Muppet! Guttersnipe! Troll! Internet turns on activist who made waitress cry

30 April 2016 - 13:19 By Tanya Farber

Many people took to Facebook and the comments section of GroundUp‚ where the article first appeared‚ to distance themselves from the behaviour of Ntokozo Qwabe‚ an RMF leader at Oxford University‚ where he is on a Rhodes scholarship.One wrote: “Yes‚ as a Black Woman myself‚ I also come from nothing and I worked hard and 'educated' myself with Degrees and Masters Degrees etc‚ but I also learnt about the demography of the area that is now South Africa and realised that the white land grab is only a half truth at best‚ as many areas were not occupied by the great tribes of Zulu and Xhosa‚ at all‚ but by nobody other than Nomads - who to this day are treated like dogs by the govt.”She went on to say: “This boy is a bitter person‚ he is the type of person who will smile at your face and stab you in the back. He has a hatred of white people‚ but has used white funded scholarship (eg: SPAR group...) through school and university onto OXFORD. Isn't that Hypocritical‚ he embraces all the trappings of white people.”She said “the only good way to get back is this guy is to spread the story around OXFORD Colleges‚ maybe they will spit/wee in his food‚ and give it to him with a smile”.She wasn't the only person to refer to contaminating his food as an appropriate response.“BTW - notice to all waiters - My name is Ntokozo Qwabe‚” wrote another reader‚ “I am a racist and I will never know if you spit in my food or wipe your balls with my burger patty.”Some Facebook users said the incident showed what had become of the Rhodes Must Fall movement in general.One user said they should “concentrate on their studies” and that “this campaign is now a hooligans' campaign”.But Qwabe is sticking to his guns. He responded to criticism from white people by saying‚ “Why are white men here wanking on my wall? Wow. Sies! Go away!” and to black commentators by calling them “yes baaas non whites”.His original Facebook page was shut down but he started a new one and said: “A sick society if white people (and their fellow 'yes baaas' non whites) would rather be up in arms about one white waiter's unnecessary tears than be out here on the streets furious about the violence of black existence in a country where they are a landless‚ dispossessed & exploited mass. Where black bodies continue to be slaughtered in the interest of white capital. Where a mere 8% or so of settler colonial European descendants almost exclusively own the land and wealth of the cowntry.”Other comments on GroundUp's report included:- What an extraordinarily nasty and puffed-up little man - why doesn't he pick on someone his own size?- Oxford will probably also take an interest‚ and might also have a non-binary viewpoint that is not entirely in agreement with this little troll's racist narrative.- I hear where he is coming from and all that but that waitress could be struggling herself. Not cool putting her in the crossfire like that. With that being said I have to say that was a mild hit below the belt. By that I mean not worth crying over. Once I was a waiter and remember this crew that would frequent where I worked.The white waiters always got tips and they would never tip anyone of colour. We all knew what was happening and didn't like it or them‚ I guess they were the type to show you they had a problem with our skin as opposed to this chap who tells whites he has a problem with them.I'm kinda glad‚ though‚ that he at least had a reason behind his discrimination and it wasn't just because she is white. I would be curious to hear what reasons white South Africans have for their discrimination. Oh‚ and on a last note‚ this is not incredible.This kind of thing has been happening in this country for hundreds of years‚ every day. Unless you're saying it's incredible because it's young blacks being discriminatory? If so‚ I would point you to those xenophobic attacks over the last few years. Still don't agree with this dude but I understand...- Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Bring this vile little guttersnipe into the light and let people gaze upon his true self: an entitled bully using black suffering to justify himself in causing suffering to others.- How far Oxford has fallen to admit complete idiots like this. Nothing he has said makes sense‚ he speaks like a petulant 15-year-old with delusions of grandeur.- I suppose people have a right to be petty small-minded jerks if they want to be. I suppose they can't really complain in the future if waiters are less then enthusiastic to give them a decent level of service.- Wow! What an incredibly brave action guys. Revolutionary medals all round hey! What an incredible blow against the enemy? Chances are this woman at most owns her old cellphone and doesn't even hold title deeds to 1 square meter of dirt anywhere. Didn't even bother to find out what else is going down in her life so no possibility that she might be dealing with some serious shit like the loss of a loved one and your rude behaviour was the proverbial straw. What a bunch of wimpy muppets.TMG Digital/The Times..

There’s never been a more important time to support independent media.

From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.

For just R80 you can become a premium member (digital access) and support a publication that has played an important political and social role in South Africa for over a century of Sundays. You can cancel anytime.

Already subscribed? Sign in below.



Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.