{"id":200,"date":"2026-05-11T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/?p=200"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:47:44","slug":"is-it-racist-to-say-we-dont-live-in-a-township","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/is-it-racist-to-say-we-dont-live-in-a-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Racist to Say; \u201cWe Don\u2019t Live in a Township\u201d”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently posed this question to Google Gemini; \u201cMy tenant (a black man), in my presence (a white man) called his workers leaving at 5:00 pm back to my premises with a whistle and a shout as we needed their assistance. My neighbour (a white man) immediately called out; \u201cWe don\u2019t live in the township!\u201d My tenant was visibly hurt. Was I correct to chat to my neighbour later and tell him that his language was unacceptable?\u201d<\/p>\n

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