The degrading “star” (stand together against racism) currently forcibly displayed on the Springbok rugby jerseys is another case of double standards and selective morality being foisted upon sportsmen by dishonest and self-congratulating politicians.
The ANC government has driven a bigger wedge between black and white than any racist white man could ever achieve. A letter in The Citizen a few months ago attested to white spectators losing their seats at a soccer match to black racists, but nothing was done and no anti-racism slogans were worn.
More than 60 years ago a minority group in Europe ended up the target of “The Final Solution”. Strangely enough it all began with a little yellow star.
Another recent development is the redesign of the Bok jersey - the much-maligned, hated Springbok logo has been reduced in size, and moved to the left side. In its place now appears the protea flower.This is clearly another mind-numbing attempt to appease the insatiable white-hating ANC government who will not rest until every last vestige of white culture and heritage has been utterly decimated. Expect the Bok logo to disappear altogether in the near future.
New logo on Springbok jersey
The Springbok rugby team will wear a green and gold star on their playing jersey on the end-of-year tour as part of South African rugby's campaign to highlight the sport's opposition to racism.
"We chose the STAR symbol as it is an acronym for Stand Together Against Racism. There is no wording in the design but we're hopeful that the symbol will instantly send out our message.
"Racism is not just rugby's problem - it is a South African problem and this is rugby's approach to tackling it."
The Springboks will wear the STAR in their three end-of-year Tests against Wales (November 8), Scotland (November 15) and England (November 22).
"That was a spontaneous response to a particular incident," said Mr. Hoskins, "and was a new departure for a South African sport and it would have been easy to leave it there.
"But it was the feeling of SA Rugby and our stakeholders that we would be failing in our responsibility as a sport if we didn't continue to address this issue.
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