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Okay Die Antwood is interesting to me. I listen to a lot of obscure indie bands from South Africa. I have a few South African compilation CD's. One track on one of those CD's was Be Kind to Animals by Max Normal. I had some coworker reccommend Die Antwood because I said I liked South African music. I was reading about Die Antwood only to realize they're the same artist. I couldn't believe some obscure track on some 2001 compilation CD turned out to be by one of the biggest South African artists. Yeah the dude is a real asshole from what I've read.
Apparently South Africans are NOT fans of the band despite their success. I think what Tokkie claims about them sounds made up, apparently he's an addict and trying to extort them is their take on it. It just doesn't sound truthful at all.
Yeah I can't imagine South Africans appreciating Ninja saying racism is a thing of the past or whatever he said. What was Tokkie claiming exactly? I remember someone claiming they were harassed by Ninja, is that what you're referencing? I remember reading about it it but don't remember the exact specifics. Disclaimer, I am not South African so I don't claim to speak for them.
Tokkie claims he was sexually and physically abused by them and made into a slave. None of the sources seem very well sourced, it's just based on a video he made, and they state that he's an addict and trying to extort them for drug money. Capetown child welfare workers went to their house to see if their daughter Sixteen is ok, and apparently had no problems with them. I take abuse seriously but what he's saying seems super farfetched and made up. I don't think they're great people exactly, but their characters are obviously an act and they're middle aged parents under it all.