This is not our picture: embarrassed Joburg ANC

03 March 2016 - 02:41 By Shenaaz Jamal

The Johannesburg region of the ANC hasits knickers in a knot after an image of a woman wearing a swimsuit in ANC colours was uploaded on its Twitter account.The image was uploaded with a caption: "What do you make of this swimsuit" under the #RegistrationWeek, #VoteANC hashtags.ANC regional spokesman Jolidee Matongo said the image had circulated among ANC members via a WhatsApp group. An official posted it on the Twitter account."There was no official instruction to post the image. It is not an image of the ANC; the person who posted it did so without instruction," said Matongo."The ANC has a long history of upholding women and respecting women's rights. We are not about degenerating woman and depicting them as objects. We apologise for the unfortunate incident."Twitter went into a frenzy with users tweeting their anger about the picture:@mdira_esaid: "You are disgusting it shows what you think of us as women. You see us as objects rather than anything else. Sies".@Mogotsi: "@ANCJHB Too late for an apology, we now know what you think of black women. You've got no leg to stand on!"@nomorebullSA: "@ANCJHB Your continued lack of respect for women is incredible. They're our sisters, not campaigning tools for leering old men. Wow!"@solkganyago: "@ANCJHB Don't apologise for a tweet... apologise for objectifying women, that's what the outrage is about.damnt!"..

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