Racism still alive in South Africa

Part A:
I: "Racism Still Alive in South Africa" 4/28/08, Staff Writer, Afrikalink, http://afrikalink.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=557&Itemid=84

II: An apartheid has taken place in Africa a few years ago and lasted a long time. Many had thought and hoped that in 1994 when historic elections allowed blacks and whites to vote together it would mark the end of the segregation and discrimination. Unfortunately due to recent events it has become evident that not everyone has taken the end ot the apartheid seriously. Recently when a crew went to shoot a movie at a South African tourist resort they were denied because of a "whites only" policy. Despite being fined, the owner stands by his policy and when questioned by a local newspaper he stood by his story and his policy, stating that he didn't trust black people. This is very unfortuate that in such an advanced world and overall more culturally accepting world that we still have this sharply defined segregation and discrimination is a little scary and a little intimidating.

III:

A) This article is an example of "systems of social structure and gender structure."
B) This issue was thought to be ended in 1994 with historic elections which allowed both blacks and whites to vote but recent events show that despite the apartheid being declared over, there are still instances of social inequality, prejudice, and discrimination.
C) The author of the article is assumed to be a staff writer. They would be an insider. It is difficult to tell if the author is of white or black origin and whether they are female or male or if they see instances of racial injustice as this could adversely affect their view on the issue.
D) There is no real indication that the author's view of the issue has affected the facts and the way it was reported. The author seems to exaggerate the problem ever so slightly making a few recent cases of this social injustice seem to be worse than it may acutally be.
E) I would like to hear from a white South African to gain a fuller understanding. It appears that the people who were quoted in the article commented on the white people's "loss of control" their "resentment" and other negative aspects of their views however they seem to sympathize and overexaggerate the social inequalities the blacks are receiving. Although there is not a doubt that there are still social problems in South Africa, it does seem to side ever so slightly more with the black population and it seems to put down the white population a little bit. I think to hear a little more of the whites' side of the story would help even out the sides.
F) I think that there definitely are racial problems in South Africa. I believe the US still faces some racial problems more in the Southern part of the States and we have had a much longer time to eliminate this injustice than the South Africans. Their apartheid was only declared over 14 years ago. This is not a significant amount of time for people to forget their prejudices and I believe as sad as it is that this problem will have examples such as these that will crop up occaisionally. You cannot change an entire continent's mentality in one foul swoop, even if it is only half the population. There will still be people who have misconceptions and those that just don't want to change their thoughts about other social groups such as the owner of the resort. Possibly because of past experiences he has some misconception about a different social group than him and he will not forgive and forget and move on but rather he would enforce an illegal policy at his resort for the sake of a bad experience. It is disappointing in our day and age that there are still social misconceptions when we have worked so hard as a whole world to move past those and try to gain more insight into other social groups mentalities.