I have been building online communities since my stint at UCT and when I came to Wits things just got better. The truth is, my team and I managed put together a good site although we failed dismally when it came to the marketing, we still put on a good show for the Wits populace.

Why cant we leave race out of this, if a site rocks it rocks..we have got a common enemy; bandwidth, so lets get coding.

However, “whites” (as defined by the NP years ago) need to lay low and let the shit blow over when this kinda thing happens. It’s the only way. There’s absolutely nothing you can say to allegations allegations in the era we live in today. There’s no use being indignant about it. The reason the playing field is tilted is because Krokodil tilted it with his draconian policies, and white people still benefit from it. There’s no getting around it.

One day, white people will have a foot to stand on in these debates. But right now, just be suitably contrite. Then just carry on like you did before.

Hopefully our children won’t have to do the same thing.

Plus from what I hear there were a few people of colour who turned down the opportunity to feature in Mandy’s article.

Furthermore, I am sure that Mandy did choose to ask people for suggestions for the article, just not yourself, and is that such a sin?

The box that you are talking about has been in existence for a long, long time. The mindset of the black professionals needs to change. I have been advocating the book, Capitalist Nigger, be read for a full appreciation of the challenge that exists to stop complaining and actually get off our asses and do something. So this post of mine was addressed at those people featured more than anyone else.

I thought Mandy did a good job, and as you so rightly point out, she didn’t force the answers. Sure some were left off [thanks for what you said about my post] but that will always happen, regardless of their colour.

Agree with you, doesn’t need to be looked at from a racial point of view. The best are the best, doesn’t matter what colour they are.

I don’t however appreciate that many people who have not necessarily experienced discrimination feel the need to criticize those who want to express their experience.

I agree with Rafiq, and those who say action speaks louder than words, but this does not mean we have to shut up and just go about our business. certain elements of racial discriminiation do exist and there is not a shadow of a doubt. If you have not been affected, good for you, but do you know what it feels like to be treated like you are less based on the way you look.

I think discussion and debate is needed, all views have an impact as this is a multi-dimensional issue. Speaking though is also a form of action.

I set up a project called http://www.one-project.org to look at many of the efforts going on to tackle these issues. I shared my thoughts with quite a few people and tried to get involvement. I can honestly say, it’s not always what you do but who you are that decides whether people will support or endorse you or not.

I wanted to set up a platform similar to tech leader & thought leader to allow regular South Africans from all spheres of society to write about their experience and share idea of how to change things, but I know I can’t do it alone. Anyone want to help?