A South African model has sparked a storm in South Africa after tweeting her anger at an "arrogant and disrespectful" black person in a very racist and crude tweet. Jessica is not a first offender because she had another tweet about almost punching an  rude "African monkey" at a service station. She is consistent in both her view of black people, nearly punching them and their duty to respect her.
All over the world, drivers flash their lights at each other to warn about speed traps in an unspoken universal code of unity against local enforcement authorities. I am sure Jessica owns a car and has happily flashed her lights at black drivers to warn of the same many times in her life. I am equally sure, she has smiled and waved at black drivers who have given way to her at a busy intersection allowing her to slip in to traffic on her way to a photo shoot. In a few hours time, Liverpool and Chelsea will clash in the FA cup final for this season. All over the world, pubs will fill up with regulars but also strangers and for ninety minutes, assuming Liverpool do the business within time allowed to spare us the agony of penalties, these strangers will be united by the colour of their respective soccer shirts and not their skin. If Jessica loved soccer, she would probably be in a multi-racial pub with a few trend setting friends (that everyone would be staring at) and would probably have even hugged complete black strangers if her team had scored. Three hugs and high fives for a hat trick!

This is the absurdity of life. The fact that I can go to a social event that unites me with a complete stranger, flash my lights at him in traffic to warn him about traffic cops and still be racist or tribalist to the same chap in a different setting. You can think it, don't tweet it!

Racism and tribalism are both unacceptable wherever they occur. What should South Africa do from here? Forgive her, she has already been punished by her loss of sponsorship and future earnings, by your very strong and correct reaction and her public apology. Furthermore, South Africans should take the great vibe from sports venues all over the nation tonight and carry it in to their conversations with their children, at the braai stand, the water cooler and every day life. "Light a candle, instead of cursing the darkness."