On the face of it, race still permeates everything in South Africa. Take television. A show called "Idols", which grooms wannabe pop stars, got into trouble when a black judge criticised a white contestant using a Zulu expression that the contestant did not understand. Irate fans accused the judge of being a racist. More recently, a black model voted out of the "Strictly Come Dancing" show, in which celebrities display their dubious ballroom-dancing talents, unleashed accusations of racism when she complained that her "own people" did not vote for her.
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