tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346411263071661297.post4831141354735546936..comments2023-03-23T11:29:39.835+01:00Comments on Stereotypes & Mass Media: Nelson Mandela's inaugural addressPid English 2012http://www.blogger.com/profile/12412711671185377289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346411263071661297.post-29417897363741554772012-12-15T13:28:10.080+01:002012-12-15T13:28:10.080+01:00Last week I saw a movie called “Sarafina”; it is a...Last week I saw a movie called “Sarafina”; it is a South African musical which depicted students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to apartheid. It was adapted into a film in 1992, starring with Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo and Miriam Makeba, the woman known as Mama Africa. <br />In 1976 in Soweto, this South African girl, Sarafina, decided to put into practice the teachings of freedom which had given her mom, who is working as housemaid for a white, rich family and the acquaintances of her nonconformist teacher who has tried to learn the real history of South Africa. So Sarafina makes a musical to demand the release of Nelson Mandela, who is in jail. <br />The repression of white people will be know the exact weight of violence and it will be realize that the important thing is not only to get freedom, but knowing what to do.<br /><br />This film is not related directly to Nelson’s speech in 1994, but it’s a good way to understand what was the situation in South Africa in the ’70: it was a period full of repressions and violence: white people wanted to enforce their thoughts, their languages and religion, they wanted to eliminate the African history and indigenous languages and for this reason black people decided to rebel against the white power.<br /><br />After the liberation and election of president Mandela the situation began to change, but nowadays living conditions of blacks are difficult, often the poorest are not yet considered citizens and social services are not granted to all.<br /><br />If you are interested, I put the link of the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaFRCAPWJk<br /><br />Micol Bilato.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028394645418598170noreply@blogger.com