Another important thing that needs to be addressed and attended to, is IEC hiring people who are already employed when there are so many unemployed people.
I’ve been seeing conversations about Izingane Zes’thembu, particularly the speculation that Lwandle maybe neurodivergent or on the autism spectrum.
My issue isn’t necessarily with people noticing that someone may process things differently. It’s the stigma and ridicule that follow. Suddenly, he’s labelled dumb, slow, incapable of reasoning or unable to understand what’s happening around him.
Firstly, none of us knows whether he’s neurodivergent. He has not shared a diagnosis on tv. Secondly, even if he is, since when is neurodivergence synonymous with stupidity?
You can question someone’s decisions without attacking their cognitive abilities or turning perceived differences into a public spectacle. Neurodivergence is not an intellectual failing, and it’s certainly not entertainment for public ridicule. #IzinganeZesthembu