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In line with national policy, the use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology is frowned upon, and in some cases even categorically forbidden, in South Africa today. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.

Much of the [[ESAT]] content however is based on historical materials and research, and such terms may occur in the titles and content of the material and plays cited. For example there are numerous contentious terms of differentiation between race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, etc., which are not only found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 2ist century, a number of them classic works, but also in the numerous commentaries on such works. In addition a number of formerly acceptable but now spurned or proscribed racial terms were given as names for plants, places, rivers, mountains, and so on.

However, while many names of places and things are being changed, the role of the terms in the arts remain a complex matter, since anyone writing about racial abuse and oppression for example, will use the terms to demonstrate the issues they are raising. Similarly, when citing form older texts offensive and terms of abuse will obviously be cited as well.

For example, a 2018 edition of ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', the iconic play from the struggle period of the 1980s, still has all those terms, the argument being cleaning up the text by changing them or excising them would make the play meaningless. Keeping them there maintains - perhaps even enhances - the shock effect of the play. Similarly Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography ''Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa'' exploits precisely that reaction to excellent effect to expose the harsh reality of the times.

Other such contentious terms of differentiation used over the centuries in Southern Africa, and appearing in the plays and literature, include: [[Bushman]], [[Hottentot]], [[Kaffir]], [[Bantu]], [[White]] / [[Non White]], [[European]] / [[Non European]].

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−	The use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology of any kind is frowned upon in South Africa today, and in some cases even categorically forbidden. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.	+	The use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology of any kind is frowned upon in South Africa today, and in some cases even categorically forbidden or proscribed. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.

	However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, '''citations''' by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.		However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, '''citations''' by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.

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	However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, '''citations''' by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.		However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, '''citations''' by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.
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	The use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology of any kind is frowned upon in South Africa today, and in some cases even categorically forbidden. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.		The use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology of any kind is frowned upon in South Africa today, and in some cases even categorically forbidden. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.

−	However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, citations by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.	+	However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, '''citations''' by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.

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−	~~the centuThe~~ use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology is frowned upon, and in some cases even categorically forbidden~~, in South Africa today~~. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.	+	The use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory language and terminology of any kind is frowned upon in South Africa today, and in some cases even categorically forbidden. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.

−	However, much of the [[ESAT]] content ~~his~~ based on historical materials and research~~, and~~ such terms occur in the titles and content of much of the material and many of the plays cited. For example contentious terms of differentiation between race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, etc., are not only found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 2ist century, a number of them classic works, ~~but also in~~ the ~~numerous commentaries that have been published on~~ such ~~works. In addition a number of formerly acceptable~~, but ~~now spurned or proscribed, racial terms have over the years been used in the names of plants, places, rivers, mountains, and so on.~~	+	However, because much of the [[ESAT]] content is based on historical materials and research in which such terms often occur in the titles and content of works, citations by the writers from such materials are not censored or "cleansed", but retained as originally written.
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−	Though many such names have already been changed, and more are being considered, the role of the terms in the '''''arts''''' remain a complex matter, since anyone writing about racial abuse and oppression for example, will use the terms to demonstrate the issues they are raising. Similarly, when citing form older texts offensive and terms of abuse will obviously be cited as ~~well.~~
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−	For example, a 2018 edition of ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', the iconic play from the struggle period of the 1980s, still has all those terms, the argument being cleaning up the text by changing them or excising them would make the play meaningless. Keeping them there maintains - perhaps even enhances - the shock effect of the play. Similarly Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography ''Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa'' exploits precisely that reaction to excellent effect to expose the harsh reality of the times.
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−	Other such contentious terms of differentiation used over the centuries in Southern Africa, and appearing in the plays and literature, include: [[Bushman]], [[Hottentot]], [[Kaffir]], [[Bantu]], [[White]] / [[Non White]], [[European]] / [[Non European]].

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-In line with national policy, the use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory  language and terminology is frowned upon, and in some cases even categorically forbidden,  in South Africa today. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.
+the centuThe use of hurtful, offensive or discriminatory  language and terminology is frowned upon, and in some cases even categorically forbidden,  in South Africa today. For this reason our basic policy is that all contributors should shun such usage in their '''own''' writing.
-Much of the [[ESAT]] content however is based on historical materials and research, and such terms may occur in the titles and content of the material and plays cited.  For example there are numerous contentious terms of differentiation between race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, etc., which are not only found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 2ist century, a number of them classic works, but also in the numerous commentaries on such works. In addition a number of formerly acceptable but now spurned or proscribed racial terms were given as names for  plants, places, rivers, mountains, and so on.
+However, much of the [[ESAT]] content his based on historical materials and research, and such terms occur in the titles and content of much of the material and many of the plays cited.  For example contentious terms of differentiation between race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, etc., are not only found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 2ist century, a number of them classic works, but also in the numerous commentaries that have been published on  such works. In addition a number of formerly acceptable, but now spurned or proscribed, racial terms have over the years been used in the names of plants, places, rivers, mountains, and so on.
+Though many such names have already been changed, and more are being considered, the role of the terms in the '''''arts''''' remain a complex matter, since anyone writing about racial abuse and oppression for example, will use the terms to demonstrate the issues they are raising.  Similarly, when citing form older texts offensive and terms of abuse will obviously be cited as well.
 For example, a 2018 edition of ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', the iconic play from the struggle period of the 1980s, still has all those terms, the argument being cleaning up the text by changing them or excising them would make the play meaningless. Keeping them there maintains - perhaps even enhances - the shock effect of the play. Similarly Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography ''Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa'' exploits precisely that reaction to excellent effect to expose the harsh reality of the times.
 Other such contentious terms of differentiation used over the centuries in Southern Africa, and appearing in the plays and literature, include: [[Bushman]], [[Hottentot]], [[Kaffir]], [[Bantu]], [[White]] / [[Non White]], [[European]] / [[Non European]].