EDITORIAL | ‘Trashy coloureds’ and ‘racist pigs’: what lessons are we teaching pupils?

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EDITORIAL | ‘Trashy coloureds’ and ‘racist pigs’: what lessons are we teaching pupils?
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The exchange of racist vitriol in front of schoolchildren by adults highlights the plodding progress in rooting out racism

Who, among us, does not know racism is bad for democracy, for our country, for victims and perpetrators, be they individuals or corporate entities? Unless someone has been under a rock, there’ll be very few.

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