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Lesego Tlhabi Quotes

born 1988 South Africa

Lesego Tlhabi (born 13 December 1988) is a South African writer and comedian best known for creating the character Coconut Kelz.

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I think the ANC can feature in those things even if they are made up of black people

Because you will speak up about rhinos or puppies – of course you should – but why can’t you speak up about black people?

That’s what I try to do with Kelz – expose the racism that doesn’t sound like racism.

When I lived in South Africa, I was very nervous if people would laugh at me instead of with me.

I was like, if we are your friends and went to the same schools, why are these issues not important to you?

I think it’s easy to see when someone says the k-word or when someone is outwardly racist. Micro-aggressions are very difficult to pick up on.

I think it gave me my voice because I learned very quickly there isn’t a lot of help. We learned how to speak up for ourselves and how to identify micro-aggressions.

I understand being the first generation of black people who kind of made it out, my parents were very nervous about acting.

I’m not thin. Being in this industry and being told ‘it’s difficult to imagine you in any role because you’re not thin’ was quite frustrating.

When you go to certain schools and live a certain life, you’re going to have blind spots. Kelz helps me identify my own blind spots

If you’re a chubby or plus-size girl or whatever you want to call it, you’re the comically funny friend. You’re always going to be that friend in the corner who’s like, ‘girrrl’ or whatever sassy little comment. It’s irritating.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lesego Tlhabi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.