She did it again.
No sooner had the polls closed than Helen Zille dumped the DA straight into the line of fire.
It started with Zille tweeting about a group of students who described the UCT “as our present reluctant home” in an article in the Cape Argus. Zille took offence to the statement and suggested the following:
If this woke bunch hate being UCT students so much, pls help them out of their misery and withdraw their funding. pic.twitter.com/MnfdFVWB11
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) August 3, 2016
Well, that was odd. Given the structural issues at UCT, the students’ comments are quite standard. It’s like Zille just woke up from a time capsule. And as you can imagine, the responses to Zille were merciless.
@helenzille If you said this yesterday, your black stooges would not have voted for the DA. You are very arrogant and heartless.
— Zamani Canaan S.M (@Zamani_S_M) August 3, 2016
@helenzille I’m not a student, but a 40 year old woman now embarrassed to have voted for the DA today!!!
— Charmelle Magill (@CharmelleCmvg) August 3, 2016
@helenzille Have you considered Hellen that those tax payers include the very students’ parents? But you thought only whites pay this tax!?
— Blek Writer (@the_raitta) August 3, 2016
But @helenzille, are you suggesting people mustn’t complain about structures that aren’t in their control? Why is the DA in Parliament then?
— Ottilia Anna M (@MaS1banda) August 3, 2016
Zille then added an addendum to her tweet, which made a lot more sense.Â
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) August 3, 2016
Not really. And others stepped in and asked Zille to calm down. And perhaps get off Twitter.
Students have always been like that. I know I did. #rhodes early 80s. Calm. @helenzille
— Neal Collins (@nealcol) August 3, 2016
Yes. Calm the f*** down! Thoughts?