Complaints laid about Racism Is NOT The Problem billboard
We have been notified that some members of the public have laid formal complaints about our billboard on the M1 South in Johannesburg with the Advertising Regulatory Board.
In the spirit of encouraging, and protecting, free speech, we would like to ask the complainants, whoever they may be, what precisely they find wrong about our billboard, which simply reads: “www.RacismIsNOTtheProblem.co.
Complainants have said the billboard "promotes racism" and "shouldn't be allowed anywhere in SA".
One says the billboard conveys a message that "white people should remain racist”.
We welcome public engagement on this important issue; our view is that racism is not the problem. What we mean by this is that, while racism is a problem that we need to confront whenever it occurs, it is simply not the biggest hurdle that we must overcome as a country.