It’s Not Cute When A Black Child Only Knows English,” Ntsiki Mazwai
It’s Not Cute When A Black Child Only Knows English,” Ntsiki Mazwai. On Wednesday mourners gathered at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg to pay tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Madela. Among them were Mama’s great grandchildren who took to the podium to share a few words about their late great grandmother.
Poet Ntsiki Mazwai could not bite her tongue about how Ma Winnie’s great grandchildren spoke in English and had a distinct twang. “It’s not cute when a black child only knows English,” she said.
It's not cute when a black child only knows English…..it's not cute at all
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) April 12, 2018
She went on to say not speaking mother tongue to children is a form of child abuse.
Speaking English to your children at home is a form of child abuse…..you are alienating that child from their own people. Stop it.
— NtsikiMazwaiMedia (@ntsikimazwai) April 12, 2018
