Instead of paying tribute to the courageous women who fought and are still fighting for justice and equality in South Africa, Women’s Day has been largely reduced to a commercial circus revolving around pedicure specials and discounted cake and coffee. As a pale male living in South Africa, originally from the Netherlands, this bothers me.
Why?
Not just because I am a father of a beautiful, two-year-old coloured daughter whom I share with my African wife or because I work in civil (...)