Queen Knives and Forks

There will be a lot of cutlery clanking for the Queen this weekend as her children celebrate 70 years of wealth this family got from the sweat and blood and property of people it regards as sub-human. That is how the royal family justified civilization, using the two main tools, the gun and Jesus.

Eating with a fork and knife is civilization. Primitive people ate with their hands, sat and slept on the floor and had little clothes on. That is why Britain was confusing to foreign students. During the summer, women rubbed themselves with some ointment and slept in the scorching sun with just two strips of clothing. We were told they want a tan.

As students we quickly realized that Friday was very laid back, time to take a break from the week’s stress and relax. This included fish and chips eaten from old newspapers. The British used their hands. Very confusing, because it’s only primitive people in the colonies that ate with their hands.

Is eating with a fork and knife part of civilization? No. We discovered it was a class thing. The British ruling class of princes, lords, dukes and earls wore their red garments during the hunting season. They returned to elegant mini palaces to eat with forks and knives. The working class in Liverpool and London ate with spoons and their hands.

What is the big deal with knives and forks? The big deal is the colonization lie. It was a terraced lie that justified land theft and established the lie that the black race is nature’s mistake and no amount of using the knife and fork can erase the colour of its skin.

Meghan Markle is a case in point. That’s why she left that country.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.