
THIS is what being anti-racist and being an ally looks like. A singlet was torn that day. Shout out to this young white guy for calling out Hank’s Olde Irish in Cape Town, known for its jazz nights, for the racist treatment of his friend ? #HumanRights https://t.co/hZ98YQ0A5g
— Elena W (@ElenainZAfrica) December 5, 2022
This is the definition of using your privilege to support and fight for your allies… Cheers to this gent… We need more like this https://t.co/79spYLXSDv
— Rated Capturer ?? (@PraiseMagidi) December 5, 2022
So what debilitating medical issue is this owner going to blame his racism on?
— Spikey (@S_p_i_k_e_s) December 4, 2022
EFF WESTERN CAPE RESPONDS TO THE UGLY FACE OF RACISM THAT HAS RESURFACED AT HANK’S OLDE IRISH PUB IN NO 110 BREE STREET IN CAPE TOWN #RacismMustFall @EFFSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/B6immnwob5
— EFF_Western Cape (@EFFWesternCape_) December 5, 2022
Hank’s Olde Irish / Love Thy Neighbour turning people of colour away if they aren’t “accompanied by a white person”??? Surprise, surprise another racist watering hole… @CapeTimesSA @mailandguardian pic.twitter.com/nvRhzlcgep
— nathannnnn (@Natenoged) December 3, 2022
I was ranting to hubby that it feels like despite a number of people speaking out against racism in ?? – there seems to be an increase in racist incidents.
His response:
“No, there is an increase in REPORTED incidents. It’s becoming more difficult to hide”Keep speaking up! https://t.co/p2A18Afu8U
— Bianca van Wyk (@BiancavanWyk16) December 5, 2022
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
