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Right wing

The article includes the phrase "a right-wing Afrikaner nationalist group." Isn't this an oxymoron? There are no left wing or liberal Afrikaner nationalist groups. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.108.185 (talk) 15:59, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In short, no. It is not an oxymoron or superfluous combination of terms. As the terms right-wing, Afrikaner, and nationalist each mean something distinct.--Discott (talk) 11:36, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gas Face

The term "Gas Face" does not have its own Wikipedia page. Most readers are unlikely to know that "he gets the gas face" means "he gets our disapproval." Oatmealcookiemon (talk) 07:11, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was just wondering what - exactly - this meant, and came here to post a question. So thanks for clarifying. In the context of a quotation, reference to "getting the gas face" would be fine - though it would probably still need explanation - but it is used here within the main text with any explanation whatsoever. However, knowing next to nothing about Botha, I'd prefer editing to correct this done by someone more familiar with the subject. Cheers, --PLUMBAGO 12:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Photo of Pik Botha not relevant

Pik Botha was minister of foreign affairs for a while in the Apartheid government. He is not mentioned in this article, which is appropriate, for the content as it stands. I believe he was not related to P.W. Botha and it seems to me that his photo appearing in the article has no place and is potentially confusing or simply raises questions in the reader’s mind. 73.76.104.135 (talk) 23:42, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Racism

Why is there any information on Botha being a violent raging racist on the wiki page. 105.247.96.100 (talk) 09:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]