South African: Facebook Profile Picture Creates Controversy

Posted 17 September 2011 10:51 GMT

Countries	South Africa
Topics	Ethnicity & Race
Languages	English

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South Africa's Facebook profile photo creates controversy: Authorities in South Africa are investigating a white man’s Facebook profile picture with a hunting rifle and a big grin kneeling in a classic hunter’s pose over what appears to be the lifeless body of a black boy – as if he is his “prey”.

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