South Africans clash on Twitter over Black Monday

On Monday 30 October 2017, thousands of protesters took to the streets across South Africa to draw attention to farm murders.

The day of protest was dubbed Black Monday and South Africans were urged to wear black to show their solidarity.

The protest, however, took a negative turn as some farmers joined the protests with old South African flags in hand. These images were circulated across various social media platforms and led to an inevitable backlash from fellow South Africans on social media.

Below are some of the best reactions found on Twitter:

Hundreds of members of the farming community attending the #BlackMonday protest gathering in Klapmuts in the Western Cape. pic.twitter.com/CppLD0qekU

— Percivale Young (@Percyoung) October 30, 2017

#BlackMonday Prayer is about to start at the #VoortrekkerMonument in Pretoria. pic.twitter.com/OdqODMlNdU

— Khayelihle Rafiq Khumalo-James (@KhayaJames) October 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/StephenGordz/status/924971859350827008

https://twitter.com/Trollsmite/status/924971918066929665

Apartheid was a crime against humanity.

Displays of the apartheid flag are abhorrent, divisive & racist acts.#BlackMonday #farmmurder

— Ben Pooler (@benpooler) October 30, 2017

I support #BlackMonday. I come from a family of farmers. The lack of safety in rural SA is a crisis.

Farmers feed our nation, protect them!

— Sihle Ngobese (@BigDaddyLiberty) October 30, 2017

Ook in NZ #BlackMonday Thank you. Dankie pic.twitter.com/ygSSrO5xqg

— Steve Hofmeyr (@steve_hofmeyr) October 30, 2017

Hate is not the solution. #BlackMonday

— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) October 30, 2017

In Germany you face up to three years imprisonment for brandishing a Nazi flag, why haven't we outlawed the old aparthied flag? #BlackMonday

— Tebogo Ditshego (@TebogoDitshego) October 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/pierredevos/status/924946065283076096

#BlackMonday

Days like these are interesting as one gets to see the real views. pic.twitter.com/83auH2wrTY

— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) October 30, 2017

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