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City Press, Johannesburg, Letters, 21/04/2007 18:09 - (SA)
=Blog awards get it all wrong=


 * Goodenough Mashego**

LAST week’s On The Down Low touched on a point I have always emphasised needs serious scrutiny.

It was a valid observation Lerato Mogoatlhe made about the South African Blog Awards.

I was also puzzled a month ago to learn there’s a bunch of whites who have made a habit of building an ossewa every time their comfort zones are invaded, especially as a result of the government’s transformation policy.

The SA Blog Awards are a case in point. We are not saying whites should include us in everything they do, but if they are going to use “South Africa” in the title, they better make sure whatever they do is inclusive.

I wanted to initiate these awards a few months ago on noticing a number of people are into blogging and that American bloggers get all the media attention at the expense of local bloggers, but to my surprise I discovered that they already exist.

My first observation on visiting their website was that they were not serious about creating a contest worthy of entering.

They’re simply out to trademark the brand so that an entertainment or media entity will pursue them as an entertainment calendar contender.

What I saw on their website was a bunch of clowns out to patronise.

There are hundreds of blogs by darkies, which, either by design or coincidence, didn’t make it to the ill-fated SA Blog Awards. And that has to stop.

I have sent my link to many media entities and executives for reviews and possible syndication of material and all I got was the cold shoulder. But every week they have something to write about some American or European blogger and even pick stories from overseas while locals generate equally good content.

Kasiekulture, an arts and culture blog, has more than 100 entries about anything from politics, analysis, news, sports, entertainment, book, music and film reviews, humour, opinions, profiles and hundreds of good pictures.

Other blogs by darkies include **[|yodemo]**, **[|lekgema]**, **[|kgaitsedi]**, **[|afrosliqdiva]**, between friends, **[|kwaki]** and scores more. Go to your search engine and you’ll find them. Lerato has a good point, expose hypocrisy where it raises its head. Sis, well done!

GOODENOUGH MASHEGO


 * From: http://www.news24.com/City_Press/Letters/0,,186-247_2102549,00.html**

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