South African radio and television personality Gareth Cliff has addressed the recent controversy over Gayton McKenzie’s use of the ‘k-word’ on X (formerly Twitter).
Speaking on the Truth Report YouTube channel, Cliff dismissed the outrage as a “non-controversy” and an “attention-seeking” performance by “slacktivists” on social media.
‘Called for consistency’
While he personally avoids the word due to its rude and derogatory nature, Cliff argues against the “superstitious mental illness” of believing a word can cause harm.
He criticised the “hysterical” reaction and called for consistency, pointing out that the word has been used by others without similar backlash.
Cliff concluded that South Africa has “much bigger things to do” than to argue about a word.
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