Constitutional Hill

Sunday Times advert circa 1985. . .

If only Ronald Suresh Roberts had seen this TV advert for the Sunday Times made in 1985 he would have had more to say about the sexism, racism and deeply obnoxious prejudice of this newspaper. Particularly shocking is the headline: “Exclusive picture interview with South African dying Aids victim…” Almost as bad as a headline in Huisgenoot several years ago: “Seuntjie met die pers gesig: kleurfoto’s”.

2 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:

    What exactly do you have with Roberts?

  2. Pierre de Vos says:

    Ok, I admit it, I am obsessed with RSR. It is because he is so clever and could have written such an interesting book about Thabo Mbeki but wrote a book in the tone of a bitter, camp, man bitching to his girlfriends about an ex-boyfriend. Fascinating. But I promise I will stop. :-)

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