The post went viral as it sparked a debate about race and how white South Africans are perceived in the country.
Van Janbeeck shared a picture of Elon Musk’s Optimis robot longside Zanele Muholi, an artist dressed in a domestic worker uniform, and posed the question: “Who would you choose?” Screenshot: XA South Africa n X user going by Rieb van Janbeeck is currently being flamed on the platform after putting up a controversial post.“You do know you live in Africa where black people are made? If you want to escape black people so much, move to Europe. Imagine all the white people you’d be surrounded by.
“White South Africans again refuse to beat the allegations of racism. Racists to the core, disgusting species on planet earth,” reads another comment. One individual claimed it to be ironic that Van Janbeeck used Muholi’s picture. “Hi, I am just here to point out the irony. Zanele Muholi is an acclaimed visual artist whose work critiques notions of racism, homophobia, sexism… you name it.”
Van Janbeeck replied that he knows. “I did not want to use an image of a real domestic worker and put any potentially unwanted attention on them.”
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