One is that we play politics with race, pretending prejudice and racism run only one way. Another is that we call child rape “teen pregnancy”. Roughly 40% of all reported sexual offences – about 53 500 in 2022/23 – involve child victims, with rape the single most reported crime against children. READ MORE: AfriForum accuses NPA of playing to public gallery in Cwecwe rape caseWhat began online was amplified by mainstream media, sparking mass marches – requiring army intervention – and a torrent of abuse and threats. Racism is racism, whoever wields it.