Book Review: A Bantu in My Bathroom

Why are South Africans so uncomfortable with deep disagreement? Why do we lash out at people with opposing views without taking the time to engage logically with their arguments? These are some of the questions Eusebius McKaiser tackles in his book 'A Bantu in my Bathroom'.

McKaiser is on a mission to raise the level of debate in South Africa. He provokes us from our comfort zones and lures us into the debates that shape our opinions and our society. With surprising candour and intensely personal examples, McKaiser examines our deepest-felt prejudices and ingrained assumptions. Don’t expect to read this book and escape with your defences intact.

Immensely readable and completely engaging, McKaiser tackles deeply South African questions of race, sexuality and culture, including:

Can blacks be racist?
Why is our society so violent?
Is it morally okay to be prejudiced against skinny lovers?
Why is the presidential penis so problematic?
Is unconditional love ever a good thing?
Is it necessary to search for a national identity?

This week award winning journalist and host of Voice of the Cape's Drivetime show, Shafiq Morton chatted to Eusebius McKaiser about his book A Bantu in My Bathroom....



*This interview was first broadcast on VOC's Drivetime show*