Talk:I've Never Met a Nice South African

message: 82.13.28.123 wrote (since rv'd):
The BBC has not yet apologised from broadcasting this racist and stereotyping sketch, yet they apolgised when the name of a certain type of Muslims was prounounced wrong. Needless to say it can be deeply offensive to White South Africans.
You make a good point that should have been better expressed without the dig at the Beeb.  In any case you'll be waiting for eternity for the BBC to apologise about Spitting Image.  It was an ITV production! BaseTurnComplete 18:31, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And lets not forget "stingingly accurate".  Apologise for taking pot shots at an autocratic regime?  That'd be like them apologising for what they did to Saddam, Reagan or whoever else they attacked in their time.--Koncorde 23:09, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I'd love to see a South Korean version, they publish this "black book" there naming everybody, and the descendants of everybody, who may have possibly helped the Japanese in any way during World War 2. I mean, condemning the great-grandchildren of people decades later? That's savage, barbaric, "blood feud" behaviour! You see that sort of thing from cave-dwelling Afghan tribesmen. And the British. 81.135.97.75 (talk) 20:07, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

text: I think you've missed the point... This was an attack on Apartheid era South Africa, a state where racism was enshrined in the law. The lyrics are actually anti-racist rather than racist, the main critisism of the white South Africans is that they are "racists", that they are "murderers" and that they "smell like baboons". The first two were valid political opinions at the time and the third is clearly supposed to be satirical.86.149.214.15 (talk) 17:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

text: South Africans can't find the song amusing because, and I quote the song ...we're a bunch of ignorant loudmouths. With no sense of humour... --NJR_ZA (talk) 05:04, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

message: The above lyric issue, and the article as a whole needs to be based on reliable sources. The external link to h2g2 is UGC so cannot be used as a reliable source, meaning this article is unsourced. Widefox; talk 10:39, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: I don't see anything in this stub of an article that makes it notable. What non-trivial coverage in multiple, independent RS has this song received? Was it newsworthy at the time of release, independent of "The Chicken Song"? If so, WP is not news. What has made this song anything other than a non-notable B-side of a popular single? Why does this song merit its own article? (It doesn't inherit notability from its writers, singer, A-side song, or even the TV show it came from.) Due to the potentially offensive nature of the subject (and clearly some have been offended), I think it's crucial that it be sourced well, right NOW, demonstrating notability according to WP:NSONG, or else merged or deleted. I applaud the intent of the song and I understand its supporters, but this still has the potential to offend, and IMO must be dealt with soon, according to the same standards we use for notability for all songs - WP:NSONG. I've done a search and found a number of incidental references and user-submitted content, but nothing that would meet WP:RS Dcs002 (talk) 09:18, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability?

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I think we should merge this article into Spitting Image. This article has been here for a long time with no sourcing and with very little content other than a summary of the lyrics. Whatever non-contentious content remains after sourcing should be merged with Spitting Image because the content will be in a better context on that page, and because notability of this song is doubtful on its own. It is a B-side of a successful single, and it doesn't appear to meet the criteria of WP:NSONG. Dcs002 (talk) 02:07, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Inclined to agree, or perhaps it could be part of the Chicken Song article, since it was its B-side? Bob talk 21:54, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with Bob, it makes more sense to include it as a section of "The Chicken Song", as its B-side. Richard3120 (talk) 21:13, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

text: I'd go with that. If it is notable enough to have its own article it should include some critical reaction, but I doubt whether it created enough of an impact for that. Btljs (talk) 09:59, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with Spitting Image 

message: Obviously lots of SA Afrikaners are going to find this song and its accompanying video offensive - it was intended to be offensive. I've just spent an hour sitting at the next table to a group of middle aged SA tourists, and some of their conversation would make your hair stand on end. The international reputation of Afrikaners is not wholly undeserved. --Ef80 (talk) 19:55, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Offensiveness