PABI MOKAWANA

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PM MOKAWANA Learning Activity 1

9 Mar 2024, 17:05 Publicly Viewable

Othersness in cultural anthropology is the process in which a majority group views a subordinate group as different and inferior. I personally believe that fear of the "other " or "unknown" is one of the traits of human nature , they often lead to one making assumptions which can promote prejudice and discrimination. According to www . britannia. Com>dictionary prejudice is an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of demographics..

 

South Africa is overpulated because of foreigners and they create problems which affects greater society . I hear the many socio economic issues they create. Foreigners are employed and South Africans are unemployed. Foreigners opened churches but they don't pay tax. The country is experiencing load shedding because of the over population.There are several flats occupied by foreigners who are human traffickers and drugs dealers. All of these assumptions about "foreigners" made me realize that I'm being prejudice and discriminatory. All the afore mentioned can be because of different reasons making the foreigners the ", main culprit " for South Africa s problems is unfair. 

 

I realized that my assumptions of a" single story " made me a supporter of violence because xenophobia has led to to the Rwandan Genocide , WW2 Holocaust as well as many innocent people losing lives in South Africa. A single story is not democratic therefore I choose to be a democrat and not blame foreigners for all my country s problems Just because they are a "minority group " .We are all Africans separated by boarder gates and we are all human beings differentiated by "demographics. 

 

 

In this essay I have shown you how assumptions based on one story can lead  to bigger social issues . I have also proven how my assumptions about foreigners were not the whole truth and were biased because one can given many other reasons as to why South Africa has socio economic issues.