Afrikaner newspaper BEELD reports:
Johannesburg – A parody of Afrikaans singer Bok van Blerk’s hit song, De la Rey, in which the Boer General Koos de la Rey is portrayed as gay, has led to a complaint to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. Presenter Julio Garcia, who played the parody version on 94.7 Highveld Stereo in his Home Brew programme between 18:00 and 19:00 on Sunday, was quick to apologise to listeners.
Garcia said on Tuesday: “I realise I might have offended many listeners and this was not my intention.” Home Brew’s version, which purported to tell the real story of De le Rey, included the line: De la Rey, De la Rey, sal jy die boere kom vry? Want jy is gay, De la Rey? (De la Rey, De la Rey, do you want to flirt with the Boers? (Because you’re gay, De la Rey?)
Where the lyrics implore General Koos De la Rey to return to lead the Boers, phrases such as “No, I don’t want to” can be heard above the music. Garcia told Beeld he had played the “gay” version as light humour, but realised now that it was disrespectful. Wayne Moller, baas of the racist rightwing CESA website most certainly love the gay version of the song, as it is widely reported that he enjoys the feeling of women’s panties underneath his khakie shorts in Fishhoek.
