Trump’s Accusations Against South Africa Spark ‘White Privilege’ Self-Mockery

U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on what he alleges is South Africa’s mistreatment of its white minority are being met with mockery on social media by some white South Africans poking fun at their own privilege.

Trump said last week that “certain classes of people” were being treated “very badly” in South Africa, referring to a bill signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa {snip}

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“USA, USA, USA!” comedian Bouwer Bosch chants in a TikTok video as he tells a friend he is moving to the United States.

“Why did you get refugee status?” the friend asks.

“Cause I’m white, bro!” he responds, before adding that he will be back to his South African beach house in the summer, to attend a golf tournament and go to AfrikaBurn – South Africa’s answer to the Burning Man festival.

In an Instagram video titled “A day in the life of an oppressed white South African”, a woman lies yawning in bed.

“My husband brought me an iced coffee today because the most oppressive thing about this country is actually the sun,” she says.

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South Africa’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Trump’s executive order cutting aid “lacks factual accuracy and fails to recognize South Africa’s profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid”.

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