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And while townships like Khayelitsha and Gugulethu remain a stark testament to the lasting impact of institutionalized inequality, Cape Town's distinct amalgam of Africans, Afrikaaners, Anglophones and Cape Malays has produced what may be the continent's most vibrant ethnic melting pot.
Secret Season 2011
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South Africa (Very religious Afrikaaners, very religious Anglicans, and a continent remarkably hostile to gay rights still ruled marriage equality to be a fundamental civil right)
Think Progress » Portugal’s parliament approves same-sex marriage. 2010
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Oh my goodness, if only the Boers/Afrikaaners had realized that they are a “culture” and not an ethnic group.
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Of white Afrikaaners and Indians, he wrote: "We believe as much in the purity of races as we think they do."
Among the Hagiographers Andrew Roberts 2011
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South Africa would've been better than Germany if you want that sort of look, there's plenty of Afrikaaners in ZA and then you'd make the people complaining about the whiteness of the list happier - white people are the minority in South Africa.
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Now please understand that not all Afrikaaners are bad people.
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There are plenty of folks, Asians, Swedes, Norwegians, Germans, French, Dutch, South Afrikaaners, Canadian and Italian Eastern European illegals here in the US with no work, student or travel visas or citizenship papers.
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To that end, he taught himself to speak and comprehend Afrikaans, and learned the history, culture and values of the Afrikaaners.
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At one hearing, a genetics expert testifies (to chuckles and murmurs of disapproval from the courtroom audience) that, in fact, most Afrikaaners have at least a few black genes.
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Afrikaaners don't occur that often in movies, but when they do, they're usually tough militaristic guys.
Brad Balfour: Q&A: Sci-Fi Director Neill Blomkamp Describes Life in District 9 As No Picnic 2009
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