Government, don't touch us on our podcasters, even if they are vulgar, crass and childish
The government is at risk of being hypocritical in trying to be the gatekeeper to protect us from exercising our freedom because of selective outrage.
Khuselo Diko, ANC NEC Member and MP, in her role as Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Communications & Digital Technologies has summoned MacGyver "MacG" Mukwevho, one of the podcast duo of Podcast & Chill, to explain the misogynistic and frankly crassly stupid remarks he made on a recent podcast about a female celebrity.
Mukwevho's Podcast & Chill Network, which hosts the podcast, also produces content such as "variety shows, insightful comedy and engaging celebrity interviews", which apparently gets over 3.3 million weekly views, 2.3 million unique users and has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube.
He has won awards and is worth millions.
None of his considerable achievements excuses his crass, misogynist and completely tasteless comments and questions Mukwevho posed to celebrity guest Minnie Dlamini. Dlamini is "an on-air personality, actress and model".
Women for Change, an organisation that focuses on gender-based violence and femicide, issued a statement condemning Mukwevho's misogynistic and degrading remarks about Dlamini.
The FSU SA agrees with the criticism of MacG and that he certainly deserves blowback from society for being uncouth and vulgar. Given Dlamini's public profile, she is well-positioned to exact her revenge.
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