Die antwoord who is ninja

Join Today. Sign Up. I Support Learn More. Latest Stories. More ». Sign Up Now No Thanks. Become a member and go ad-free! Support Our Journalism. Despite being an up-and-coming group at the time with a growing fan base, the duo quickly found themselves in hot water when a video sparked backlash and criticism for being racist. The video was praised for effectively parodying Western culture, according to The Guardian , but the use of blackface reverted any other clever metaphors.

That video, however, wouldn't be the last time Die Antwoord earned criticism for racism. In another video released in , the group did blackface again. The visuals for the song "Ugly Boy," also on YouTube includes a man not only in blackface but sporting an Afro wig, too.

The man is also wearing a hooded sweatshirt that reads, "Hello my name is God. So very early on the group had a reputation for being racist, notwithstanding the overall criticism for allegedly biting off colored, Black, and working-class white South African cultures — groups that neither member is apparently a part of, as explained in this OkayAfrica op-ed.

But that would not be the end of more issues the troubling duo sparked. They routinely created controversy with their visual images and used a racial slur in a song, per HuffPost UK. Aside from their music and videos, Die Antwoord soon found themselves reportedly committing more offenses. In , Australian artist Zheani Sparkes came forward about her relationship with group frontman Ninja after filing a police report against him, says the Sydney Morning Herald.

The trio initially made contact when Yolandi first messaged her in — the same year Yolandi and Ninja called their romantic relationship quits and decided to remain together solely as music partners. The duo also have a teenage daughter together. That year, Ninja allegedly began aggressively pursuing Sparkes, and when she flew to South Africa to meet him, she says she was drugged with a spiked drink.

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