@becsplanb

40-something writer, dreamer, lover, lemur. I write things, mostly for @dailymaverick. Author of 'Best White' & 'Self-Helpless'

 Cape Town
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Joined March 2010
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I've written a book! It's called 'Self-Helpless', and it's my take on the self-improvement industry. It's funny (I hope). In SA shops in Sept and available to pre-order as e-book now: a.co/8WdC51Z
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Video in which Renaldo Gouws and Roman Cabanac discuss how Roman can’t listen to Queen because Freddie Mercury was gay, and also that his death from AIDS is proof that God exists. Cc @jsteenhuisen @helenzille
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I am also absolutely certain that @jsteenhuisen and @helenzille already know about this video as it is circulating among DA employees, many of whom are appalled by these appointments.
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“But the ANC is worse”. Sure. The ANC-run government also fired spokesperson Mcintosh Polela for a homophobic tweet: iol.co.za/news/south-africa/…

Hawks spokesman fired after tweet

Former Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela has been fired, apparently for a tweet he made during the "Jub Jub" trial.

iol.co.za
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In its insistence on taking a “brave stand” against the “woke mind virus” and “cancel culture” the DA leadership is willing to ride roughshod over what we hope will be the very basic GNU values of decency and inclusivity.
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Also, in today's Cape Times, my review of #SelfHelpless by @becsplanb! (I saw three strangers discussing the review and the book in a coffee shop this morning - quite a surreal experience.)
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Cape Town launch of my new book 'Self-Helpless', tomorrow (Wed) at Book Lounge at 5.30 for 6pm!
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Tomorrow (Friday 14 Sept) I'll be in conversation with John Maytham at the @CapeTalk studios about my new book 'Self-Helpless' at 17h00. You're invited to join us - just SMS your name, ID number & the word 'BOOK' to 31567, and come!
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If you're in Joburg next Wednesday 19 September, I'll be launching my new book 'Self-Helpless' at Love Books in Melville, 18h00, and I'd love to see you there.
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My partner @Sage_Of_Absurd and I have produced a feature on gay Muslims. It was hard to research and will be unpopular in some circles, but hopefully also helpful to some: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Lut's People: The struggle to be gay and Muslim in South Africa

How do gay South African Muslims negotiate the seemingly irreconcilable divide between their sexual orientation and their religion? Are attitudes towards homosexuality as hardline among ordinary...

dailymaverick.co.za
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Don’t touch me on my tekkies! For the ever-provocative columnist Haji Mohamed Dawjee (@Sage_Of_Absurd), tekkies are not just cool but a political statement to people of colour. WIN a signed copy of Sorry, Not Sorry PLUS a pair of @Converse tekkies: bit.ly/2JdpENw
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Briefly emerging from Twitter hibernation to say: SEE YOU THERE! Since @Sage_Of_Absurd happens to be my brilliant wife. xitter.cf/BooksLIVESA/status/981…
Sunday Times Books@BooksLIVESA3 Apr 2018
Cape Town - RSVP today for the launch of @Sage_Of_Absurd's "Sorry, Not Sorry": next Monday, 5:30 PM at the @book_lounge. She'll be in conversation with none other than @MarianneThamm. (Hier kom 'n ding!)
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I fear part of the #ShelleyGarland fallout will be a reluctance from editors to publish writers they don't know or haven't heard of. Sad.
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Do you really think the same hoax is going to work twice in a row? Yawn.
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The Queen looks like she's about to drop the hottest album of the year here.
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This Storify of couples/families playing tricks on each other has the same feeling.Making each other laugh is key. storify.com/mooseallain/more…
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from @PrivateEyeNews
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This is definitely my favourite ANC statement ever #AyandaMabulu
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Replying to @ImBlackBond
dingaling HAHAHAHA
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